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Whether you're looking to test your Spanish listening skills, or just looking for a recipe for dinner tonight, SpanishPod's Cooking With Tabasco will hit the spot! SpanishPod's Leonardo "Tabasco" Guerrero walks us through recipes that we can all try. The show is entirely in Spanish, but even beginners will be able to follow the cooking process. ¡Qué rico!
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Cooking with tabasco - Enfrijoladas de pollo
Today Chef Tabasco shows us how to make "enfrijoladas," a rich and glorious alternative to enchiladas. Today we're making chicken, but you can also try other fillings, including cheese. Listen carefully for the target word, which means "blender."
Cooking with tabasco - Tostadas de pollo
Chrunchy, creamy, not too heavy... Chef Tabasco's chicken tostada might be the biggest hit yet. Yes, it will break in your hand, and possibly stain your tie, but once you taste it it won't matter one bit. Listen for the target word, which means "to mix."
Cooking with tabasco - Caldo de pollo
Here's a recipe that's actually good for the soul. In this video podcast, Chef Tabasco teaches us his caldo de pollo, a Mexican chicken soup that will bring tears to your eyes. Listen carefully for the key words that mean "to cover" and "to uncover."
Cooking with tabasco - Quesadillas
Any yahoo can fry up a tortilla with some cheese... but in this video, we're going to learn to make a quesadilla Tabasco-style. Even if you don't understand everything in this lesson, you can follow along with the recipe, and listen for the target word that means "to flip over."
Cooking with tabasco - Chorizo
We were shocked--SHOCKED--when Chef Tabasco told us that real Mexican chorizo can be mixed up right in the kitchen... no special markets, no close relationship with the butcher. Just a little ground pork and some key spices! Listen for the target word, which means "to add."
Cooking with tabasco - Frijoles refritos
Refried beans, from a can?! For goodness sakes, open a can of whole beans instead and mash them up with some spices. It's easy, and your dinner guests will marvel at the homestyle goodness of this delicious Mexican side dish. Listen for the target word, the one that means "to mash," and don't miss Chef Tabasco's corny bean joke in the intro. ¡Provecho!
Cooking with tabasco - Totopos
Put down that bag of chips! It's time for us to make totopos and, and YES, you will taste the difference! This will be the perfect accompaniment to your guacamole and your salsa bandera. As always, this episode is 100% in Spanish, but don't worry if you don't understand everything; just follow along with the recipe, and listen for the word that means "crunchy."
Cooking with tabasco - Salsa Bandera
It can't be this easy, can it? In this video podcast, we'll learn Chef Tabasco's version of salsa bandera, the fresh, delicious option to that can of red salsa. Sharpen your knife, and listen for the target word that means "small cubes" (as in "dice the tomato into small cubes). ¡Buen provecho!
Cooking with tabasco - Guacamole
Leo "Tabasco" Guerrero teaches us how to make a killer guacamole, the Mexican avocado dip. This video is all in Spanish, but don't worry if you don't understanding everything! Just try to follow the recipe, and listen for the target word.
