When I was making my enchiladas for my store I would use freshly made white corn tortillas that I had roasted over open flame for a beautiful char. I would make a few hundred of them at a time and then make my tomatillo enchilada sauce and soften the tortillas quickly in the simmering sauce while assembling them. I would sell out of them in less than a day. And my store was located in a tiny little town in Northwest Wisconsin. I got the tortillas from a Mexican bakery in St Paul Mn. My grandmother from Iguala Mexico taught me how to open flame roast the tortillas to get the perfect taste without added fat. She was a diabetic and had to watch what she ate. I'm 60 years old now and STILL have to have my tortillas white corn only and then open flame roasted! She instilled my love of authentic true Mexican food. When she came to visit while I was at my father's house in Chicago, she would make me my eggs ham and cheese breakfast tortillas and hot chocolate while I ran to the Mexican bakery for our pastries to go with it. She didn't speak English and I didn't speak Spanish, but we taught each other enough to make it a magical thing. I was 13. The small amount of time that we had together is to this day one of my most cherished memories.

This man is a national treasure

Thank you for showcasing true mexican cuisine to the American audience.

I love how he’s still so excited about this.

My favorite culinary moment to this day is when you won Top Chef Masters. Mexican vs Classic French. Thats not to say Mexican is "better" than French cuisine but it sure isn't less than. What a beautiful moment.

His kitchen looks so cozy. He has passion for cooking. I feel good watching him because he is calm and because i like Mexican culture.

Always loved your broadcasts Chef but having now lived in Mexico full time for a couple of years I have really been using your recipes to expand my repertoire and my wife and friends have been the beneficiaries. You are a national treasure for both the USA and Mexico.

Enchiladas Suizas (Verde) are my go to comfort food. It was the first Mexican dish I had when I escaped from Buffalo and moved to So. Cal 50 years ago and I’ve probably had it 100 times since. Thanks for the recipe Chef. It evokes a lot of fond memories.

We always use flour tortillas instead of corn. When I was a kid I had asked my grandmother to teach me how to make enchiladas and so we started off early in the morning making more tortillas (she would never buy them from the store). It took us all day and her sauce with the dried chillies that she soaked.She would blend those chillies w garlic and seasonings then she would run it through a seive.The sauce was so good. That's why I wanted her to teach me how, I was only 11 yrs old. I was always in the kitchen w her growing up.

I made these tonight for dinner oh man. What can I say? They were FANTASTIC! I did the red tomato version with Tex mex seasoned chicken, with two kinds of cheeses: Oaxaca cheese and aged cotija. Amazing flavor explosion. Thank you so much Rick! Oh and just fyi folks, I followed the recipe and measurements exactly for the sauce and at first it was a little bit too thin for my liking but still delicious. But I ended up simmering the sauce for over 30 minutes and it made a huge difference. It was literally like a very delicious spicy Mexican version of a tomato soup! So that’s my tip if you guys have time. To give the super very rich body and extra delicious flavor. Simmer the sauce for at least 30 minutes. Worth it haha. Cheers

My God, Rick, you have helped my mother's kitchen tremendously with that trick with the oil on the tortillas. In truth, it was like when my mother learned to "whiten" the lard for the tamales with a mixer instead of using her tired hands with ice cubes. Traditional, sometimes means painfull.

My once italian american kit is now neatly 100% mex over the years thanks to your cookbooks and now these videos.

Wow....that is an incredible recipe...As always....Rick...is a national treasure for Mexico.....the US and the world......Keep it up Rick....

Rick Bayless, you ROCK!! That microwave trick surely helps me timewise as I was oiling/frying tortillas beforehand. Is it your passion to teach that keeps you in front of the camera with this new/current series??? I love it!

Hello Rick and DEANN🙋 I saw this recipe and had to jump in😊 I started watching your cooking show series on PBS around 1998 and made many a recipe, all delicious I might add. Then in 1999 I went to Barnes & Noble and ordered your books MEXICAN KITCHEN & AUTHENTIC MEXICAN. I have been a real hit with my family for years for making GREAT SALSAS of many 😄👍🎉 One dish that my kids have loved for years is your ENCHILADAS SUIZAS just as you have made them in your video! I want to thank you for teaching me the many ways of the Mexican kitchen and why food is so different in all regions💚❤ Take care and God Bless you Rick🙏🌶🥑🌽🍋🍅🧀🌮 Y Viva Comida de Mexico 🇲🇽 💖🎉

Rick yo te veo desde hace más de diez ay, me encanta que seas fiel a las recetas mexicanas, solo a ti te perdono que hagas ciertas modificaciones, gracias por promover nuestra deliciosa gastronomía y su historia ... tengo 63 año y mi sueño es conocerte algún día en persona y cocinar contigo... saludos desde Baja California Mexico 🇲🇽.‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

I made the enchiladas and were delicious. After making many, many enchiladas, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME that the tortillas didn't disintegrate with the salsa.

We ❤ your shows, Rick!

My favorite!!! Thank you Rick.

So very happy when I see a new video from Rick. We really appreciate the content, Rick. Thank you for everything - can't wait for the next one.

This has been one of the dishes I really love and wanted to see done and bonus with 2 different sauces, Brilliantly done!

My Mexican fare has really come to life over the summer thanks to your channel.

Thanks Rick,you are a superb cook as well as an articulate instructor.

My favorite enchiladas! Thank you, Rick!

How can you not love Rick Bayless! Great video :)

Well, well, well, my wife tells me she wants enchiladas for dinner and Chef Bayless just happens to drop this on us!

I love your passion and respect for not just the ingredients but the culture as well. Thanks for sharing your art with us.

Your cooking is wonderful. Thank you.

Your explanation and enthusiasm toward cooking is contagious, Chef! Thank you for all you share. Will be making these soon!

The Bob Ross of mexican cuisine. Thanks Rick! I have been to Sanborn's many times. This brought back memories!

I have been trying to figure out how to make enchilada sauce that I have tasted along the way but have been unable to reproduce. You my friend, just helped me crack the code.

Great, simple recipe. Thanks Rick!

Thank you for showing and explaining the techniques. It looks delicious

I love having black beans and rice mixed in to this dish as well - very tasty.

Rick is the BEST in the business!! ❤❤❤👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Mi guero favorito🇲🇽 Saludos desde Chicago, IL

This was a Grand Slam hit, thanks Chef!

Mr. Bayless, you should have seen my mouth drop when you put tortillas in a Plastic bag! I will definitely try your version. Thank You

Thank you so much for your recipe of chicken enchiladas suizas. It is one of my favorite Mexican dishes. Now I can make it at home thank to you Rick! :)

Looks delicious Rick! I like both but prefer the green style. Thanks for sharing with us your wonderful skill, knowledge, and recipes!

Made this for my wife. She absolutely loved it. Thank you sir

Thanks so much, Rick. Your videos are always informative and so pleasant to watch. It's enjoyable to see someone so enthusiastic and pleasant. The best to you from me.

I learned so much with this episode! You addressed so many problems I’ve run into (sauce absorbed in the oven, disintegrated tortillas, etc). I will definitely be trying this recipe this week. So excited to perfect my technique.

They look SOOO good!

I hadn't even heard of these until a couple of years ago and they've quickly become one of my favorite dishes.

We love watching you on tv the past approx 6 yrs. Love tomatillo sauce. Have fun and success to you always.

Good lord. The amount of knowledge this man just dropped in 21:04 is mind boggling.

I've learned so many tips today for when I make my enchiladas:) Thanks so much chef!

Great teacher. I hung on every word. Could listen to you for hours.

Awesome! looks delicious friend 💟 Thank you for sharing.. 🙏 Love it! 🤩

Much gracias Mr. Bayless! Thanks to you my wife and kids think daddy is a great chef. I always tell them about you’re mi maestro. God bless and may you keep teaching us for many, many years to come.

Another fantastic dish

One of my favorite chefs.... Top 5 for sure 🤤

This is on my menu for tonight. Just stopped by for a little reference and a confidence boost. Homemade green sauce made ahead of time. As for the cheese, I like a nice balance of all ingredients.

Thank you -- fantastic recipe!!!! Love your videos.

I had dinner all planned out and then I watched this, so back to the store I go to pick up the ingredients to make this. Thanks Chef! ;]

Thank you, Rick. I made the tomatillo enchiladas couple weeks ago using Sanborn's recipe, and they were okay. But, I learned a few tips from you today. Separate the filled tortillas a bit, add a bit of the sauce to the chicken so the flavor is infused throughout, and even though I oiled my tortillas your way, I did not seal them in a zip lock, so they were not as flexible and a couple broke apart. Lesson learned!

Oh I’m drooling just thinking about making these. Can’t wait to try them.

Thank you Rick, I had the pleasure to meet you at the fancy food show in New York at the Jacob Javitz Center. I told you then you taught me how to cook authentic Mexican Food. I serve it at my Restaurant in Hartford CT along with Many other cuisine genres. My Friends all say that my Mexican food surpasses any restaurant they go to. You taught me technique and tradition with that you allowed me to extrapolate recipes of my own.

Lovely tastes as good as it looks Rick

Looks delicious ! I love enchiladas. I think I will try to make some using this recipe. 😊

Probably one of the best things I've ever made at home. Great recipe!

You're a great teacher. Thank you! I have a feeling I'll be making much more Mexican food at home after watching several of these videos. Now to find some dried Ancho and Guajillo chilis!

RICK BAYLESS IS AWESOME!!!!!

Another great video! Thank you.

Absolute Home run ! Look so delicious ✌🏻

As a born and raised Mexican from Mexico City I can not tell you how much I enjoy and appreciate your love and passion for my countries culture/cuisine!! I’ve enjoyed watching you make great Mexican food for a long time! You are easy to like and follow, your videos are great and especially enjoyed the ones when you traveled to Mexico to experience the local cuisine thru out my country. If I’m ever on your neck of the woods I will definitely stop by and enjoy your restaurants! By the way you do not look your age at all! Must be all that Mexican food you’ve eaten 😅👍🏻🍻

Brilliant, thanks Rick!!

I love history with food it's so awesome.

Just made this It was Easy and simple. My kitchen smells sooo good 😊

Hi Chef🧑‍🍳... When you make your recipes/cook for us... You make it look so easy/simple... Your prep your kitchen so clean... Your voice so calm... Cooking step by step... Thank you... You do make us viewers feel comfortable... 🙌 I'm going to start cooking now😋

Wow, those look delicious!

I used to go to La Frontera whenever I went to Chicago. I loved it.

Damn. The ease to yummy ratio is so good!

I've learned so much from you, Master Chef, that I feel confident in opening an authentic Mexican restaurant one day soon. You're so graceful and soft spoken that your instruction is masterful and enlightening. Thanks, from ALL OF US! ❤

Looks amazing

This video inspired me to change the menu for tonight's dinner. I usually add some cream cheese and diced onions to chicken for my enchiladas but this is a very simple way to make them. My smoked Cornish Game hen which was left over from last night's dinner will now become the star of the show. I will try them your way this time. I was a chef in Mexico for a while and my enchiladas were very well received by the locals and especially by my Mexican wife's daughter.

Well done! This video just gave me a whole new variety of enchiladas to master.

Always so good!

Looks amazing. I've never tried enchiladas, but I now want too!

Nice and perfect explanation. Love it 😍

Looks great , making them tonight .

Thanks for the knowledge Rick! I’m going to make this dish for my family 👍🍺

I can not imagine having enchilada suiza with veggies. But I have it at our favorite Mexican Restaurant with shredded beef & Verde sauce. Yum! 😋

Hello Rick! I have to say, this video warmed my heart and brought a small tear 🥲. I’ve been a big fan of yours since I was a little kid. I remember me and my mom catching you on an episode of Great Chefs, Great Cities on the Discovery channel back in the days. We made your enchiladas recipe. We both became huge fans and always looked out for you in future episodes. We also tried your Crepes with Cajeta recipe on the same show. You’re the best! Takes for the stroll down memory lane. Hope to visit your restaurant one day. Cheers! ☺️

Would have never guessed you chose to live in Chicago. Just , wow. wow.

After going to 4 different stores, I finally have all the ingredients to make this dish & some red mole. Pretty stoked to try that!!

Those enchiladas rock!

I love your knotty pine cabinetry. Lovely. Warm. And beautiful. Flashback to the 1950’s /)

I love this guy 🇲🇽

You are magnificent! I can’t tell you how much I love your videos!

Looks delicious

That fresh onion on the top is some thing I wouldn’t have thought of and wow that looks perfect🤙🏽🌵

Interesting story, thanks for sharing, will give it a go!

Wow! Complicated but could be done. Can't wait to try.

I love enchiladas suizas we always use jalsberg cheese and to garnish we always do a quick pickled white onion and a little Greek yogurt mixed with a little milk or water with a sprinkle of salt🤤🤤🤤

Hola amigo, son magníficas tus enchiladas. Y las dos, verdes como rojas, se antojan mucho. 😁😁👍👍

Mis favoritas! I’ll make sure to make these.

😋 Thanks for the recipe 🙏👍🇲🇽

As alaways, an amazing video!!