Claudette Makes Oaxacan Chicken and Salsa Macha | From the Home Kitchen | Bon Appétit

Join Claudette Zepeda in San Diego as she makes salsa macha and Oaxacan chicken. Salsa macha is one of the oldest sauces in Mexico, dating back to the Aztec Empire. It is now prepared in over two hundred different ways. Claudette's variety includes chile pasilla, chile de árbol, peanuts, toasted sesame seeds and more. The Oaxacan chicken is spatchcocked and the seared in salsa macha, before being roasted in the oven.
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[@Petrie.]

Of all the people they've had on here, I genuinely actually really like her, very natural without that weird awkward vibe most of the other videos give off, and she's very informative. Would love to see her again.

[@Marahute0]

She's not a flauntingly weird looking or acting one. She's just a good chef, so yeah, I think she's a good addition to the team too.

[@ThinkOnerandProdigy]

I like her too. She seems nice.

[@hedge1973]

This reason this woman is likeable as she's just cooking good food and sharing her experiences. If she became a regular her personality would shine through and we'd get to know her, as we did with the rest of the cast and grew to love them. It's the complete opposite of what they tried to do with the other new hires who I think we can all safely say, almost nobody is enjoying watching.

[@razultull]

For real, its almost as if its encouraged to be awkward on camera. Like, its completely ok to be confident and direct. You don't have to hide behind being awkward to seem more approachable.

[@drw98]

@@CasperInkyMagoo so they should keep doing what they were doing before? What would you suggest they do?

[@farmerbob4554]

Mexican food is so much more than Tex-Mex and Cali-Mex. it’s really world-class cuisine. Love this recipe, especially the salsa!

[@RubyJamez]

In anything texmex is probably least tasty mexican food, yet most popular anyway.

[@vijay20]

much like indian food, we have taken it for granted. its difficult to make but when you have the feel, you'll be going through it so quickly and effortlessly!

[@JPzizou]

Water is wet

[@sjkdsfsdf52]

eh i prefer indian

[@farmerbob4554]

@@vijay20 Good comparison. Both masalas and moles are ingredient rich and complex to prepare but as you say it becomes almost automatic if you make them often.

[@Carbogenetic]

14:30 "This is where you need the slow-mo and that really romantic music" Editors: *[does none of those]*

[@busepnarbasi9294]

omg these videos are just people cooking now. i know it's supposed to be like that but it was SO fun before. soooo sad. the editing was everything

[@Krowmatix]

She’s a standout among the new BA hosts! great recipe with tons of knowledge and technique

[@bruknowsbest]

agreed

[@SANDUSK471]

Sadly she ain't a staffer. But they can always come back for her

[@2010elemelek]

She was great on the Top Chef, she knows her stuff and have her own style

[@onteaya]

I was just thinking how I could express the same and your comment embodied it entirely! So true!!

[@lesaherndon7393]

This was perfectly done in every way. I have a deep fondness for learning about how women around the World care for their families with the foods they cook. They share their history, and their hearts, through the dishes they create. Watching this was not only a glimpse into the lives of these women, but I felt invited to respectfully join them. Beautiful. I can’t wait to see more.

[@tattoodrdoke]

I'm a guy and I felt the same a very natural and charismatic chef and presenter/narrator.

[@Bleachigo66]

5:17 *30* types at all times? 😯 petition for a pantry tour/chili lesson

[@notchamama7571]

Signing this petition…I thought my collection was solid!

[@fabiolemes3395]

In Brazil we have Mexican fast food chains and this is so refreshing! Not only we learn about a new dish but the Mexican-Oaxacan culture! LOVED IT! Well done BA and Claudette!

[@ramipelly295]

She freaking rocks at being a presenter and storyteller. Don’t need wacky edits because she is that good. Charisma and character on fleek too. Más Claudette por favor! Órale...

[@Misha1369]

16:30 - traditions aren't static, they are constantly moving forward... True words to live by. Love this lady. Gave me a case of the feels while prepping for our non-traditional Thanksgiving of Korean fried chicken. Tradition is what you make it. Do something that gives you joy. Hoping everyone out there is staying safe and doing what you need to do to need to maintain your happiness during the dumpster fire of 2020. You know, as long as it doesn't involve domestic abuse or Nickleback or anything else horrific...

[@gillyaalves]

Everything she cooks makes my mouth water

[@augustoballen7947]

She is what BA needed in the crew, no doubt

[@ARiv113]

Wow Claudette is incredible. I’ve seen her do videos at other publications and she’s consistently so engaging, I learn so much and the food always looks amazing and worth the effort. More Claudette pleeeease

[@canuckpagali]

I like her style! More, please! But BA needs to figure out its use of music. I'm glad they used less in this episode than the previous one, but I still find it jarring.

[@thicclink]

They got the amount right in this one, or close to it. But the timing...just confusing!!!! Ugh

[@isabelafalcao7396]

tots agree

[@FilipBorowski.]

I'm missing all the funky editing :(

[@richrunner4life1]

Agree

[@richrunner4life1]

That’s what set BA apart

[@Tytytytyty1776]

They only had funky editing for Claire and Brad's shows. But never for the cooking segments. So nothing has really changed. SO calm down.

[@FilipBorowski.]

@@Tytytytyty1776 Everything has changed :)

[@irawanadinugraha1527]

@@FilipBorowski. yeah, also all of them don’t seem to go well together, unlike old BA

[@StereotypicalJordie]

Like I don't know if I am in love with her, the way she cooks or the diverse Mexican culture and food.

[@ThePointblank]

This looks so mouth watering good. And Claudette is such a good presenter.

[@VioletxWing]

She has such a combination of Chris and Claire energy, it's really pleasant and beautiful to watch her teach us her heritage.

[@Nandojenkins]

Spot on!

[@maibritton2882]

Mind blowing! When you said food is emotional and it's not static. As I prepare for Thanksgiving I will remember that I celebrate the memory of those walks to the kitchen as child to see the progress of the celebrated meal that my beautiful mother was so proud to be able to provide for her daughter and a few well fed cats. Lol

[@PaulMcEvoyGuitars]

Congrats! First video that wasn't painfully awkward. She's great.

[@raella]

Mexican gastronomy is a worldwide patrimony. I'm glad it's getting the recognition

[@passiveagressive4983]

May I ask? No shade. I Promise, but what do you mean when you say ‘protecting the patrimony? Do you mean your cultural heritage? It’s funny, I just hear the word male ya know? Please and THANKYOU.🙏

[@dinkomx]

@@passiveagressive4983 it's a false cognate; in spanish "patrimonio" is used in relation to heritage, In english "patrimony" is used more often related to inheritance.

[@passiveagressive4983]

@@dinkomx thank you. Really interesting to know.

[@printerender5video]

I need to see more culinary anthropologists like claudette

[@NataliaHerrera-ul4gq]

Love her! I hope she’s in more videos. I love how she teaches about our culture while she cooks. ¡Felicidades, Claudette! ❤️🇲🇽

[@caliya128]

I totally love Claudette on Top Chef and was so sad to see her not make it to the finals. But her career has been amazing to watch and am super happy to see her on BA. I was excited to watch this video and am planning on making this for my family. Please make more videos with her.

[@tonyzapata9976]

I love you Claudette!

[@ElaineWilliamseasye]

I recently spent two weeks in Oaxaca cooking and fell in love with the cuisine and Selsa Macha. I had the opportunity to cook with Iliana de la Vega and Claudette explains her process as well as Iliana. I was looking for a Salsa Macha recipe when I stumbled about this video - Thank you - You have a new fan!

[@chefmarck]

Ay dios mio! Que rico!

[@gabrirodri]

Okay, I LOVE HER! More Claudette and Harold please. So entertaining and I actually learn new things.

[@vhdavalos]

This is the best episode of Bon Appétit that I’ve ever see. Welcome Claudette and I hope I get to see move of your cooking!

[@notchamama7571]

So beautiful!

[@maryc7217]

I’m glad they didn’t try and do a really awkward coupling in this video. She was knowledgeable and friendly. Good video overall. Much better than what BA has been trying to push out lately! Ps... edit out the parts with the blender not working. It’s just weird. 😕

[@aeros_8467]

Yeah totally - The last couple of videos werent that great, but this one is enjoyable.

[@vickyangel1114]

Yes, they need to edit this video a bit. Claudette’s recipe with Vice is a great video and does her justice. Yes things can go wrong with cooking, but this isn’t live, no need to leave in all the “issues.”

[@givememore4free]

@@vickyangel1114 I rather enjoyed the editing, and I wouldn't change a thing. Strange things happen in the kitchen when you cook in real life.

[@santana898989]

I have been a fan of her for a few years now. I always enjoy her lessons. Gracias Señora Zepeda.

[@arslanistic3]

Ok I love her... Her presentation style is pretty interesting. She has a lot of charm and this is probably the first video after the whole controversy that I feel like I might watch again...

[@TonyValdezCeballos]

Same for me

[@nitrohite]

What controversy? What happened?

[@arslanistic3]

@@nitrohite I'm talking about the whole Adam thing... and the rest of the stuff that we've seen over the last few months

[@nitrohite]

nvm, I just found out.... wow... unsubscribed.

[@junialstudios]

I LOVE CLAUDETTE!!!

[@tattoodrdoke]

Claudette needa her own show, the knowledge and history plus the quality of food I could watch a whole series.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Exactly, food has no borders. Combinations of cultures have turned food into the way we know it today

[@suchanjv]

Loved Claudette since Top Chef. She has such great passion for Mexican cuisine. I'll be watching all of her videos.

[@Nadia-rf8kp]

Brava Brava

[@rudylopez6019]

I like her alot. The food looks super.

[@meri-clairemontgomery1345]

WOW she is perfect! I’m really inspired by her knowledge and it is so great to learn more about an area of Mexico as opposed to lumping in all the different types of cuisine in one, SO COOL! We need more ways to explore the beauty and intricacy of Mexico and she is a great teacher-good job BA.

[@yazzmingaytan1759]

I’m so glad to see this I’m Mexican and I love our food am glade other people are seeing how it’s made and yet knowledge to our culture ❤️ I love her and hope to see more of her I HOPE SHE MAKES MENUDO OR POZOLE ❤️

[@TheSlowMusicMovement]

Subscribed a couple of weeks ago to see what is happening over here and this was the first video I've made it through start to finish. Killer recipe, great presenter - more Claudette please!

[@khern4747]

Watch Claire Saffitz’s series in their playlists. I hope they’re still there; she was a legend :(

[@adamepb]

What a pleasure it was to witness Claudette cooking, and with such passion. I'd love to see more of her on the channel.

[@dougwilson6649]

This is more the style of old BA! Love it.

[@overthetop6331]

Excellent

[@drewmerka1300]

Oooh she’s easily the best new host they’ve got!

[@berndbeispielmensch]

This is like a Bob Ross cooking show. It is calm an yet passionate. It looks easy but I bet it isn't. And the result looks amazing. Overall: I want to see more of her.

[@notchamama7571]

You’re absolutely spot on! It was delicious but it took an investment of time and energy! I’ve made it just like this several times now!

[@manhavai]

Love how so easily she swicht between accent and pronunciation

[@emmanaden203]

You mean between Spanish and English?

[@manhavai]

@@emmanaden203 asi es señorita

[@emmanaden203]

@@manhavai :) I agree, I think it's very cool she can speak both languages without an accent. I'm trying to learn Spanish myself but my Spanish pronunciation is terrible. Now that I know there is a Top Chef Mexico, I'm definitely going to check that out!

[@Qwerty-jy9mj]

You can absolutely tell when someone who speaks the language says something in their vernacular as opposed to the horrid affectation some people use to shoehorn spanglish in the middle of a sentence

[@manhavai]

@@emmanaden203 same for me, I am a spanish speaker, pronunciation is the issue

[@lj4466]

I miss the old BA edit style. I watched this for 5 minutes and thought it was Food52.. The style used to be so unique.

[@BeardedMenace25]

Counting the days til they can all get back into the test kitchen with the whole video crew.

[@pmpmpmpmpmpmpm]

because she's not in the test kitchen. Jesus 🙄

[@lj4466]

@@pmpmpmpmpmpmpm absolutely has nothing to do with the setting. Rather the overall tone, editing, directing, music, the energy between the team and cameramen etc. Old BA could have shot in an alley way and it would have been true to the BA style. But by all means, miss the point entirely 😻

[@asellgybm]

She is the one that might bribg this chanel back to life

[@harlownick]

she's the best, love her. ALSO, I could eat that taco for every meal for the rest of my life

[@Alex-io3tu]

Wow Claudette, eres un orgullo, soy de Tijuana y actualmente vivo en Oaxaca muchas felicidades y muy buena la receta exactamente como lo hacen aca!

[@luisf262]

I’m not sure I understand why they’re so many dislikes on this video. This looked so good!

[@AppyDancer]

Had a great time cooking with Claudette. I'll be back for her. I especially love the bits of Spanish that she drops in.

[@sainsrikar]

Claudette story time is good. I'm happy to attend it again.

[@St3vi3Br33zy]

Id love to see her and Rick do a video together one day, hopefully he comes back even for one episode to do that!

[@LaMereACaniche]

That speech at the end about traditions was really great. I'm gonna make this dish soon enough.

[@hjalchemy]

Wow! Thank you for everything you did here. For sharing this recipe, your story, your beliefs and confirming I need to go to Oaxaca. It really had a significant impact on me. I just built a wood fired oven and am going to try and make this entirely in the wood fired oven. I am guessing the sear I can get on the chicken in a 700degree cast-iron could be amazing.

[@samanthaye1286]

She will be the only reason I'm watching BA again. Love you so much Claudette!!!

[@angelad.8944]

Whoaaaa, that sauce, gotta make that!! Looks like heaven in a bowl.

[@frnkndad]

Even if I wasn't already interested in the dish, and impressed with her onscreen presence.... That outro just made me a huge Claudette Zepeda fan

[@randomshit308]

Definitely the best of the new hosts so far

[@GraceLyra]

I love Claudette! More of this, please!

[@karynboatman994]

She's lovely. Thank you for featuring really wonderful Mexican food!

[@jasperwest3799]

Thank you so much for this, I absolutely adore Mexican food and I cannot wait to make this salsa!

[@meghan2218]

wow she is so knowledgable! i've loved watching her. we need a tour of that chili collection!!

[@alfonsoluna8293]

De Iztapalapa para todo el mundo 👍🏼 si conoces a los Angeles Azules

[@nishanth1509]

This looks so good. A lot of rare but beautiful flavors. I wish i can taste this!!!

[@brianloper6669]

FINALLY!! SPICE!!!!! Something that BA was sorely missing.

[@edgrr27]

I absolutely loved this episode! I can’t wait to make this!!!! 🤗

[@juanlopez7199]

I have found a new favorite BA cheff..cant wait to see her and brad to to something togther

[@Canonbouncer]

why does the new editor insist on playing music when the chefs talking?

[@hiramromero2941]

My family doesn't eat spicy, so I cooked chicken using this technique only. Loved the results, and highly suggest trying this.

[@markgebo197]

Hi y’all! Love this salsa, where can I find the recipe for this version of Macha? Please, pretty please.

[@crimson_chaos]

Yes! Claudette is fantastic. Wonderful personality and a killer recipe. BA you hired a winner here!

[@Anyoneplease]

I like Claudette and the grilled cheese on a pancake grill guy the most out of everyone :) they feel natural!

[@ChrisWhiteAroundTheGround]

Yep, really liked Claudette, finally a new BA presenter that I want to see more of.

[@MrHeretrix]

I'm digging all the new people so far. That chicken looks delish.

[@MyLifeAsLouis]

Claudette and Harold are my new favourites so far!

[@bkilg2509]

Yesss! This ladie! Shes my fav of the new BA crew .

[@MichaelKircherPhotography]

Love learning new techniques. Whether I use the actual recipe or incorporate it into one of my own creations. And Claudette is great. Mi nueva favorita. Thoughtful, philosophical, inspiring. Thanks.

[@givememore4free]

I love Claudette. Definitely one of your best new hosts.

[@TheIdeanator]

Now THIS is the content I want!

[@hubear6607]

I love how she loves what she does

[@RPGAssassin]

I'm very thankful you guys added subtitles to this video, but they go out of sync around 4:25.

[@lacocinadelatialety]

It's true, I hope they can fix it

[@bureku]

I switched mine to English - Auto Generated, and it fixed the problem

[@Julius4396]

I know we're supposed to hate the new BA, but I really-really (really) like her and this dish! 🥺

[@zihaoqing4324]

Pfft. The expectation to think a certain way is incredibly toxic.

[@TravelingStacker]

No reason to hate the new BA. Things change.

[@LovexCOD]

Very much enjoyed this video. I liked the chef. Very knowledgeable and fun! I want more of her. Happy to see that there is more hispanic cooks at BA as well as more hispanic recipes

[@ericcornell3243]

Omg the details and complexity!

[@isaiahisu]

Yep , they found a gem ....very likeable, intelligent , inspiring and beautiful

[@user-vl5np4zf4i]

She's awesome

[@JenniferLuvsYhu]

she is my favorite new person🥺❤️

[@Chris_Kwon_Do]

Ok bon appetit. Im back! Vamos!!

[@xXIVANROJASXx]

This was very informative and entertaining. Awesome salsa recipe too.

[@hawksandsparrows]

she seems so lovely and charismatic without trying to hard

[@marcosnavarro880]

Dang, love her! I hope to see more of her too!

[@HisGrandNarrative]

I feel like Mexican food is extremely underrated. I like spice too!

[@JoseGarcia-ps8ty]

Hola! Que buen video, el primero que veo tuyo. Que vengan mas!!

[@Stevi_Dunehew]

Wonderful video, really enjoyed Claudette and am excited to see more of her and maybe hopefully one day see her in the test kitchen

[@davedahiya3825]

Amazing video , loved it! Need more stories ! Welcome to the BA family.

[@JON_HER]

Amazing video, very informative. And I love her vision about food and traditions.

[@lifestylebyvita]

Ok this girl is good. Looking forward to more of this ♥️ she’s going to be a hit!!!