Sohla's Aztec Taco Tuesday (with Hot Chocolate!) | Ancient Recipes With Sohla | History

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Join Sohla El-Waylly as she takes the food you know and love and traces it back to its origins in Ancient Recipes with Sohla! Watch new episodes every other Saturday and check out more here: http://histv.co/ancientrecipes #HISTORY #AncientRecipesWithSohla Chapters: 0:00 Aztec Tacos and Chocolate Intro 01:14 Charring Vegetables on the Komal 03:58 Making Masa for Ancient Tortillas 16:23 Frothing Chocolate the Aztec Way 21:20 Tasting the Spicy Hot Chocolate Aztec cuisine was remarkably different from the modern food of Mexico. In this episode, Sohla El-Waylly harnesses those flavors to recreate Aztec tlahcos, which would eventually evolve into the tacos we know and love today. Plus, Sohla tries out an ancient Aztec recipe for xocolatl - a precursor to hot chocolate! Recipe for Aztec Tlahcos and Xocolatl: For the Tlahco Filling: Ingredients: 1lb ground turkey 2 large tomatoes 1 onion 2-4 serrano peppers 2 poblano chilis 1 tablespoon dried epazote pinch of salt if needed 1. Preheat a clay comal. 2. Core tomatoes and peppers; cut onion into chunks. 3. Char vegetables on the comal, turning until soft with blackened spots. 4. Chop or break vegetables into a cast iron pan. 5. Heat to medium, add turkey, epazote, and salt, and cook until turkey is done. For the Tortillas: Ingredients: 2 cups masa harina 2 cups water 1 teaspoon of salt 1. Mix together salt & masa. 2. Gradually add the water, stirring it in as you add. 3. Once the dough has formed, knead it with your hands for 2-3 minutes until smooth. 4. Cover the dough with a towel & let rest for 10 minutes 5. Use your hands to create balls from the dough. Insert balls into a tortilla press or press with your hands. 6. Put tortillas on the clay comal on medium heat. Cook for about a minute per side flipping it once speckled brown spots appear. For the Xocolatl: Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups Water 1 green chile pepper, sliced but with the seeds 1/8 cup of Mexican drinking chocolate or cocoa powder 1/2 a vanilla bean 1. Put the water in a pot with the sliced green chile pepper & bring to a boil. Boil for 5-10 minutes 2. Strain to remove the chile & seeds. Return water to the pot. 3. Remove the inside of the vanilla bean. Stir in the vanilla as you bring it to a boil again. 4. Once boiling, bring down to medium heat & add the drinking chocolate or cocoa powder. Heat & continuously stir for 5 minutes. 5. Let it cool a bit. Get another pot. Pour the chocolate mixture from one pot to the other to create a froth. This should be done from as high as possible. Ancient Recipes with Sohla takes the food you know and love and traces it back to its origins. In each episode, Sohla El-Waylly details the surprising history of some of our favorite dishes as she attempts to recreate the original version using historical cooking techniques and ingredients. Along the way, Sohla highlights the differences between the ancient recipe and how we would prepare the modern version today. http://histv.co/ancientrecipes Follow Adam Richman as he travels the country and tries the most iconic and forgotten foods of the 1980s. Watch new episodes of Adam Eats the 80s Sundays at 10/9c on The History Channel. Learn more about The HISTORY Channel and watch full episodes on our site: https://history.com CREDITS Host Sohla El-Waylly Created By Brian Huffman Executive Producers Sarah Walker Brian Huffman Jon Erwin Executive Producer Sohla El-Waylly Co-Producer John Schlirf Writer Jon Erwin Historian - Scripts Ken Albala Post-Production Supervisors Jon Erwin John Schlirf Editor John Schlirf Colorist John Schlirf Mixer Tim Wagner Manager, Rights & Clearances Chris Kim Executive Creative Director, A+E Networks Tim Nolan VP, Marketing Production, A+E Networks Kate Leonard VP, Brand Creative, History Matt Neary Music Courtesy of Extreme Music A+E Signature Tracks Additional Footage & Photos Courtesy of Getty Images Alamy Pond5 Wikimedia Don't miss a video! Subscribe NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@HISTORY?sub_confirmation=1 ABOUT THE HISTORY CHANNEL: The HISTORY® Channel, a division of A+E Global Media, is the premier destination for historical storytelling. From best-in-class documentary events, to a signature slate of industry leading nonfiction series and premium fact-based scripted programming, The HISTORY® Channel serves as the most trustworthy source of informational entertainment in media. FOLLOW HISTORY CHANNEL: Watch Full Episodes: https://www.history.com/videos Sign Up For History Emails: https://www.history.com/emails/sign-up Browse Topical Videos: https://www.history.com/topics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HISTORY/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/history TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@history X: https://twitter.com/history YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HISTORY Sohla's Aztec Taco Tuesday (with Hot Chocolate!) | Ancient Recipes With Sohla | History https://www.youtube.com/@HISTORY/