Name: Tucson: Gateway to Sonora
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

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Pati makes traditional tamales with corn, chiles, and cheese, and then for the main course, pork chops topped with a pickled grape salad. In Sonora, she visits a traditional hacienda, where she gets a true taste of Sonoran ranch food.

Pati's Mexican Table

Hacienda Ranch Food

Pati prepares a true Sonoran feast for the crew - Sonora cheese soup, chicken in pecan and ancho chile sauce.

Cooking for the Crew

Pati makes three classic Sonoran recipes- a fish special called pescado zarandeado, a rich stew called gallina pinta, and a tasty dirty rice with clams. In Sonora, she visits vacation destination Puerto Peñasco.

Super Sonoran

Pati travels to Sonora's coast on the Sea of Cortez, where local legend Toño Contreras gives her a tour including shellfish on the beach, his restaurant Mariscos El Rey, and his home kitchen for some crave-worthy recipes.

Legends of the Sonoran Sea

Pati spends a day in the kitchen with her middle son, Sami, cooking recipes inspired by her travels in Sonora that she knows he'll love - beef and potato chimichangas, rice with lentils and caramelized onions, and an avocado and radish salad.

Sonoran Family Favorites

Pati tours one of Hermosillo's oldest flour mills and gets a lesson on making coyotas, a traditional dessert, at a local bakery. In her kitchen, Pati shares her take on a classic Sonoran recipe - a carne con chile burrito.

Flour Power

Pati learns that carne asada goes way beyond grilled meat in Sonora. It's an important weekly ritual that brings the whole family together.

Carne Asada with La Familia

On the coast in Bahía Kino, local fishermen catch giant sea scallops. Then, in the mountain town of Matape, Nere, one of Sonora's few female butchers shares her wisdom with Pati.

The Blessing and The Benefit

Pati spends a day in Sonora's capital, Hermosillo, visiting some of the city's best culinary destinations. From gigantic burritos at Doña Guille to Sonoran hot dogs, Pati experiences all Hermosillo's food scene has to offer.

Hermosillo Food Crawl

In Tucson, Pati learns the basics of artisan bread-making from Don Guerra of Barrio Bakery. She crosses into Sonora, Mexico, to see where the wheat is from. Back in her kitchen, Pati creates a menu of tasty recipes using wheat flour.

Tucson: Gateway to Sonora

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Pati Jinich is a chef whose true passion is bringing authentic Mexican flavors, colors, textures and warmth into American kitchens. She shares the tastes and culinary adventures of her native country.

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