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Celebrated chef Gabriela Cámara shares her approach to making Mexican food that brings people together: simple ingredients, exceptional care.

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1. Meet Your Instructor: Gabriela Cámara

Meet your new instructor: internationally acclaimed chef and restaurateur Gabriela Cámara. Gabriela shares how she became a chef, the origin story of her famed restaurant Contramar in Mexico City, and her philosophy on food and hospitality.

2. Making Masa

16m

It's hard to overstate the historical, cultural, and nutritional importance of corn in Mexico. Gabriela gives an overview of this staple ingredient, its heirloom varietals, and the processes for nixtamalization and grinding to produce masa.

3. Tortillas de Maíz | Corn Tortillas

14m

Using the masa she made in the previous lesson, Gabriela shows you how to make fresh tortillas while explaining her own personal history with tortilla making. Learn how to best store and reheat your tortillas.

4. Salsa Verde Cruda & Salsa Brava | Raw Salsas

14m

Gabriela demonstrates how to prepare the two raw salsas found on every table at Contramar: salsa verde cruda, a vibrant tomatillo and avocado salsa, and salsa brava, a spicy mix of onions and habanero peppers.

5. Tacos al Pastor | Achiote-Marinated Pork Tacos

23m

Tacos al pastor are the signature street food of Mexico City. Gabriela teaches you how to prepare an at-home version, which includes how to make an adobo rub, marinate the meat, cook pineapple, and assemble (and eat) the tacos.

6. Pescado a la Talla | Red and Green Roasted Fish With Refried Beans

17m

A favorite at Contramar, pescado a la talla is a whole, butterflied fish with an Italian-driven green sauce on one side and a spicier Mexican red sauce on the other. Learn how to re-create this dish, select fresh fish, and make refried beans.

7. Desayuno: Huevos Rancheros | Fried Eggs With Two Salsas

12m

Gabriela makes her favorite breakfast: huevos rancheros divorciados, with a red salsa on one side and a green salsa on the other. She incorporates fresh tortillas and refried beans from previous lessons.

8. Salsa Tatemada | Charred Salsa

21m

Using a traditional Mexican molcajete (a mortar and pestle), Gabriela creates a rich, charred, red tomato-based salsa. She also discusses the concept of la milpa, the centuries-old symbiotic crop-growing system.

9. Tostadas de Atún | Tuna Tostadas

16m

Often imitated, tostadas de atún is one of Contramar's most popular dishes. While showing you how to make it, Gabriela tells you how she developed the tuna tostada and its fusion of Mexican, Italian, and Japanese influences.

10. Quesadillas Doradas | Golden Quesadillas

21m

Mexico City's take on the quesadilla is usually cheeseless, masa-based, and fried. Gabriela demonstrates how to make quesadillas doradas and introduces you to huitlacoche, a kind of corn fungus that is sometimes referred to as the Mexican truffle.

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