$272 vs $18 Huevos Rancheros: Pro Chef & Home Cook Swap Ingredients | Epicurious

Professional chef Saúl Montiel and home cook Emily are swapping ingredients and hitting the kitchen to make huevos rancheros. We set Emily up with a whopping $272 worth of ingredients for her attempt at Saúl's luxury recipe. Meanwhile, a modest $18 worth of ingredients was sent back the other way to be elevated into something gourmet by our esteemed pro. Will Emily be able to execute the crispy duck carnitas Saúl intended to make? Can Saúl turn Emily's simple ingredients into a gourmet Mexican breakfast?
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[@EmilyDuncan]

This was so tasty and so fun!! Thanks for having me, Epicurious! 💕

[@PassiveAgressive319]

You were great as usual❤

[@LilT2o00]

Hi again!. You did amazing

[@ABodalrwili]

ur obnoxious

[@0ceanicify]

Well done Emily, you didn't duck out!

[@markpadilla14]

You did great. Careful salting the stock, salting the food is probably a better choice.

[@citriosis]

"Emily, if you screw this up... 😡 It's okay. 😊 People make mistakes." Saul, you're the best, and much love for Emily too. What a great ep.

[@wehcd]

Having Saul and Emily in the same video is *SPEC-QUACK-UCULAR*

[@TheAvgCookTX]

Dad, is that you

[@citriosis]

​@@TheAvgCookTX hey now, emily started it 🤣

[@TheAvgCookTX]

@citriosis that's mybad. I hadn't gotten to that part of the video yet. I be reading comments as soon as the show starts lol

[@aaronparvizrahman5777]

Quack quack

[@JasonYJS_xoxo]

Quack quack

[@treehuggingbuddhist]

This combination of Saul’s utter confidence and Emily’s willingness to tackle any recipe with humor and gusto is perfection! ❤

[@jessicaarceo9909]

"The only Mexican here is me!" This got me 😂

[@sgholt]

Orale Carnal... :)

[@JoshyJosh]

​@@sgholtNo.

[@dinodinosaur2930]

" Cooking with Saul " needs to be TV series with Emily asking the questions and helping out 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@angiemonroy1881]

Nothing about his dish was huevos rancheros at all

[@dinodinosaur2930]

@@angiemonroy1881 😋 I have never seen a Mexican dish with crispy duck, but Saul's dish looks absolutely delicious... Please tell me what is Huevos Rancheros❓

[@mrsjackbauer1]

@@angiemonroy1881 yes tell us what it’s supposed to be since you seem to be so knowledgeable, instead of just being negative.

[@6xeros9]

I wish to see Chef Saul vs Chef Frank preparing their favorite dish

[@sarkastro]

Stay on theme and have them make each other's favorite dish.

[@angiemonroy1881]

I know because they both suck

[@SencerelyBeautiful]

We keep asking but they hate us 😂😢

[@flora5090]

I'm a simple person, I see chef Saul, I click

[@PunkrockNoir-ss2pq]

are you a bot?

[@flora5090]

@@PunkrockNoir-ss2pq nope

[@ryanmano6707]

this is actually the appropriate response to seeing chef Saul! he needs your clicks people

[@glossaria2]

Emily is definitely ready for the big leagues!! And I LOVE watching Chef Saul cook. He takes things that look like they're going to be difficult and breaks them down to make them approachable. (And even the way he slices avocados is like magic.)

[@ancapgrandscribe9546]

With Saul, there's no pro chef KZbin channel that is gonna find anything wrong with his cooking.

[@puxkx5827]

Uncle Roger has entered the chat.

[@ancapgrandscribe9546]

@@puxkx5827 He's an expert on Eastern and casual food not Mexican food.

[@burntheworld1117]

I love both of them and I especially love how far Emily has come over the years.

[@GunNut37086]

I ROFL'd @ "This looks like a great breakfast, which I'll look forward to having in approximately 2 days."

[@DanWhyte]

It's funny watching Emily cook now. She has confidence through the roof now. She didn't even need to call Rose on this.

[@kevinrice2721]

Saul is great, probably my favorite pro chef of all. Just a talented but nice guy. I'd love to eat his food some day.

[@dilettaluna]

"Low and slow. Patience and faith". Oh Chef Saul, you will never know how in hard times these words are such a pearl of wisdom and comfort!

[@vsupernova]

This is my favorite episode so far!! At the end when Saul tells her "Look at this-this is why I say Emily's ready to be a pro!"

[@most-average-athelete]

of course Chef Saúl is an excellent chef.. he talks to all ingredients as if they are his friends or may be remote relatives :x

[@cyberpunkcentral8500]

I love him. Such a great sense of humor, too. Laid back and natural. While still imparting wisdom. A treasure!

[@ahmadzuhayri2439]

Whoa she got an actual recipe instead of just a list of ingredients

[@braxx02]

Emily saying "Chef Raul, you saucy minx" has officially redeemed her for using ketchup on french toast

[@esmegoodwin9527]

Just finished my final uni essay, immediately sat down to see a new vid has come out!! Amazing!

[@Callithyia]

congrats!!!!

[@megandeering8914]

I love how they teach you how to make the food they are making more…. beginner-friendly. I actually can do some of these without any worry about my bank and burning my kitchen.

[@GamingWithSantanas]

19:02 Chef Saul's face enjoying his food while Emily is complimenting the food is priceless 🤣

[@_Toxicity]

I look forward to Emily completing her journey and becoming a pro, teaching the next generation.

[@danrussenholt4540]

Please always pair Saúl and Emily together.

[@craftypod]

Any time I get to see Chef Saul do the Cheese Trick, it's automatically a great day.

[@murraydodd]

Been watching Emily all the way back to the ketchup days, it's Amazing how talented of a cook/chef you've become.

[@sodmade9446]

I want to see two pro chefs with a (really) small budget and doing the switcheroo

[@leonhardable]

theres that series with dan gusti where he turns low priced groceries into full meals on youtube, pretty cool (pro chef turns canned tomatoes into 4 meals for under 12$ is one title) but it doesnt have the comparison aspect you talked about

[@ronbigalke4877]

The more I see of Chef Saul, the more I'm liking Mexican food.

[@karolinkaklim]

Best duo, love seeing both of these chefs

[@soo_chef]

"is that a duck..?" 💀 you did awesome Emily looks delicious!!

[@CosmicInkwell]

Emily is getting so confident in the kitchen. It's really great to see!

[@armadillerff]

12:25 Watching Emily’s slow decent into madness while making breakfast. 😅

[@taypinkbrina]

i love them both, pls never stop posting these

[@kujmous]

"chef snack" made me snort, guffaw, and chortle myself silly... omg

[@AdderTude]

The way the professionals can take simple ingredients for less than twenty dollars and turn it into an upscale, restaurant-quality plate is nothing short of awesome.

[@vlad3967]

Day #37 of requesting a Saul Frank ingredients exchange!

[@rowobin]

"Alas poor Yorick" i love you Emily

[@doomcat537]

I've missed these two!

[@emmscapkova5485]

I see Saul, I click, I like

[@Jennifer-pt5yn]

One of the funniest episodes, I loved seeing those two together! :D

[@ayesnapsnots]

That was like FIVE OUGGGHHHS🤪. Not even halfway through and i gotta buy a duck and blood orange for Friday night dinner

[@MercifulVoodoo]

I love it when it's these two. I learn so much watching this series.

[@cathyboyd5545]

What a fun video this was. I can't wait to try both dishes. I guess I'll be busy in the kitchen for a while. Thank you so much.

[@victorvaught]

Emily and Saul are the best

[@timothyohlem4477]

Chef Saul's dish looks impecably yummy

[@geminixrubi]

These 2 are a dynamite pair, loved them together!

[@girlygirl2969]

Yay two of my favorite people!

[@bobcarn]

You both were so amazing with your recipes and ingredients! Saul did amazing things with basic items, and mily really did great with that duck! I'm definitely doing the cheese trick with some tostadas!

[@danielriley7380]

Saul and Emily are easily the two most charismatic people on Epicurious.

[@_Toxicity]

Welcome back cheese trick!

[@anothertarnishedone5960]

"The only Mexican thing here is me!" Saul is a beast 🤣🤣🤣

[@_Toxicity]

I wonder how this is filmed. Like, are there two identical studios and the chefs are cooking at the same time, with Saul fielding techniques and instructions to Emily as needed? Do they cook at separate times? But then, how does Saul tell Emily what to do? And how do both get to taste the dishes at peek freshness if one was completed hours before the other?

[@kajerlou]

I'll never pass on a Chef Saul video

[@azuradrc]

the way Saul smash his beans is the proper way, you push and swirl, Viva Méxicoooo !

[@nidadanish6508]

I love Saul smm

[@marstomp324]

Here chef Saul fan club 🙌🏼

[@roberthughes286]

Pro chefs be like," here you make my complicated recipe and I'm gonna complicate your recipe by making it a different one". Lol

[@kujmous]

a little corazón

[@jhamisoncarvalho2635]

The episodes with chef Saul are really fun. Been loving the recipes

[@christinka1001]

"Coca Cola, for breakfast?" Yes actually, especially with a weekend breakfast like this one!

[@happyinthehouse9899]

I love Saul ❤❤❤❤❤ I comment before watching

[@puckplayer219]

I absolutely love Saul.

[@LARKXHIN]

I see Saúl, I click.

[@Funkypanda87]

Not the Pinky "Nart" near the beginning haha love it

[@sladestrife]

I love seeing these two. But i noticed that the plate that Emily made was not what was used for the glamour shots and for the presenting to Saul. Her plating looked honestly so overflowing and amazing compared to the neater final one. 16:39 for her version and 18:04 for the neater one.

[@Ivo--]

This [speaking foreign language] closed captioning sucks. Oftentimes Saúl isn't even speaking Spanish! Get better captioning people please.

[@airacakep]

0:56 I saw Burlap & Barrel's wild cumin. Boy they are expensive but worth every penny 💙

[@Fupachu]

Love chef saul!

[@faaiiisssaal]

Finally... Saul and Emily (The Ketchup Queen) 🗿

[@YouTubetail]

Delicious 👏

[@eflarsen]

SAUL!!!!!

[@danielcues]

No way they switched Emily’s presentation and expect us not to notice lol

[@MatthiaGryffine]

I'm really craving a chicken soup episode

[@MayuraVyamsaka]

Epicurious, as much as I appreciate the captions, I'm not a fan of how often Saúl's Spanish is transcribed as 'speaks a foreign language'. Slipshod captioning on the part of whoever transcribed this, especially since what he says in Spanish is typically clear enough to hear and understand for transcribers (and if you don't know the word ask a Spanish speaker for help?).

[@farronroboff255]

A GREAT episode!

[@rowobin]

epicurious please hire me to do the subtitling it's such a shame that some parts were not subtitled/subtitled incorrectly!

[@sohru2129]

i love you emily

[@afropoppette]

Love this goofy team ❤ Great episode!!

[@MrChris20912]

That was... Amazing! Wow!

[@jalapenopapii]

Quackptain Qwispy 🤣🤣🤣

[@daisyismad]

omg my fav duo came back!

[@kassandra5951]

It’s weird to me how Americans call Canadian Bacon something that looks like ham. True Canadian bacon is peameal bacon! 😊

[@OniTan]

So we're starting breakfast prep at what time? Midnight to serve at 6:00 a.m.?

[@ididnothing9308]

hmmmm love it

[@Sirenssong01]

I love you guys 😂😂😂😂 the food looks amazing !!

[@adamwarren5654]

It’s not an Epicurious video without a Saúl “mic” drop!

[@JohnKnight88]

I just keep waiting for Saul to get the ingredients swap and say, “a la verga!”

[@annabelguerrero360]

they could never make me hate Saul

[@Duh_din]

the subtitle for when he said corazon said foreign language. why couldnt they have just said heart?

[@WaleedKhan-ms3qv]

these 2 make an instructive team (y) well done

[@questionresearch8721]

I need to make this salsa. 😊

[@itravisoni]

This dish doesn't have meat. It's corn tortillas refried beans eggs and salsa.

[@jc3drums916]

It sounded ike Saul called the duck broheim. 🤣

[@russh6414]

But wait! There's more! 🤣

[@shogum]

Those guys rock!

[@preferred_trash]

Beans, Cheese and Chips baby!!!...thats T Shirt worthy😂

[@Melek_Ipek]

Chef Saul showing off with this recipe ❤

[@saulgoldfarb]

Emily did a great job too! I’m here for it anytime!

[@ffrr7759]

mexican pro chef vs pro chef, make that video pls!!!!

[@JasonYJS_xoxo]

Saul: Guac Guac 🤭