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How To Make Birria Tacos

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Andrés Galindo of Nene’s Deli Taqueria in Brooklyn, NYC is in the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen making Quesabirria Tacos. He braises beef until tender in a rich chile broth and then crisps it in a corn tortilla with cheese. The result is a savory and cheesy cross between a quesadilla and a taco, served with a bright consommé dip.

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How To Make Aborrajados, A Colombian Street Food Snack

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Chef Anita Shepherd from Anita’s Yogurt is in the MUNCHIES test kitchen making aborrajados, a Colombian street food snack that can be made vegan! Anita’s plant-based version of her beloved aborrajados consist of ripe plantains, pumpkin puree, vegan mozzarella cheese, and a secret fizzy ingredient (ok, it’s beer). Fried in batter and served with a creamy guasacaca sauce, these aborrajados are an irresistible treat.

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How To Make Chicken Tikka Masala

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Chintan Pandya of restaurants Adda, Rahi, and Dhamaka in NYC is in the Munchies Test Kitchen to whip up (and unpack) a controversial “Indian” dish: chicken tikka masala. This dish, a staple on Western Indian restaurant menus, has dubious origins despite its widespread popularity and Chintan breaks down how to make it at home. He explains how to make each of the three main components: tender yogurt-marinated chicken thighs, creamy makhni gravy, and a spicy onion and tomato masala.

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How To Make Sushi with Iron Chef Morimoto

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Iron Chef Morimoto is in the Munchies Test Kitchen to share his wisdom and love of sushi making, using a few special techniques and tips. Moriomoto demonstrates how to wash and cook sushi rice, prepare seasoned rice vinegar, and tips and tricks for making different kinds of maki rolls. As Morimoto says, it takes technique, ingredients, and love.

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How To Make Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

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Richard Ho of Ho Foods in NYC makes Taiwanese beef noodle soup, a dish he’s so passionate about, he devoted his restaurant to it.

Richard’s adoration for this complex dish and a lack of Taiwanese restaurants in New York City inspired him to perfect this beef noodle soup recipe, which requires building flavors with ingredients like ginger, goji berries, ginseng, cinnamon, licorice, a variety of soy bean pastes, fuji apples, rock sugar, and more. This fragrant soup also features braised beef shank and crunchy pickled mustard greens.

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How To Make a Blooming Tom Yum-ion

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Chef Mei Lin of Nightshade in Los Angeles makes a blooming tom yum-ion so good that people demand it. Chef Mei’s recipe, which pays homage to the Outback Steakhouse Bloomin’ Onion, is made with a sweet Vidalia onion that’s soaked in buttermilk, hand-dredged in a mix of flour and cornstarch, deep-fried, and dusted with tom yum spices. Finally, Mei makes an aerated coconut-lime ranch dip to complete this crowd-pleasing appetizer.

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How To Make Chile Colorado Burritos with Aaron Sanchez

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Chef Aarón Sánchez shares a recipe straight from his Northern Mexican heritage: his Uncle Mario’s famous Chile Colorado. This Chili Colorado recipe has nothing to do with ground beef, beans, or Texas; instead, Chef Aarón showcases a variety of chiles like guajillo, ancho, pasilla, and árbol.

After toasting, soaking, and pureeing the chile, Chef Aarón adds aromatics and broth into a short rib braise. Chef Aarón breaks tradition by serving his burritos as a family-style casserole.

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How To Make A Po’Boy with Isaac Toups

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Chef Isaac Toups is back, this time showing us how to make a classic fried seafood po’ boy. The shrimp and oysters are tossed in a mixture of cornmeal and corn flour for a crispy and light batter, and the whole sandwich is dressed in a simple tomato and onion salad. The result is the ultimate Louisiana sandwich.

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How To Make Samosas with Chintan Pandya

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Chintan Pandya, chef of Rahi in the West Village and Adda in Queens, knows the secret to a perfectly crispy samosa: frying at two different oil temperatures. Potatoes, peas, and ajwain, an herb thought to have anti-bloating qualities, are also key components to this classic Indian street food. Chintan demonstrates how to use a pasta machine to give the dough a consistent thickness, as well as the proper way to fold samosas.

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How To Make Piri Piri Chicken With Aaron Crowder of Cervo’s

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Aaron Crowder of Cervo’s in Manhattan’s Lower East Side makes piri piri chicken, a slightly spicy, classic Portuguese dish, in the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen. He uses fresh, pickled, and fermented piri piri chili peppers, as well as tomato paste, to achieve the perfect ratio of heat to tang. Deboning the chicken results in a more evenly cooked bird, and a side of homemade aioli and fries rounds out the dish.

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