Tacos Al Pastor from FINAL FANTASY XIV | Arcade with Alvin
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4 күн бұрынThis episode is sponsored by FINAL FANTASY XIV. For more info on the Dawntrail expansion, click here: na.finalfantasyxiv.com/dawntr...
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Inspired by the Tacos al Pastor in FINAL FANTASY XIV, Alvin had to make tacos al pastor completely from scratch.
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@Chozo55 2 күн бұрын
The fact they couldn't use music from the game in the beginning despite being sponsored by them seems... funny for some reason.
@ladynikkie 2 күн бұрын
Square Enix is really prickly when it comes to their music and copyrights.
@BJGvideos 2 күн бұрын
@@ladynikkieStill, in what's basically an advertisement for it you'd think they'd give them some tracks
@stevemanart 2 күн бұрын
@@BJGvideos My best guess, having worked with the American branch of Squenix on a sponsorship before, is that he main offices in Japan don't actually know what's going on with these sponsorships because the American branch reaches out way too lake to clear things with the people who oversee the copyright drones.
@KillerTacos54 2 күн бұрын
Classic Japanese company
@ThatHomestar 2 күн бұрын
@@stevemanart sounds about right, japanese corporations tend to be pretty slow moving dinosaurs compared to american ones
@thatguyoverthere2288 2 күн бұрын
Andrew: "so what qualifies you to be part of the Babish team" Alvin: "cilantro is the bane of culinary existence" YOURE HIRED!
@dragonicdoom3772 2 күн бұрын
Totally agree with Alvin on this: coriander tastes like soap normally but when its fully incorporated into something else its fine
@Kuremisago 2 күн бұрын
As someone who can't eat cilantro (or raw onions, or green onions), agreed
@KawaiiEvoMii 2 күн бұрын
Cilantro is DELICIOUS. Sorry you pulled the bad evolutionary card lol
@KawaiiEvoMii 2 күн бұрын
@@dragonicdoom3772 Pulled the bad genetics card I see
@ShugoAWay 2 күн бұрын
That's about the losers only qualification as he's failed in every episode I've tried to sit through
@TheMadTube 2 күн бұрын
Using pineapple juice as a marinade: if you use canned shelf stable pineapple juice, the enzymes are reduced. It will not be as mushy. Fresh pineapple juice or juice you get from a container that needs refrigerated has way more bromelain in it. You should not use that for long marinade times. Quick tip: if all you have is fresh or refrigerated juice, put it in a saucier and bring it to a low boil. Keep boiling for 5 minutes at the lowest heat setting you can muster. Then let the juice cool down to room temperature naturally. A significant portion of the enzyme becomes denatured, reducing the mush potential.
@user-gf4mr4co4m 2 күн бұрын
I tried a similar recipe last year with chicken - figured id use fresh pineapple with it - came out so soft and mushy - never knew why!!!!!
@Jason-ji2zx Күн бұрын
Might also be worth noting that they pounded out the meat AND marinated with pineapple. A double whammy, so to speak.
@jacquespoulemer Күн бұрын
I had a similar catastrophe with fresh pineapple and chicken. The chicken was slimey and I couldn't enjoy it. I almost never throw food away but I did toss that fiasco.
@ShadowMage- 2 күн бұрын
hearing "POV pounding meat" was funny, Alvin's tone while saying got me the most 😂
@theinnovationorganization7110 2 күн бұрын
That camera angle got me questioning my sexuality
@subnormality5854 2 күн бұрын
@@theinnovationorganization7110 Didn't think I'd see pork taking backshots today but here we are
@jason4443 2 күн бұрын
"What website is this?"
@TheJesselopez1981 2 күн бұрын
I wanted to see how they got that shot so I googled that phrase. I wouldnt recommend.
@failwiz 2 күн бұрын
Not even Babish is safe from the "have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG" meme
@xxkewldudexx Күн бұрын
Hey, it's better than the TERF game or the therapy scam.
@NtcPedroPeterNews 2 күн бұрын
I like it how Alvin is always honest about how his recipe turned out. And humble too.
@nimbrennilthepalelady1852 2 күн бұрын
The cornservant approves the addition of corn tortillas
@CastleBravo023 2 күн бұрын
Indeed. :-D
@CryoJnik 2 күн бұрын
A Kernel of wisdom for one Alvin.
@AnnoyingSquib Күн бұрын
Quite incandescent of Alvin.
@Valavaern 2 күн бұрын
The tripple-skewer system was interesting and innovative, but this would have been to perfect time to pull out the old shwarma machine from back in the day.
@stevemanart 2 күн бұрын
The enzyme you hate in cilantro is denatured with acid or heat. By mixing it with citric acid and allicins, you break down the chemical that triggers your genetic marker and you only get its natural flavor.
@tonythenonja 2 күн бұрын
Cool!
@katl8825 Күн бұрын
Wait, really? This is game changing :o
@stevemanart Күн бұрын
@@katl8825 you need to give it time to breakdown, but yeah. Cooking the cilantro deactivates the soapiness, as does letting it sit for a while (at least 10 minutes but sometimes longer) mixed with citric acid or allicins. This means you don't want to wash your onions after chopping if you're mixing them with cilantro.
@handongpark2019 2 күн бұрын
"Heat...fry...taste..." (In all seriousness, hope everyone is enjoying Dawntrail! And thank you for this wonderful recipe!)
@wryed 2 күн бұрын
no way, tacos al pastor from THE critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV??? which has a free trial, and includes the entirety of A Realm Reborn AND the award-winning Heavensward expansion up to level 60 with no restrictions on playtime?
@JDSleeper 2 күн бұрын
No, up to level 70! Now includes the Stormblood expansion!
@wryed 2 күн бұрын
@@JDSleeper noooo my copy pasta is outdated
@gateauxq4604 Күн бұрын
Should be up to 80 and include SHADOWBRINGERS now after DT released!
@roan9914 Күн бұрын
@@wryedyes yes it is
@GayBearBro2 2 минут бұрын
@@gateauxq4604Expect that after 7.4 comes out, if the Stormblood addition is anything to go by.
@taotaoliu2229 2 күн бұрын
Alvin, could you do the rabbit stew from Minecraft?
@BingBunger 2 күн бұрын
unfortunately Babish already did a rabbit stew in the Red Dead Redemption 2 video
@taotaoliu2229 2 күн бұрын
@@BingBunger That was *bear* stew, man.
@jefferzzz0 2 күн бұрын
7:10 a reason Alvin could hate the taste of cilantro is that, for some ppl, their genetics play a role in how the olfactory receptors on their tongue pick up certain tastes - leading to more of the “soapy” flavor enzymes that cilantro has in its leaves. I personally know a couple people who cannot stand cilantro at all, and I tell them this exact thing can be part of the reason why that is, so I guess my psych degree paid off somewhat in the end.
@Bellial87 Күн бұрын
Dude's genes failed
@DonovanKuter 10 сағат бұрын
I don't think it tastes like soap, I just don't like it
@JaySay 2 күн бұрын
Glad that we're getting more Arcade with Alvin episodes (and hopefully Anime ones, too!) I'm all for cooking and seeing talented chefs create amazing dishes, but I get the most joy out of the channel when I see more of what made Babish what it was all those years ago; recreating & improving upon foods found in TV/film, and now in anime/games! Thanks for bringing this back again, Alvin. Hope to see more Babish & Anime/Arcade on the channel!🤙
@NadiaSeesIt Күн бұрын
ALL we are getting is Alvin. I didn't follow Alvin. I followed Andrew Rea. I'm out
@adamchurvis1 2 күн бұрын
**FINALLY** a cooking channel that does NOT omit the all-important Achiote! What, did the other channels figure like, "Well, it LOOKS red, so I guess it's finished"?
@apathetk 2 күн бұрын
Yea, the expansion has some weird quirks when describing the tacos in the game. One of the characters describes the tacos as having a crunchy(!) corn tortilla, while the Culinarian crafting recipe has it using rye (why?!) flour to make a flour tortilla, then the actual model of the tacos you see are clearly flour tortillas. Japan moment, lol.
@fredxu99 2 күн бұрын
Ngl most of this expansion feels like "yes, this is south america yes" and did a poor rendition. It's borderline stereotypes just shoved into the game lol.
@tracyglasper5177 2 күн бұрын
Culinarian main? Seriously though, so excited to see an FFXIV recipe!
@spiderboy196 2 күн бұрын
Accidentally you made a Gringa
@jmjon9 2 күн бұрын
Surprised Alvin doesn’t have like 5 or so episodes for Dungeon Meshi yet
@riuphane 2 күн бұрын
Now I'm regretting my lunch decisions... Love al pastor!!!
@BJGvideos 2 күн бұрын
There's always lunch tomorrow!
@aaaababab 2 күн бұрын
Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV? With an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning Heavensward, and thrilling Stormblood expansions up to level 70 for free with no restrictions on playtime.
@Aluranae 2 күн бұрын
Listening to this while crafting my own few batches for dungeon running, excellent BGM.
@calles23 2 күн бұрын
That's technically not a quesadilla it's a mulita :)
@tonythenonja 10 сағат бұрын
Because of the corn? Or the two pieces of tortilla?
@calles23 10 сағат бұрын
@@tonythenonja the two tortillas plus adding in the toppings
@ravnemagne9598 2 күн бұрын
It would be really fun if you made Archon Loaf, or that burger G'Raha Tia eats in Endwalker.
@Cocollyt 2 күн бұрын
He did the burger a few months ago!
@roan9914 Күн бұрын
And the archon loaf is not something that should be brought into the real world
@seanheath4492 Күн бұрын
Pretty sure Archon Loaf is basically nutraloaf.
@Nexwulf 2 күн бұрын
Alvin needs to make Xibruq Pibil next from Dawntrail.
@95Capricorn Күн бұрын
The crossover I didn't know I needed....thank you!
@charmedfosure 2 күн бұрын
"Sting a little bit" Pineapple literally eats through my face😂 lol
@Hacob_R 2 күн бұрын
What are the odds this video dropped as I’m marinading my Al pastor… glad I didn’t make your fresh pineapple mistake😜
@bmac3738 2 күн бұрын
the hard cut to a huge manatee was a wild choice.
@MalignantAffliction 2 күн бұрын
i love the self reflection on what went right and wrong, and how it went wrong. thats extremely helpful
@Rhiannercakes 2 күн бұрын
I've been enjoying Dawntrail very much! So happy to see this.
@JoinTheVoidOfEnuo 2 күн бұрын
"Does pineapple go on tacos?" Yes, and it shouldn't even be a controversial opinion. If you say otherwise, you probably haven't gotten tacos al pastor at an authentic Mexican taco truck/restaurant.
@tonythenonja 10 сағат бұрын
Fax
@odd_cup_of_coffee 2 күн бұрын
Something I'd do with toasting the tortillas is put them on the burner grate itself at the lowest possible heat. Perfect toasting
@tonythenonja 10 сағат бұрын
Yum
@lucinae8510 2 күн бұрын
I normally skip promotions, but I was so happy to see BCU actually getting sponsored by a major video game franchise, that I chose to watch through it!
@shiny9690 14 сағат бұрын
adding "develop an aversion to cilantro" to list of job qualifiers for the BCU
@jeromethiel4323 2 күн бұрын
Corn tortillas are so much more flavorful. And IMHO, much more authentic. They are a LOT harder to work with, but worth it for the corn flavor.
@spicyboi6601 2 күн бұрын
al pastor is my favorite type of filling for tacos but it is SUCH a PITA to make lol . The actual effort that goes into it as well as finding the ingredients... i've ended up having to make my own achiote paste because i couldn't find it anywhere but online.
@sergemazur2540 2 күн бұрын
"nice POV action, pounding meat... what website is this?" I chuckled waaaaaaay louder than I should have watching this video after midnight. 😆
@danielsantiagourtado3430 2 күн бұрын
Thanks For this! Love 🌮🌮
@Bertziethegreat Күн бұрын
It's so nice of Alvins friends to help him beat his meat.
@tonythenonja 10 сағат бұрын
It takes two
@conangod00 2 күн бұрын
Alvin discovered how to make a gringa at the end.
@akhaadi1086 2 күн бұрын
Finished the main story yesterday so seeing this this early is a treat. Now to wait on that xibruq pibil episode
@jacobkern2060 2 күн бұрын
Cochinita pibil's going to be an interesting thing to try and replicate. Especially if they go for the game-accurate version and try to make it be a full-grown hog that's being roasted instead of a piglet.
@YureiRue 2 күн бұрын
I was just thinking this! I haven’t finished the current MSQ but I’d love to see him recreate Xibruq pibil as well! :>
@poggersquirrel583 18 сағат бұрын
Pork shoulder backshots in the BCU. What a time to be alive.
@acgearsandarms1343 2 күн бұрын
Would you also make the Tulliyolal Sunrise? Both with and without alcohol? Can’t really laugh at your friend’s nutkin based expense without one.
@prog00017 2 күн бұрын
The "How to Drink" channel just posted their own sponsored ffxiv video doing pretty much exactly that
@joefigueroa8809 2 күн бұрын
I honestly enjoy these episodes
@dannyfrog 16 сағат бұрын
When Al Pastor is done correctly, nothing tastes better on a taco.
@matto3113 2 күн бұрын
I appreciate how you keep in things like the situation with the pineapple juice in the marinade. Cooking shows can be too manufactured. You know there are times the food isn’t great, but they keep up the appearance for the camera. Own your mistakes and move forward.
@aura_rune 2 күн бұрын
I can see Alvin being a Crafter/Gather main thats somehow also beaten all the Ultimates to date.
@jeromethiel4323 2 күн бұрын
Tacos, made from the finest Pastor. May he rest in peace... ^-^ Every time i hear "al pastor" it makes me think they are cooking up priests. It's just a funny way words work, and i love word play, so... ^-^
@tonythenonja 10 сағат бұрын
Blessed meat
@Cassandra_Johnson 2 күн бұрын
Weird thing - since getting covid and briefly losing my sense of taste a last year (it came back eventually), I can actually tolerate cilantro.
@vsv12345 Күн бұрын
tortillas should be put in the comal inmediatly after pressing, that will help with texture
@timothy-josephvalles7668 2 күн бұрын
Been following you for a couple years now, and I love all the recipes (craving that Mrs. Maisel brisket right about now)! But it is so cool to see you’re an FFXIV fan too! Hope you’re enjoying the expansion! Looking forward to trying out the taco recipe, cheers!
@notabotgaming4622 Күн бұрын
Dude!!! This on the smoker would be legendary!
@markgervais9094 2 күн бұрын
Mallet-Cam is the new hero of the channel!
@Spyhermit 2 күн бұрын
Alvin in the cleaner suit with the gloves is the kind of dark energy I wasn't aware I needed in a cooking channel.
@NicholasCullen1 2 күн бұрын
I learned a new way to cut up limes for maximum juice extraction - place the lime in front of you so one of it's ends is facing you, cut off a cheek, rotate, cut the next cheek, rotate, cut, rotate cut and you'll end up with 4 cheeks and a little central rectangular bit and all of them juice way better than wedges.
@5m4llP0X 2 күн бұрын
Could you please make the whole roasted shark's head from Dave the Diver?
@thenoodledragon6007 2 күн бұрын
ive never been so early... Love the relevence simce DT just dropped lol! Love it!
@wytsewolf 2 күн бұрын
i never came so early!
@JaimeNyx15 Күн бұрын
Tacos Al Pastor is in the running for my favorite Mexican food. Looking forward to trying to make this myself
@christophergrace1085 Күн бұрын
I just made Al Pastor the other day. I do use canned pineapples for the marinade. I also used "Country Ribs" and cooked them whole on the grill. It's not authentic, but is (IMO) one of the best ways to make Al Pastor at home!
@madambutterfly1997 2 күн бұрын
Dawntrail is 🔥🔥🔥
@xs1l3n7x 2 күн бұрын
lol... so much creativity flowing
@carly_0516 2 күн бұрын
My boyfriend LOVES Final Fantasy! This recipe might make him want to marry me! 😆
@tonythenonja 10 сағат бұрын
Let us know 😂
@paniagua._d 20 сағат бұрын
i find portioning the balls into even smaller portions and putting it in the press 2 times till its super thin to help, it takes practice to take out without breaking but the result is much better
@VideoGamesInTheAM 2 күн бұрын
Is the recipe not in the description anymore?
@dechoi542 2 күн бұрын
Do you mean the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV? With unrestricted playtime up to Stormblood?
@horaciolerda 2 күн бұрын
Next try Mabo Curry from Tales Of Arise.
@NyahNyeh 2 күн бұрын
I am hoping for like a big Dungeon Meshi episode one day were they make either all the recipes or at least the most famous ones
@kagemarunl Күн бұрын
I'm curious to see if they're able to recreate the treasure bugs jam. Or the stone-baked cockatrice and egg ankake, complete with edible container. 👀 Anything specific you're looking for?
@isaaco5679 14 сағат бұрын
My wife and I use our instantpot to make an el pastor inspired recipe with a very similar flavor profile. However, we use squirrels and call it squirrel pastor, and it is our new favorite method for squirrel.
@LinuxRocks101 2 күн бұрын
Kinda was interested in what rye tortillas would be like, but so much for that... 👀
@_.junebug._ Күн бұрын
Pork shoulder backshots is CRAZY
@NicBoffin Күн бұрын
Best way I ever had al Pastor (in Mexico, mind you) was in Aguas Calientes - similar to it was done in the end. Large flour tortillas, Aguas Calientes cheese (similar to mozzarella, I guess) with the al Pastor, lime, and cooked pineapple. For some reason I never learned, they call them Gringas.
@parkerstoops6058 2 күн бұрын
Relating this to a video game is the biggest stretch, bigger than that cheese pull
@KillerTacos54 2 күн бұрын
Legendary
@seandupuie3552 2 күн бұрын
Nice, I just bought that exact tortilla press. Haven't used it yet though.
@juanjosepiconmoreno9264 2 күн бұрын
I would like the Hot pant's sandwich of jojos Stell ball run.
@chocotrueno3602 2 күн бұрын
Man, that sandwich looks delicious
@magnusthereddidnithingwrong 2 күн бұрын
A devotee of the Cornservant, I see.
@HaveANiceDayDude Күн бұрын
You need to cut the limes perpendicular to the grain of the fruit. Slicing from stem to stem means you can’t squeeze them nicely - all the juice shoots out everywhere
@omniscientearl 13 сағат бұрын
I, too, have the genetic marker that makes Cilantro taste like dish soap. But for some reason it's one of my favorites. I toss a fresh handful on tacos all the time.
@Objective-Observer Күн бұрын
For the corn totilla, you should have lightly fried them. Yes, there is a genetic... aspect that some folks think cilantro tastes like soap.
@forsakenwolfshadow 11 сағат бұрын
this is beautiful XD I love that ffxiv has it on the Tural website too
@Chef_PC 2 күн бұрын
At 1:48, the show is hosted by V. I bet Alvin is wearing a Guy Fawkes mask.
@VolvagiasBlaze Күн бұрын
the "tacodilla" that alvin made here is a thing that exists here. it's called a "Gringa"
@TheJesselopez1981 2 күн бұрын
You wanna get some light char marks on those tortillas. Corn or flour, get a few black spots on them. Higher heat for 30 seconds.
@jesslikescoffee24 2 күн бұрын
What website is this 😂😂😂
@katehucks774 12 сағат бұрын
I had no idea tacos Al Pastor were from a game, my local taco place does them and calls them that, I just assumed it was some regional kind of taco from somewhere specific!
@josephjosephjoseph9313 Күн бұрын
This game seems kind of cool, might give it a try !
@martinzemanek2257 2 күн бұрын
I should make a variant, where I use cheddar instead of mozzarella...
@MatsJPB 2 күн бұрын
Weirdly, I love cillantro in sushi. But hate it in most other circumstances.
@KefkeWren 2 күн бұрын
The closer equivalent to alpaca is probably lamb/mutton, but I'm not a meat expert. Just guessing from them being similarly wooly animals. At least around here, most grocery stores carry it.
@letmehavemyhandle 15 сағат бұрын
when you said pineapples, i instantly thought of GUGA foods... he has done some experiments with pineapples and meat...
@margotrosendorn6371 Күн бұрын
Ever made a Swineapple? It would be a fun sequel to this.
@Jaylooker 2 күн бұрын
Yum
@KazyEXE Күн бұрын
Tower of Babish is my favorite dungeon in FF14
@pattaroniandcheesekg 2 күн бұрын
That pineapple is GREEN
@xshiromorix 2 күн бұрын
Alpaca is a lean red meat, so without being able to use actual alpaca meat for the game version, lean beef would have been closer than pork.
@FlavorFusionKitchen1 Күн бұрын
🎉🎉
@ProfessM 19 сағат бұрын
For a week before Dawntrail came out the two stores in town have been out of pineapple with no sign of any coming anytime soon and I've wanted all the pineapple items in 14. It is madness! I hate rural Canada when it comes to shopping for food!
@DapperDemon 2 күн бұрын
a little disappointed you didn't get alpaca meat. how comparable is pork? is alpaca even white meat? wouldn't lamb have been a closer substitute that is still more commonly available?
@roan9914 2 күн бұрын
He was making more traditional Al Pastor more than what is shown in game, Mexican Al pastor is pork
@BJGvideos 2 күн бұрын
I'd go with goat myself
@StrangerForever85 2 күн бұрын
In fairness, those fluffy devils spit.
@the-sillycate 2 күн бұрын
Real tacos al pastor use pork meat
@DapperDemon 2 күн бұрын
@@the-sillycate that makes some sense then, but I still think that since this is based on the in-game recipe, they should have gotten as close to alpaca meat as reasonably possible instead of just using a real world recipe
@bsctsngrvy9089 2 күн бұрын
Andrew would've made Rye Torts. I would like to formally request that you try again.
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