Last night, while deciding not to cook dinner and waiting for my husband to arrive home, I turned on Create TV and ‘Mexico: One Plate at a Time’ with Rick Bayless. He explained tacos (no, not the kind you get at a fast food US “Mexican” restaurant).
One preparation really interested me, Tacos al Pastor, with thinly sliced, marinated grilled pork, onions, and pineapple on small, soft corn tortillas. When Jim got home I asked where he wanted to go to dinner, knowing the answer. Our local Mexican joint.
In the past few weeks they’ve re-vamped their menu and right in the center, staring me in the face, was Tacos al Pastor! I mentioned to our Mexican waiter that sure enough, Rick Bayless had talked about and prepared that dish a couple of hours before! He evidently knew who Rick Bayless is. My husband asked, as expected, “Who’s Rick Bayless?”
Since we’re regulars and have had this waiter a number of times before, I asked if I could explain and he agreed. I told Jim, “he’s arguably the best gringo chef of Mexican cuisine in El Norte.” Our waiter laughed. I loved the dish! Folding up mini corn tortillas with pork, onions and pineapple and dunking it in a tomatillo salsa. Yum!
Find the recipe on www.rickbayless.com. Enjoy! Dee
