I recreated my favorite taco I've had in Mexico City.

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I've had a lot of tacos in Mexico City in the 2 and a half weeks I've been here so far, and while they are all great, and I do mean great. There is one that I love more than the others and that is Poblano con queso. Basically grilled poblano peppers, chopped up and then melted with cheese. That's it. Like it's one of the most simple tacos you could make, but I absolutely love. There was only one thing left to do and that was recreate to share with all of you.
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[@Master258310]

If you flip stuff with your hand directly from the gas grill, as far as I know, you're already Mexican.

[@sarahjoy1977]

True!

[@abeldelatorre1382]

those people that flip tortillas with a spatula...

[@deadfr0g]

I always use the most traditional Mexican technique for flipping my tortillas: chopsticks.

[@rullmourn1142]

Yarp, south central Texan here.

[@bekindist]

Or if you put salsa and habaneros on top of poblanos. If you like peppers on top of peppers then you're Mexican 😄 they're so good.

[@ManVsMachineProductions]

You have my full support, man. Not only is the production quality for such a small channel impressive, you learn and recreate in such a beautifully respectful way, you convey the wonder of other cultures and give your audience an authentic experience, you’ll be very big soon

[@EthanChlebowski]

Thank you so much. I love reading comments like these. I have blast making the videos so I'm glad you enjoy them!

[@obcr12000]

I agree with this, really like seeing different parts of the city too. Great overall man keep it up!

[@springsteenwow]

@@EthanChlebowski Funny coming back to this video and reading this comment now after you blew up.

[@springsteenwow]

@MEDIA INC. understandable, hard to see evreything when your notifications are filled up every 10 minutes

[@Tushii]

Aged like wine

[@luismarioverduzcocota6793]

Homeboy did not have to flex that hard on us with that singing, got DAMN

[@mysigt_]

Timestamp?

[@ivanmorechairs6002]

capsar @4:42

[@llC4ll]

Yeah that was pretty cringe.

[@GOREMAXXX]

llC4ll your mom is cringe

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@Luis Mario Verduzco Cota “Got” damn? No. I don’t got any damn. I think you meant “Goddamn?” Lol.

[@lauraguerra6450]

Pro tip from a Mexican: if you use poblanos for any other recipe, we down here burn poblanos (whole) and once they are charcoaled we put them inside a plastic bag and seal it. After a few minutes inside the bag, the steam loosens the peel, you remove the peel with running water, open it and then remove the seeds. Why do we do it like that? It is easier to digest and overall makes it tastier.

[@ivorybow]

I learned to cook Mexican in Texas growing up. We sweat the roasted chilies in a paper lunch sack, then peel the skin and de seed like you say. Great! I learned the hard way to always wear gloves when I work with chilies, or suffer hours with burning hands.

[@gelusvenn5063]

It also works for other kinds of peppers, like bell peppers or jalapenos. And if you're inside, and you have a gas stove, you can do it easily right on top of the burner. Like he kinda acted like it was a last resort but that's my first choice.

[@vnthony2439]

* lol do you really think all restaurants in Texas are Tex mex? What about all the Mexican owned restaurants?

[@NilesBlackX]

Dude this is _really_ a pro tip, thank you.

[@ytreece]

@@NilesBlackX don’t rinse the pepper. It takes away a lot of flavor. Just peel the skin with your fingers or a spoon.

[@endofanera1983]

I recommend heating up the tortilla on a lightly oiled comal (cast iron skillet would work also). You’d be surprised how much better tortillas are that way. Just found your channel. You’re videos are great. I like the in depth research you do to recreate recipes. New subscriber. 👍🏼

[@EthanChlebowski]

Yep, I normally would! No cast iron or comal in this airbnb! I just heated them a bit in the microwave since they were still fresh made from that morning. Glad you are enjoying them!

[@june4135]

@@GroguSlayer69 que

[@lorenagarcia8322]

Thought the pan sear was for the cheese to crust up a bit but looks good either way.

[@chavaspada]

@@EthanChlebowski You can also soften and pre-heat corn tortillas in a microwave if you wrap them in a somewhat wet cloth, just turn the microwave on for 30 seconds and the tortillas will be as soft as if they were just made.

[@andyla4961]

Something my mom do to give the tortillas a oil texture (soft and sometimes crispy) is to wet the torilla with water and just put it into a hot pan.

[@MSTwoK]

This man takes the most monster bites and I approve.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@MS2K “Monster bites” is an understatement. It’s really kinda gross actually. Like, who taught him how to eat? Lmfao. Was he raised by wolves?!

[@ajaxtelamonian5134]

Gotta taste it havent ye Wolves are cool.

[@jeese1914]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 thats wolve-cist

[@MyBoomStick1]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 most times I’d agree but I think it shows how much he really loves the food. For example, I don’t like the sounds of people eating loudly, but I don’t mind it on Kenjis food videos because you can feel the passion. Plus those tacos look too good to take a small bite, it’s not like he’s on a date... he’s trying to show us how good those tacos are

[@jordanbabcock9349]

Anybody showing me how to cook that nibbles on their food, I discontinue "learning" from. Obviously isn't tasty enough to be willing to choke to death from. Anything less than willing to die for just isn't worth my time to chew.

[@ChuckUnderFire]

Man I spent 2 weeks in Mexico City back 2006... One of the best experiences of my life. Much love to the people of Mexico. Glad to see it’s still an amazing place.

[@aaronsimmons4675]

anyone know why this video isn’t available on the iphone youtube app?

[@BrandonCastillo-yt2iv]

My mom would definitely aprove of those charred tomatoes and chiles she loves them

[@EthanChlebowski]

Brandon Castillo I like to hear it!

[@ssmaosspage]

All right, as a Mexican, i think you did a great job, i never tought that i would see a foreign guy making great Mexican food and with such passion. Keep going bro.

[@natzhieli]

When you said is easier in a broiler kind of make me laugh hah because, as a Mexican, the easiest way to do a poblano con queso is char the poblano directly on the stove, peel it if you want, chopped up and put it in the skillet with grated cheese, also the reason of not using the broiler is because most of the ovens in mexico is like another place to put your kitchen stuff haha. Still is interesting how the taqueros do it in the center of the country! Really an easy and delicious recipe 🤭 awesome video!

[@MAJ0ROCEL0T]

Problem is that a lot of homes in the US ditched gas stoves for crappy glasstop and coil stoves. They did this to maintain a cleaner and more modern aesthetic but lost all the benefits of gas stoves. I have spent years trying to look for a home/apartment to rent that has gas here in Florida and have yet to do so.

[@randomdds]

That's like most Chinese American kitchens! Thanks for the tips

[@zxoickszx4422]

I am apparently not allowed to watch this video on my pc. or that is what the screen says. damn.

[@GreenWitch1]

I follow Rick Bayless religiously. I learn so much from his videos & there’s no shortage of them. Happy you got to spend some time exploring & eating Mexico City 😊

[@PJZ]

Ethan, I gotta tell ya. I've been eating and cooking Mexican food for about 3 and a half decades now....last night I revisited this vid after finding some poblanos and finally made it. Game. COMPLETELY. Changed. I recreated your Salsa Roja with some smoked salt and I think it has ruined me to ever buying salsa in a can again. And the freshly broiler'd poblanos with a giant block of Monterey Jack inside? Never tasted anything like that. Threw in some slices of Boar's Head American cheese to accelerate the meltyness.....the peppers, the cheese, the salsa? Mind blowing. This is the reason I follow folks like Kenji, Chef John, Babish, et al. is because they make cooking exciting...easy, and accessible. Something to aspire to. You've easily joined that list. Keep up the great work and...sincerely...thank you. Had one of the best meals of my LIFE last night.

[@bishoppope2921]

Chef John is the king of youtube cooking

[@carriemartinez2933]

You can sing AND cook!!!!!? Love your content!!! You're up there with Chef John, and Babbish in my book!!!!

[@sunnyn9017]

I can't play this video on my phone, tablet or TV. It says video is unavailable on this device. I'll try my laptop tomorrow. I'm in the UK btw

[@julioa.1349]

That's where I ate my first authentic Mexican taco when I moved to Mexico in 2016. I'm glad the taquero didn't punch me in the face when I asked for lettuce - boy I did not know a thing about real Mexican cuisine back then.

[@mjg1185]

I ended up using this as the basis for chicken soup today. The poblanos and the cheese with chicken stock, mirepoix, garlic, and homemade chicken broth. I just sauteed all the solids until browned, and ladeled the stock in and let everything meld together, and threw in a big pinch of MSG. One of the best soups I've made in recent memory.

[@mjg1185]

Oh and masa harina to thicken.

[@carriemartinez2933]

That sounds amazing!!!!!

[@mjg1185]

@@carriemartinez2933 It was.

[@cerberus6654]

I'm a Canadian and I lived and worked in Mexico City for five years and ate all sorts of street food, especially tacos al pastor. I shopped on Saturdays at la Merced and ate at stalls there too. Not sick once. Then I got invited to a swanky afternoon birthday party at the country club (same one from the movie Y Tu Mama Tambien) and ate two 'gourmet' tacos which featured really tough, hard to chew tortillas. An hour or so later I was in the washroom vomiting up what were obviously pieces of white paper. I told a friend what was happening and he said, but wait, didn't you remove the rice paper wrappings before eating them? What??? I asked. Well, apparently they are more dainty and civilized when served that way. No mames.

[@Carcosahead]

Top tier taco game here, as a Mexican I aprove this taco, you should do carnitas next

[@tb4876]

Wow! Thank you for sharing this! I Had a bunch of Pablano peppers from the garden that I didnt know what to do with. As soon as I finished watching this video I went and made these tacos..WoW! They are delicious!

[@MAJ0ROCEL0T]

So I worked for a Mexican restaurant and got to work up to be a prep cook and learned all the authentic recipes, I love introducing people to Nopales cactus. When roasted right it is easily my favorite topping for tacos. I love doing a barbacoa brisket taco with pickled cabbage, nopales and cotija cheese

[@bushrasaid195]

Why is the video not available?

[@amoghgaruda]

2:18 I had a moment of complete confusion when I saw these prices until I remembered it was filmed in Mexico City! 😂

[@MauFerrusca]

I love how super appreciative you were towards our food and how you went the extra mile to name things in Spanish. You were super close to me, too bad I didn't the about your channel back then. Great work, Ethan. Provecho.

[@john_cooking]

I can't play this video on any of my devices

[@ColinMakesAllTheThings]

Gonna have to try this!

[@EthanChlebowski]

Yea man, so simple but the flavors go so good together.

[@UbiDoobyBanooby]

Made this and it’s awesome. But came back and says Video can’t be played on this device. Dufuq?

[@mpavg]

Honestly dude, I was here in December last year and their taco's are insane. I wasn't able to shoot anything so thank you for giving this place a boost. Best taco's I had in CDMX

[@gensai93]

You went from 20,000 to almost 200,000 subscribers in just a couple of months. Awesome.

[@ChristopherWelty]

Just went to our local mexican market for ingredients and am doing a variation of this tonight.

[@suecastillo4056]

Lots of family in Mexico City, and poblano anything is good!!! Yummy!!!! Try rajas also! Con crema? To die for!!! Now I have to make these!!! 🥰🤗♥️‼️

[@jewelsland3376]

Basically..... I love this channel. 💗

[@1038bro]

"kwow tay mok" Cuauhtemoc was the last emperor of the Aztec Empire and he fought the Spanish off before they got him sick

[@xdptwin1]

I'm going back through all your old videos, these tacos looked amazing

[@christywylie6528]

Thanks for the post! We made these tonight & are a top summer fave now 😍

[@frostfox1208]

You do such a great program. Thank you

[@OscarPanczenko]

Love your videos and the effort you make on cooking Legit Mexican Food!! Cheers!

[@KRAPOTKIN791]

It is much better when you add the salt also to the blender along with all the ingredients of the sauce. I cook since I was 12 years old my bases were Michoacan food, Estado de México food and Guanajuato food. Delicious as all the food of my beautiful and delicious México.

[@EthanChlebowski]

Yep adding it to the blender works just fine as well. Just gotta make sure the salt is well dissolved throughout is the big thing!

[@rndmusrnm2763]

my dad cooks his chiles directly on the burner too sometimes, wen he wants a little extra char.

[@fu2133]

I haven't even tried this taco but now I definitely do, it looks so good!

[@billnroger]

I live in Mexico and I tried your recipe for the first time... and it delicious! Thanks

[@aalekhine5109]

Hey man...new subscriber going back and watching all your older videos. Quickly becoming my favorite channel! Thank you for all your hard work and progression! Love the Cuidad de a Mexico videos!

[@SarahLizDoan]

You can sing! These look delicious and pretty easy to do. Thank you for this.

[@nina3538]

Chiles rellenos and mole were my favorite foods growing up! Reminds me I need to learn to make my mommas mole!

[@UbiDoobyBanooby]

Now it says “we’re processing this video. Check back later.”

[@skwebs]

I made this and it was CRAZY GOOD. Thanks bro

[@AaronLimberger]

A good looking guy, good social skills, cooks, sings... Must be single.

[@RaulAyanami]

"This video is unavailable on this device" what?

[@chrys2953]

Ok, you had me at the food, but seriously, you have a great singing voice. I’m truly impressed!

[@TheMissShah]

I love it. I m going to try this soon. I love your channel.

[@bigal1004]

Making these for the second time in ten days! Big hit. While I was surprised at leaving the skin on I think in this case leaving it is the better choice. It gives a nice bite with the cheese, along with the pickled topping. I blistered mine on a BBQ grill, as it heated up I put a small piece of standard weight foil to catch any cheese which might fall... some did and got a little chard so scraped that into the sauté pan!

[@tearsintherain]

great video ethan , can't wait to try these out and maybe your favorite taco becomes my favorite!

[@literaryepiphanies2039]

Thank you for sharing this recipe, it is so delicious! I've also made the chipotle salsa multiple times now, it's replaced my mediocre store bought salsa.

[@jlopez47]

Chipotle "seco", not "meco". The first means dry, the other means splooge.

[@manuelortizchavez3486]

Man, just found your channel and am hard binging, I live Monterrey in the north of México, and we have a bunch of different and awesome cuisine up here, you'll have to come visit and try it out!

[@johannavanwinkle815]

Our new favorite taco! delicious!

[@MrJking012]

Great work, Looks great, also video and sound quality are great!

[@DhaBanana]

I just tried every recipe you had here and everything was so good!! I made the salsa roja morita instead of the Chipotle, that and the poblano con queso was amazing! I added some pickled onions as well to the taco and it went pretty well together 👌🏼 Thank you!

[@phug0id]

Hey Ethan, Just curious why this video isn't available in USA anymore? Is it just because you made a 2nd video about these tacos? Thanks!

[@juanrenteria8720]

Video has error message. Can't view

[@longfade]

Central Mexico rocks. Great video!

[@kaosfury]

Absolutely love cheese stuffed pablanos. I will have to try them as a taco filling.

[@kamisc2865]

I just tried this recipe using shallots instead of onions and I think you've changed my entire life. It's one of the best things I've ever eaten.

[@AshwinAshwinRamdas]

congrats on the new subs Ethan, i really like this cdmx series

[@milesjacob4907]

I had never heard of mexican manchego but I'm glad to know the best places in mexico use something closer to the raw milk monterey jack I've been using in quesadillas and chile rellenos for years than any of those rubbery pasteurized cheeses with mexican names you can find in american supermarkets

[@john_cooking]

Can't watch video on any devices

[@christopherlayug9358]

I love this channel!

[@Spongelebob]

Think I might make these next week, they look delicious

[@byohnk]

I'm always so jealous of people who can be out in the sun without sunglasses. My eyes feel like they are getting burned with lasers out in the sun.

[@TheSillyKitchenwithSylvia]

Dude! I am drooling!!!!

[@xokendra3ox]

These were so good

[@Colimabeach]

Finally learned something new! 👍🏻

[@coolinunit]

Did he just cut up that habanero with his bare hands 😲

[@jasonlieberman4606]

A good hand-washing does the trick too. Dude knows what he's doing

[@JMS_Hunter]

heeeeey! super happy this video is back again!

[@Maplenr]

Dude, your back catalogue of videos are a fuckin goldmine. Salsa roja is my favorite salsa by far, and you toss that in plus a baller taco recipe. So glad you're finally starting to get the views you deserve

[@c1h2r3i4s56987]

Mexico has a lot of Amazing Cheeses, more food Channels should capitalize and make videos about all the different kinds

[@valcomm5]

Excellent video. I just shared your channel on FB. This looks killer

[@wright96d]

These videos having less than 100k each is a crime against humanity.

[@dshiloff]

These are so bomb, some of the best tacos I ever had!

[@K1LD3R]

Love the ‘Chile’ sniff count, like sniffing the country and not chilies

[@JoseMartinez-df2db]

Cuauhtemoc is the nephew is Montezuma. He was the last warrior leader to fight against the Spanish empire's colonization. His name means "falling eagle". He is a hero in Mexico and the Americas.

[@kingof206]

Gonna make this tomorrow

[@annunacky4463]

Took some of my garden habaneros to a local Mexican restaurant 30 yrs ago. The waiter asked if we wanted them in the traditional way. Yep, it was just as you did with slivered onions, salt and lime or lemon. It had to sit for a few minutes before he would deliver it. It was worth the wait. Made it that way since. Its a bright light on the tongue...

[@spicemasterii6775]

Speechless. subscribed.

[@DSesignD]

Nopales are amazing. I used to live in the southwest, it's the only place I found them in a super market (or growing outside ;) ). If anyone comes across them, I absolutely recommend trying it.

[@HantaleMedia]

The best part about these videos is getting hyped to make something, then scouring your local stores and only finding like half the ingredients, or missing all the key ones.

[@ethanmaners6083]

Thanks!!!

[@annunacky4463]

I am so ready to make these. Got the pickled purp, home grown habanero, limes. Wish I could get those fresh made tortillas. Maybe I will try to make some again. I tried a few yrs ago and they were just ok. I like that they are meatless.

[@BlackRose3610]

I can feel the excitement

[@elkar92]

I just made these! I’m in love! You’re doing great on tiktok too! A suggestion tho could you link related onion and habanero recipe?

[@EthanChlebowski]

Glad to hear it! The link is in the description. All recipes are on the same page, scroll to the bottom!

[@elkar92]

Cook with E whoops didn’t see it properly thank you!

[@EthanChlebowski]

@@elkar92 Sure thing!

[@thiago.assumpcao]

Unfortunately poblanos are hard to find in Brazil so I had to adapt and use red bell pepper and add pepper sauce, probably doesn't taste like the original but everyone liked it.

[@KBLive7]

You're my fav KZbinr rn

[@istarzgirl]

Throughout college, I had an electric stove. I hated it so much... I really missed my gas one at home. Now I do have one in my new place, so I’m excited to try this :)

[@marcusromao5953]

fantastic chanel, i am from brasil just trying to get same thing from ure fantastic work, peace

[@pnourani]

You would have thought Ethan just returned with salt from his voyage to the old country the way he's trying to explain to people what salt does lol.

[@JackFrawley101]

Put a wire rack/oven shelf over your gas hob before you try doing it over the flame. I do this regularly at home for taking skins off capsicum (bell peppers)

[@flOGLife]

That onion topping would be awesome with a roasted ear of corn!

[@gavinsmith7908]

22 minutes for a “simple” taco?!!!

[@JMS_Hunter]

hadn't been able to see this video for a couple of days. there is a black screen and a message saying "we are processing the video. Try again later" any idea what could be happening?