Missing home so bad!! When in San Antonio go to Oscars Taco House at 705 barlett pl. Not only the best puffy tacos but just really great Mexican food! Don't mind that it's a kinda hole in the wall sorta place....it's super good! Oh and don't forget the green salsa! Super spicy but unforgettably amazing!
Thank you!!!! Been wanting to know how to make it. Had some idea. I love puffy tacos. Every year when I visit San Antonio, this is pretty much all I eat on my trip.
I live in San Antonio right down the road from Henry's who invented them and I can verify that you did a Great Job! Love your videos. Thanks for posting
Chef, these looked delicious! BTW Masa harina is just spanish for corn flour, so either all english or all spanish (wink wink). Also, a tostada is open face, a taco is folded in half and a burrito is folded in 3rds. = ) ole!
Thanks Chef John, whipped these up tonight. Very simple, and they were great--my Mom says there's nothing I could possibly have done to make these better. I ended up taking a long spatula and pinning it down in the center for that taco shape. Your method was probably more practical, but I just couldn't bring myself to break the shell. Love your videos, I've been practically binge watching since I rediscovered you last week.
Okay, I thought Chef John had sped up the video so I watched it at .5 X speed. Best video I listened to ever, oh, and great puffy taco as well. Thanks Chef John ;-)
instead of poking a hole in the middle, you can also cut a side of it and stuff it like a "gordita". Here in my city they call it "gorditas fritas" and we never put sour cream. We put the stuffing, some lettuce, tomato and salsa! these are amazing!!
There is a small cafe near me that has made tacos like this for more than 50 years. A woman once admitted to me that she drives 175 miles twice a year to eat their tacos. They're that damned good. ☺
There is a resteruant in Point Pleasant,Nj ( A mile from the Ocean ) close to Seaside Heights called "FINS" The place iinside s painted in a tropical / carribean/ surfer theme with blue skies,oceans,coconut trees , and clown fish. The exterior is just as fun to look at. ANYWAY, they serve ALL kinds of tropical cuisine and exotic smoothies but my favorites are their tacos. Last week I was working in the area and had to stop in and have some goodies they're . 1 was a crab taco and the other was a tuna taco.Don't know the rest of the ingredients but it was SUPERB ! 👍 Awesome ! if anyone that reads this lives in New Jersey you have to stop in in Point Pleasant New Jersey and try this place there's no alcohol served so it is a family setting but it's fun to be there they have a big aquarium where kids can watch the fish swim around but their food is very fun and very exotic. Yum 😋 !
they are called Salbutes in southern Mexico, best Mexican food is from the Yucatan :D, isntead of Jalapeño use Habanero. Mix regular flour and corn flour so they don't break.
It would be awesome to see you do a Navajo Fry Bread Taco. Think of a thick fried naan sort of thing? But no char and deep fried chicken brown. Typically served with a whole bean and ground beef chili. Gotta have the white onion and green chiles. Then pile on the cheap home taco toppings: diced tomatoes, iceberg lettuce (no such thing as a Navajo taco with romaine!), grated cheese, more onion, some cheap picante or chile sauce. Brings me back to school lunches in northern NM. Mexican street tacos are great, but a good Navajo Taco is about as authentically American as you can get. I recommend everyone add it to their bucket list. 😊
I've seen your videos they all look good and have made a few. There is one I would like to see and that is "Tomato Pie". Yes tomato pie and it's not a pizza, an actual pie like an apple pie. Mom use to make it before she passed and I haven't had tomato pie in years. Gone thru the internet but what they make is not Tomato Pie. Wish I had spent more time with her in the kitchen.
This is exactly how I've had them in south Texas. Best with carne asada in the middle and topped with the cabbage, cotija cheese, lime crema and salsa. Top how you like with tomato, onion, guacamole, cilantro, or other topping of your choice. Serve with grilled lime wedges.
I just LOVE your up and downward inflections. You have me cryin from laughter but yet enjoyin this video. I'm gonna make these one day soon. #DeadInSeveralCaskets LMAO
Fun fact: I popped a small corn tortilla in the toaster oven the other day and it expanded to the same shape as these. I was able to fill it almost like a piece of pita bread.
There's an indian snack called pani puri that uses small wheat puffed shells that look very similar. I think you would like it Chef John. Its filled with spiced potato and chickpea. Give it a try next time you're at an indian restaurant!
Chef John might I suggest slicing celery thinly and using it instead of lettuce on a taco? I promise you it's delicious! Cold, crunchy and a lot more flavor than lettuce. Also, sliced radishes are good too.
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This is a nice recipe. Here in mexico we call them "gorditas", and they are eaten just like tacos. You can put almost anything on them and yes, they are delicious.
Hi Chef! They were not invented in San Antonio. They are called Salbutes and are from Yucatan, Mexico (19th Century). They are usually topped with Cochinita pibil, Although your Chipotle chicken (Tinga) does work really well on them.
im mexican and this looks delicious. obviously this wasn't meant to be authentic mexican tacos. either way make them however you please! that is the art of taco- ing !
Alright, so I tried these and they're absolutely wonderful, but they can be a bitch to puff so let me tell you what I've learned. The dough really has to be quite moist. It can't be dry and cracking. It shouldn't be sticky, but it should be exactly the consistency of fresh Play-Doh. If you touch it with a dry hand, your hand should come away very slightly moist. This is because if it's too dry it cracks and if it cracks, oxygen can't get trapped in the dough, and instead oil seeps in and gives you a very hard little puck of corn bread. Also, like Chef John says in the video, the oil must be circulating on top of it at all times. Hopefully this helps someone so they don't have a panic attack in the kitchen like I did :p And awesome video Chef John, I've never made a recipe of yours that I didn't love!
Chef, all I could think as I watched your great video was, "No! A little sugar in maize, fill it with coffee ice cream, a little bitter chocolate sauce on top."
in san antonio, instead of pushing the taco shell in, we cut a slit on the side and stuff out bean and cheese, or whatever we are eating it with inside
Chef John, try some Southern fried pies! With apples, or peaches, or apricots, or with some sort of berries. (you could also use a chocolate pudding/ganash too) I would love to see how someone other than my late Mother and late Grandmother would do these!
Oh wow those look good!! Have you ever had Indian fry bread? We went to San Antonio when my Daughter Graduated BMT and went to the Alamo but didn't get any sexy tacos like these!!
Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/246974/Puffy-Taco-Shells/
I’m going to come there and measure your tacos and if they aren’t uniform then I. Will. Scream. 🧐
"You are the boss of how many inches across."
Debatable.
lol
😂👌🏻
infinitiate lol i see what yall laughn about😄
I will never forget a band I saw in Durango, Colorado. The lead (male) singer was in a dress and was singing a wish for length, and girth! Hysterical!
that turned my taste buds on.
+Brothers Green Eats Lol I cought you guys making the cayenne pepper joke in your last episode. Dope to see you're fans too lol.
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Oh yeah it's burning even now!
Love you guys
As usual, no nonsense, fast, efficient, informative, geared for an average kitchen and maximum results. Thank you
Missing home so bad!! When in San Antonio go to Oscars Taco House at 705 barlett pl. Not only the best puffy tacos but just really great Mexican food! Don't mind that it's a kinda hole in the wall sorta place....it's super good! Oh and don't forget the green salsa! Super spicy but unforgettably amazing!
Chef John is probably the best personality on all of TH-cam
For this video only you will be Chef Juan.
Lol great😂😂😂
ThatOtherKid LOL!!
Nobody beats you and your recipes. I want to try everything you post.
Thank you!!!! Been wanting to know how to make it. Had some idea. I love puffy tacos. Every year when I visit San Antonio, this is pretty much all I eat on my trip.
These look so crispy and light. And there are an infinite number of fillings to use inside them. Great recipe!
I'm here for the recipe. I stay for the personality. Thanks Chef John.
I just made some "PUFFY TACOS" yesterday for dinner... Picadillo & chicken guisado👌.. only here in good ole SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS😘
Big fan of you. Now my husband is in the kitchen making your puffy tacos. Thanks for the food and fun!
I live in San Antonio right down the road from Henry's who invented them and I can verify that you did a Great Job! Love your videos. Thanks for posting
Chef, these looked delicious! BTW Masa harina is just spanish for corn flour, so either all english or all spanish (wink wink). Also, a tostada is open face, a taco is folded in half and a burrito is folded in 3rds. = ) ole!
+Kristina Servin Thanks! I knew all that.
+Food Wishes lol
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+Kristina Servin actually Masa Harina is dough flour, corn flour would be Harina de Maiz =P
Troy Strain ironically that joke got over corrected XD
Simple and looks delicious! Thank you Chef John!
I wish I could watch Chef John take the first bite of everything
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Strange
Thanks Chef John, whipped these up tonight. Very simple, and they were great--my Mom says there's nothing I could possibly have done to make these better.
I ended up taking a long spatula and pinning it down in the center for that taco shape. Your method was probably more practical, but I just couldn't bring myself to break the shell.
Love your videos, I've been practically binge watching since I rediscovered you last week.
Hands down my favorite chef on youtube! Looks delicious 🙋🏻😍
I’ve been looking ALL over for a tutorial on how to make these! Thank you 😄 I made some and they came out Perfect! You are awesome 👏🏾
Puffy taco doesn't get more authentic than that Chef John!! That's how we make it in our household too!!!
its basically a Navajo taco, I make them for my kids n husband they are AMAZING!
I love you. Best recipes on TH-cam
Okay, I thought Chef John had sped up the video so I watched it at .5 X speed. Best video I listened to ever, oh, and great puffy taco as well. Thanks Chef John ;-)
As a San Antonian, I thank you, Chef John. Buen Provecho!
instead of poking a hole in the middle, you can also cut a side of it and stuff it like a "gordita". Here in my city they call it "gorditas fritas" and we never put sour cream. We put the stuffing, some lettuce, tomato and salsa! these are amazing!!
Omg I was literally thinking about Chef John and what he's going to cook up next and then bam this baby comes :')
Ooo... Soo good and soo appetizing, yum!
I had these in San Antonio and they were the best. I'm so glad I can make them at home now!
Sometimes I play Chef John's videos at half speed so I can pretend he's flawlessly showing me how to make something while incredibly drunk.
this voice is like a rollercoaster...I can't even think about tacos anymore...
Thank you for giving San Antonio Tx credit for inventing these tacos, and not bobby flay as he claims!!!
you are the orson wells of your puffy taco shells 😉
Angel Pup Yeah, but Orson Wells wasn’t known for Mexican food!!
Boy, Chef John, do you know how to make a plate, or what?!?!? Excellent work, as always!
There is a small cafe near me that has made tacos like this for more than 50 years. A woman once admitted to me that she drives 175 miles twice a year to eat their tacos. They're that damned good. ☺
Greetings from San Antonio! Glad to have found your channel.
I had puffy tacos for the first time last week. LOVE
I like the way his voice raises and drops in every sentence... LOL I giggled the entire time
just finished making these, came out 75% perfect, thanks
There is a resteruant in Point Pleasant,Nj ( A mile from the Ocean ) close to Seaside Heights called "FINS" The place iinside s painted in a tropical / carribean/ surfer theme with blue skies,oceans,coconut trees , and clown fish. The exterior is just as fun to look at. ANYWAY, they serve ALL kinds of tropical cuisine and exotic smoothies but my favorites are their tacos. Last week I was working in the area and had to stop in and have some goodies they're . 1 was a crab taco and the other was a tuna taco.Don't know the rest of the ingredients but it was SUPERB ! 👍 Awesome !
if anyone that reads this lives in New Jersey you have to stop in in Point Pleasant New Jersey and try this place there's no alcohol served so it is a family setting but it's fun to be there they have a big aquarium where kids can watch the fish swim around but their food is very fun and very exotic. Yum 😋 !
Mmmmm crispy, crunchy goodness
they are called Salbutes in southern Mexico, best Mexican food is from the Yucatan :D, isntead of Jalapeño use Habanero.
Mix regular flour and corn flour so they don't break.
It would be awesome to see you do a Navajo Fry Bread Taco. Think of a thick fried naan sort of thing? But no char and deep fried chicken brown. Typically served with a whole bean and ground beef chili. Gotta have the white onion and green chiles. Then pile on the cheap home taco toppings: diced tomatoes, iceberg lettuce (no such thing as a Navajo taco with romaine!), grated cheese, more onion, some cheap picante or chile sauce. Brings me back to school lunches in northern NM. Mexican street tacos are great, but a good Navajo Taco is about as authentically American as you can get. I recommend everyone add it to their bucket list. 😊
I've seen your videos they all look good and have made a few. There is one I would like to see and that is "Tomato Pie". Yes tomato pie and it's not a pizza, an actual pie like an apple pie. Mom use to make it before she passed and I haven't had tomato pie in years. Gone thru the internet but what they make is not Tomato Pie. Wish I had spent more time with her in the kitchen.
This is exactly how I've had them in south Texas. Best with carne asada in the middle and topped with the cabbage, cotija cheese, lime crema and salsa. Top how you like with tomato, onion, guacamole, cilantro, or other topping of your choice. Serve with grilled lime wedges.
Navajo Tacos if you are from New Mexico. Tacos on fry bread. A type of heaven you need to experience
I just LOVE your up and downward inflections. You have me cryin from laughter but yet enjoyin this video. I'm gonna make these one day soon. #DeadInSeveralCaskets LMAO
I eat these all the time here in San Antonio. They are wonderful
Fun fact: I popped a small corn tortilla in the toaster oven the other day and it expanded to the same shape as these. I was able to fill it almost like a piece of pita bread.
mmm....gotta love that Indian/Mexican fusion food!
I’m Mexican n u did a great job
I love love love your videos and your honor! 😂❤️
Mmm! Can't wait to put these puffy tacos in my mouth!
Enjoy! Love that tune at the end...
Never seen these before....they look great :)
These look sooo good! It would have to be ground beef filling though. My boys won't eat tacos with any other kind of filling. I try... I try....
I make sure of that oil basting with empanadillas. They always come out super puffed up and perfect!
Looks like another Chef John winner. We were going to have a burrito for lunch, instead doing these.
Thank You
Well now that youve announced it as amazing its a given. We need to see that!😁
There's an indian snack called pani puri that uses small wheat puffed shells that look very similar. I think you would like it Chef John. Its filled with spiced potato and chickpea. Give it a try next time you're at an indian restaurant!
Thanks for this video. I was looking and found this and its excellent..
love the reflection on the bowl
Chef John might I suggest slicing celery thinly and using it instead of lettuce on a taco? I promise you it's delicious! Cold, crunchy and a lot more flavor than lettuce. Also, sliced radishes are good too.
This is a nice recipe. Here in mexico we call them "gorditas", and they are eaten just like tacos. You can put almost anything on them and yes, they are delicious.
In San Antonio sometimes we call it gorditas too 👍
Those look good. I make mine with pinto beans cooked with ham, and a bit of sour cream. Yummy.
Lolol! You are really funny... Thanks for the video. I needed this recipe.
Hi Chef! They were not invented in San Antonio. They are called Salbutes and are from Yucatan, Mexico (19th Century). They are usually topped with Cochinita pibil, Although your Chipotle chicken (Tinga) does work really well on them.
San Antonio represent!
Beautiful vid. It looked like it had a lot of clean up. Glad I could live vicariously without dish pan hands.
Very thorough information and looks easy great video I assume that you used corn oil,but I could only assume.
im mexican and this looks delicious. obviously this wasn't meant to be authentic mexican tacos. either way make them however you please! that is the art of taco- ing !
Please make a recipe for the Chipotle stewed chicken Chef John. Im sure im not the only one who wants to learn how to cook that :)
This was an experience. I have never seen one before or heard of it.
Love these! Great ones at The HiLo! 💚
One word. WOW!
this are called SOPES OR SOPITOS. so good
Alright, so I tried these and they're absolutely wonderful, but they can be a bitch to puff so let me tell you what I've learned.
The dough really has to be quite moist. It can't be dry and cracking. It shouldn't be sticky, but it should be exactly the consistency of fresh Play-Doh. If you touch it with a dry hand, your hand should come away very slightly moist.
This is because if it's too dry it cracks and if it cracks, oxygen can't get trapped in the dough, and instead oil seeps in and gives you a very hard little puck of corn bread.
Also, like Chef John says in the video, the oil must be circulating on top of it at all times.
Hopefully this helps someone so they don't have a panic attack in the kitchen like I did :p And awesome video Chef John, I've never made a recipe of yours that I didn't love!
Chef, all I could think as I watched your great video was, "No! A little sugar in maize, fill it with coffee ice cream, a little bitter chocolate sauce on top."
This look great! I'll have to try making them. TFS!
looks good Chef Jon!
Dear chef in Yucatan we call them "salbutes". They are delicious.
Can't be the only one trying to see his face in the bowl's reflected image! Lol
Definitely not lol
in san antonio, instead of pushing the taco shell in, we cut a slit on the side and stuff out bean and cheese, or whatever we are eating it with inside
thx for the info, so I have one more opcion for making my puffy tacos
True we do that but that's a gordita not a puffy. Both equally good.
Chef your puffy taco shells look Amazing and east too.... Thanks :)
That is makhi ke atta Puri. Goes well with duck curry yummmmmmmmmmmy!
puffy tacos? i just learned something. But these are called salbutes in my country Belize. And this vide was funny especially the end. haha. good job.
Another awesome recipe Chef John! Just need that chipotle chicken recipe... lol
Looks delicious!
Chef John, try some Southern fried pies! With apples, or peaches, or apricots, or with some sort of berries. (you could also use a chocolate pudding/ganash too) I would love to see how someone other than my late Mother and late Grandmother would do these!
The chicken you used is called "thinga" for us mexicans (: and usually eat it on tostadas exactly like you !
got my mouth watering! yum
Chef, You are amazing! LOVE your videos!
Oh wow those look good!! Have you ever had Indian fry bread? We went to San Antonio when my Daughter Graduated BMT and went to the Alamo but didn't get any sexy tacos like these!!
If I could have any chef cook me a meal it would Rick Bayless. Anyways, I can't wait for that chipotle chicken recipe.
And as always …. Music 🎵 Enjoy ☺️👍💯❤️
We perfectly synced when asked to remember one of two things - The Alamo of course!
Puff puff tacos. : ) Thanks Chef.
+Carlisle puff the the taco to the left hand side. ...
what a fun recipe!!!!!
Cool, I didn't even know these existed. The taco shell kind of looks like Indian puri.
i love puffy tacos