The Best Tortillas You'll Ever Make (Restaurant-Quality) | Epicurious 101

In this edition of Epicurious 101, professional chef Saúl Montiel demonstrates how to make flour tortillas, the perfect companion for any shared meal.
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I could listen to Saúl say 'buttah' all day.

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I love it ❤

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It's all porpoise flour for me

[@VerySab15]

"wattah"

[@WhataMensch]

I want to hear him say G A Z A

[@yulk257]

Me too. Love the way he says it. :)))

[@BurntTortillas666]

We adore this guy, BRING HIM MORE OFTEN!!!

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he's already on their youtube a lot

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[@hiveimperious]

Show me Saúl making anything and im happy. Saúl making tortillas is even better.

[@alybarbre]

Even bettah!

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Saúl being as informative as he is delightful, AGAIN. What a legend.

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The Saul content lately is really what I need at this time. Thank you Epicurious and Saul!!

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Of all the 101-series chefs Saúl is the best educator.

[@DangerSquiggles]

he's fro mexico actually

[@Oh-Grr]

My grandma used to add a little spread of butter before the salt for her taste test but these look identical and I'm gonna have to try these immediately.

[@heatherframpton9693]

Thank you. Fresh Flour Tortillas are so much better than store bought. 🙂❤️

[@varinrommel]

Amen

[@cbuckholt13]

There's no comparison. I can't wait to try these little tricks.

[@Cristian.Cortez]

Fun fact, in Texas we like to add just a little bit of baking powder to make the tortillas fluffy. You can also see some people across the border in Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas doing the same but it's not the standard way like it is in Texas

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Saul the motivator!

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Saul is the 🐐

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I love how often Saul refers to his grandmother as his source of truth with respect to cooking!

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Clever!

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Chef Saul is the best! He is entertaining, but also an excellent teacher!

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He’s a star!! More Saúl!

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Seeing chef Saúl always makes me happy. Such an awesome guy.

[@Syrra13]

Excellent explanations of what to look for with the tortilla dough and great suggestions of alternate methods, thank you for your expertise!

[@SwedishDeathLlama]

Thank you Saul! Corn tortillas next, please! How do we decide which type of tortilla to use?

[@sreville]

I love the way he shows more character and love for the craft as the video goes along - now inspired and keen to make tortillas, thanks Saúl! ❤

[@annaelferink1047]

Where do we get the written recipe?

[@susanwoodcarver]

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you. Love this chef. More, please.

[@sidnaadams3202]

One of the best demonstrations on KZbin. Saul is terrific!

[@andyvaldez4334]

Thank you my Brudda for showing me how to make tortillas with buddah instead of manteca.

[@juan_seato]

Of course I am going to try this. AMAZING as always

[@careylee2595]

Tried your technique on my regular flour tortilla recipe and wow …. So much better. Thx!

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love this guy

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I clicked for a simple how-to and got so much more. A sincere smile and a genuinely friendly greeting makes all the difference. Chef Saúl won me in the first shot. I echo the other comments of appreciation for a terrific teacher.

[@stephenwilder3525]

I just learned something new today, thanks

[@Drumox]

I make mine with melted butter and that seems to go really well too

[@jennyd1111]

I make tortillas regularly.... I loved this lesson Saúl is fantastic

[@sharon4094]

Saul you're one of my favorites.

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I love Saúl so much!

[@88ashjen]

I literally ran to my kitchen and made tortillas! It was so easy.

[@scottmclagan4276]

Super great tortorial (tutorial!) Thanks. Yum.

[@Nicole-bj4dv]

I learned so much. Thank you. I was going to use Manteca/ lard but now I will use butter.

[@YEXEvlogs]

Amo los videos de Saúl, como todos dicen, traiganlo seguido!!

[@lisamarielund6292]

I’m going to make these! Thanks for the excellent instructions!!!

[@StinkieManCheese]

Great video!! I do have 1 complaint. Can you link to the recipe or list the amounts of ingredients, please? You don't tell us how much butter to use in this recipe. 😢

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“Everything I make is beautiful, look at my kids” - Saúl 😂

[@amelialaura1036]

Saul is very lovable ❤ and so is the recipe. Yum :) thanks!!

[@chrisre9847]

Saúl is the mexican Frank .. love the vibe, always informative and fun to watch, leaves me with a smile on my face and sth I want to try out for myself.

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I love Saúl so much

[@kimberklyesperanza9191]

He was able to explain it detail by detail. For firstimer like me can avoid mistakes along the way. Thank you for your video 🎉 gracias!

[@trinleywangmo]

"No rolling pin, no excuses!" I love it! Thank you for that. I tried a recipe today and couldn't figure out what I did wrong. Butter ice cold, only half the recommended amount of water. I still ate them 😝 but that's why I came to find your video! I can't wait to try it again... maybe even without the rolling pin! Thanks for showing that dough some love! It's a life force all it's own!

[@rha995]

Sweet! Can’t wait to give it a try.

[@djbotello]

Can't wait to try!

[@miaeuropa]

Thx. I will make it tomorrow morning ❤

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Saúl is the greatest ever. 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@robgindc1]

JUST watched you on "Chopped", SO excited to see you here! Take care, chef. 🎉❤️🙏

[@deborahperez2312]

2cups of flour …What were the measurements of the water, butter and salt

[@anthonygotttheonly]

I was gonna go to the Epicurious website to get the recipe for you. I went there and they had three different versions of the recipe and none of them was this one. Based on looking at the video, it should be the following: 2 cups all purpose flour 8 fl ounces (1 cup) warm water Half a stick of room temperature butter (4Tbsp I think)

[@daydins]

And kosher salt😊

[@briangunn21]

It's buddah

[@atomicbrain9401]

asi me gusta!! this is the real deal tortilla!!

[@tomaskleinerman1096]

Somos todos Montiel.... Gooooooooooooooooooool 🇦🇷 🌟 🌟 🌟

[@urspecial2me]

Hay, que rico se parece! Gracias Saul! Me recuredo come mi mama los hiso.

[@StorytimewithSai]

Very nice 🥰 thank you for sharing!

[@tavonragland6474]

Thank you!

[@TheRoman4373]

Going to try this

[@tomasataylor-zt6fu]

What happened to the measurements besides the 2cups flour. He said they're east to make. How is that when you gave us no measurements

[@jenniferjefferson353]

Great video!!

[@binaryinfections]

PERFECTION

[@CK-bl3tx]

Where is the amount to use for the ingredients?

[@projectturbocoupe4897]

This guy is awesome!

[@magnushansen7769]

I love him! He should do a podcast - just talking

[@BenTrem42]

Simple and glorious! :-)

[@maesre2004]

Congratulations. Saul is making one of the hacks of northern Mexican cuisine: flour tortillas with butter instead of lard. Other hacks include using milk instead of water or sweet flour tortillas with cane sugar. (Often the sugar tortillas are made with milk)

[@robdielemans9189]

Next time I'm making tacos de lengua I will be making these tortillas. Thanks chef!

[@raditz9676]

2 cups tortilla but how much butter?

[@ralphloke]

Just kind of eyeballing it looks like a stick of softened buttah.

[@francoalamo4216]

Looks like a quarter cup, or half a stick.

[@dianefigueroa9742]

How much kosher salt?

[@francoalamo4216]

​@@dianefigueroa9742 Generally you salt to taste. It looks like he uses about 1 teaspoon. I'd start there and adjust any future attempts as needed.

[@rightbro]

Mexican people don’t measure!

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You have made me incredibly hungry.🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺💐

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thanks

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More of this guy

[@nikonwill]

Now do corn! 🌽

[@joshcommet137]

great video

[@connorbishop3289]

Will always love Saul’s “buttah” and wattah”

[@TLMuse]

Please-let's have Chef Saul present corn masa tortillas 101!

[@JoJo-JoJo-JoJo]

I'm going to experiment: all lard, all butter, 1/2 butter, 1/2 lard etc...

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Yes Sauuuuul!!

[@ASap586]

Can you do video for chorizo please. Thank you

[@Kaymo10]

My favorite guy 😊😊😊

[@FlagCutie]

Perfect timing! I tried making tortillas a couple of weeks ago and failed miserably. Gonna try this now.

[@oxoelfoxo]

what did you do wrong then?

[@FlagCutie]

@@oxoelfoxo I followed a recipe that used lard, and it was starting to go bad.

[@miyalopez5925]

Yummy I'm hungry now , with some pinto beans and carne con chile verde 🥰mmmmm

[@susanpetropoulos1039]

Yum

[@imSterling]

Great tutorial,Saúl; I was wondering, if my store doesn't have buttah, can I use butter instead or is there's something close to buttah that I can use?

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This guy my favorite chef

[@mcp866]

Do corn tortillas next please! 🤤

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I was hoping to hear Saúl say "my leedle buddacup". these looks awesome!!

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I love him

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I never clicked onto a video so fast

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"It's so easy" "and I'm out of breath"

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Another Saúl video!

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Yummmm

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Saúl needs a show

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Never clicked on a video so fast let the pro take the wheel