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MEXICO - ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS: Teaching Tortilla Soup

This season, Chef Rick Bayless (pictured) returns to bustling Mexico City for an exploration of the country's most vibrant classic dishes, from tacos and enchiladas to tamales and tortilla soup.
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This season, Chef Rick Bayless (pictured) returns to bustling Mexico City for an exploration of the country's most vibrant classic dishes, from tacos and enchiladas to tamales and tortilla soup.

Airs Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Wherever you are in the world, a bowl of chicken soup is the cure for what ails you.

In Mexico, that means a brothy bowl of shredded chicken with fried tortillas, earthy red chile, luscious cream, and fresh cheese.

On “Teaching Tortilla Soup," Chef Rick Bayless shows you this big bowl of comfort at the countertop of La Corte, a workingperson’s downtown diner, and at the historically luxe San Angel Inn.

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At his Chicago home kitchen, Rick uses his kitchen’s pressure cooker to make two nurturing soups, a tried-and-true sopa de tortilla and a meal-in-a-bowl lamb-pasilla caldo.

More recipes:

Spicy Mezcal Old Fashioned

Chicken Broth from an Electric Pressure Cooker

Episode 4: "Teaching Tortilla Soup"

Season 12 Recipes: Bayless' Best Ever!

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In Season 12 of MEXICO — ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS, Rick returns to bustling Mexico City for an exploration of the country's most vibrant classic dishes, from tacos and enchiladas to tamales and tortilla soup.

He visits the city's market stalls, street vendors and restaurants — both rustic and refined — for lessons in the essential ingredients before heading back home to prepare his "best ever" versions.

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All episodes from Season 12 are currently available to stream on demand.