Easy at home recipes from Rosita’s Mexican Restaurant

♪ >> Mike: THEY CALL IT THE ULTIMATE TEXAS TACO AND THIS THING LIVES UP TO THE NAME

SASHA MARTINEZ, OWNER OF ROSITA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT IS HERE THE ULTIMATE TEXAS TACO THAT'S QUITE A NAME TO LIVE UP TO >> YES, MIKE IT'S FILLED WITH MEAT, CARNITAS, BRISKET

YOU'RE FLIPPING THE FLOUR TORTILLAS THERE >> Mike: I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW I NEVER REALIZED THAT THERE IS A GOOD SIDE AND A BAD SIDE TO A TORTILLA AND THE SECRE IS — >> THE BROWN SIDE IS THE OUTSIDE AND THEN FLIP IT

THE SMALLER ONE IS THE INSIDE OF THE TORTILLA THAT IS WHERE YOU PUT YOUR FILLING >> Mike: SO ON THIS TORTILLA RIGHT HERE I WOULD PUT MY FILLING ON THIS SIDE? >> CORRECT >> Mike: THIS SIDE? THAT'S NOT TOO HOT WE HAVE BRISKET

AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TORTILLA WITH JUST A SLAB OF BRISKET IN IT >> YES >> Mike: AND THE SECRET TO YOURS IS, FIRST OF ALL, THE TORTILLA RECIPE IS THE FAMILY RECIPE FOR HOW MAN GENERATIONS? >> FIVE GENERATIONS >> Mike: WHAT'S THE SECRET? >> AT OUR RESTAURANT IT'S TO HAVE THE SAME TORTILLA LADY BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU THE RECIPE

>> Mike: MOM IS BEHIND THE CAMERA SAYING "DON'T SAY IT" MOM, IT'S OKAY WHAT ELSE GOES ON THE ULTIMATE TEXAS TACO? >> TRADITIONALLY AT THE RESTAURANT OUR CUSTOMERS LIKE TO PUT SOME BEANS >> SO A LITTLE BIT OF REFRIED BEANS WHERE IS YOUR RESTAURANT LOCATED? >> IN THE HEART OF LEON VALLEY, NEXT TO MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL

>> Mike: OH, PERFECT FOR THE KIDS IF THEY WANT TO HAVE LUNCH THERE >> AND YOU CAN A SOME RICE >> Mike: I'M GOING TO USE THAT ONE, IF THAT'S OKAY RIGHT THERE >> AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU PREFER YOUR SALSA MILD, SPICY, JALAPENO, PICO DE GALLO FOR TEXTURE >> Mike: AND YOU HAVE QUITE A CLAIM TO FAME ON HBO

>> YES, WE WERE FEATURED ON HBO AUSTRALIA WE CATERED A QUICEANERA FOR ABOUT 500 PEOPLE AUSTRALIA WANTED TO SEE THE TRADITION OF A QUICEANERA IN TEXAS, SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY FEATURED >> Mike: WHAT DID YOU SERVE? THE ULTIMATE TEXAS TACO? >> WE DIDN'T WE SERVED MOLE

MORE TRADITIONAL AND AUTHENTIC >> Mike: NOW IF YOU DON'T WANT IT IN THE TORTILLA >> YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A TORTA >> ALL THE SAME INGREDIENTS AND A LITTLE GUACAMOLE WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SASHA

I'M GOING TO TAKE A BITE OF THIS IN A SECOND ONCE AGAIN, IT IS ROSITA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION, GO TO SALIVECOM AND CLICK ON THE "AS SEEN ON SA

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