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[cheering]
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I'm at Backdraft Barbeque
in Roswell, New Mexico,
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taking on the undefeated
10-98 challenge.
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- When you face a challenge...
- Oh...
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Break down and cry.
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Fetal position, floor, stat.
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- That's all of it, right?
- We have to put all of it on there.
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I thought we were friends.
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If I can finish this four-pound barbecue
bonanza in less than 30 minutes...
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[woman] Basically everything we make here in
the restaurant just put it onto one plate.
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Family of four
or five could eat it.
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Maybe have some leftovers
to take home.
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I got a T-shirt and my photo
on the wall of fame.
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- [crowd cheering]
- So much sausage.
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Ahh!
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10-98, you're getting 86'd!
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[all cheering]
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[narrator] For years, food's
army has grown unchecked...
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Oh, my God.
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- bigger...
- Wow.
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spicier...
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Whoo!
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bolder...
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What is that?
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But a hero rises...
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That's tremendous.
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ready to taste
the nation's most epic eats.
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Uh...
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[cheering]
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I'm Casey Webb...
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Yes!
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holding the banner of man,
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and armed with years of
experience in the restaurant industry.
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[all chanting] Casey!
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I go into battle.
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Bring on the steak!
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Food, your days are numbered.
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It's gonna be a wild ride.
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The mighty Casey
has a taste for victory.
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Whoo!
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This is Man v. Food.
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[bell dings]
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[upbeat music playing]
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My wandering taste buds
take me to Roswell, New Mexico
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for alien-themed sandos,
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out-of-this-world Mexican,
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and a mountain of meat
challenge.
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Greetings, Roswell.
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I come in peace.
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[eerie music playing]
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In 1947, a mysterious find is
crashed near the city of Roswell,
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leading many to believe
there's evidence of alien contact.
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Science or fiction, this Southwestern
space haven is home to UFO research,
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conspiracy
and delicious desert eats.
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[music playing]
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When Roswell locals want a wicked
good sandwich, they come here to Bwiches.
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This ode
to everything supernatural
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has mouthwatering munchies
that'll launch you into the stratosphere.
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[music playing]
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At Bwiches, Chef Kerry
Moore is the master of her craft,
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witchcraft,
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taking the taste of New Mexico
and putting it between bread.
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So you could come here and get the
flavors of New Mexico in a sandwich.
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Authentic. Very authentic.
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[man] Because the way she
brings her creative aspects
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to the sandwiches, I think
just takes it up a notch.
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[Casey] They've got spellbound
sandos like the Wiccan Chicken
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or the Roswalien.
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But folks who want the true
Roswell experience order the 1947.
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Stacked with turkey and gravy,
New Mexican Hatch green chili jam,
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cream cheese and homemade
cornbread dressing.
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Traditionally, cornbread dressing
is something of the Southwest.
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Every Thanksgiving, so having the cornbread
dressing on the sandwich is a win.
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Happy Thanksgiving.
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[all laughing]
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- Your state food is actually chilies, yeah?
- Mmm-hmm.
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- You can put them on anything.
- And you do.
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[laughs]
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You know it's fall in the air, when
you can smell the green chili roasting.
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[Casey] I'm officially
enchanted by this chili.
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[in robotic voice] Take me
to your sandwich leader.
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[in normal voice]
Kerry! How are you?
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- I'm good. How are you?
- I'm doing great.
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Tell me about Bwiches.
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So, we'll take anything that's
traditional and then we New Mexico-fy it.
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We're gonna make the 1947. It's kind
of a "day after Thanksgiving" sandwich.
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That's when our visitors first
came to Roswell. [laughing]
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It's weird.
It's getting weird here.
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-I believe. I want to be a believer.
-Be a believer.
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All right. So the first thing we gotta
do is we gotta make some dressing.
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[Casey] Dressing is a Southern version
of stuffing cooked outside the bird.
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And Kerry uses New Mexican
Hatch chilies as the shining star.
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So I love autumn,
our harvest blend.
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Um, it's the end of the season on the chilies,
so the chilies are starting to turn red.
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So they actually... They're
changing with the season
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like the leaves
change on the tree--
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So, New Mexico doesn't have
tree leaves changes.
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- We have chili changes.
- I love the chili change.
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- Alien and green chili, right?
- Right, that's why we have green blood.
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- What?
- What?
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These are Hatch chilies, so
these are grown in Hatch Valley.
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[Casey] The self-proclaimed
chili capital of the world,
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Hatch chilies
are considered premium.
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Virtually identical to their
Anaheim relatives, but much hotter.
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[dishes clattering]
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So these
are considered extra hot.
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That's great. Tons of flavor.
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- Tons of flavor.
- Endless heat.
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Little smoky, little sweet.
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We sweat some celery
and onion in a pot
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and combine our harvest blend
with dried cornbread.
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Kerry and I mix in salt, pepper,
poultry seasoning, chicken stock
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and maybe more chilies.
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When we do Thanksgiving,
it's got chili in everything.
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- It's better the second day.
- It's way better the second day.
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We take our dressing
out of the oven.
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This is not done yet.
I fry it.
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- Oh.
- On the flat top.
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It needs more texture,
it needs that crispy...
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[Casey] Sure does.
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fried goodness.
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[Casey] A 1947 invades the
flat top with sliced sourdough
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and we spread on cream cheese
and Dijon aioli.
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We need a little bit
of the chili goodness.
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[Casey] And finally...
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So we're gonna add some turkey,
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a little more turkey,
and for some good measure...
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[both] More turkey.
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[Casey] We bewitch this wich
with gravy and dressing.
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Can't get this in my fridge
the day after Thanksgiving.
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[both laughing]
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- [Kerry] There it is.
- [Casey] That's a thing of beauty.
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The crash of 1947 sandwich.
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- [Casey] It's very reminiscent of Thanksgiving.
- [Kerry] Thanksgiving to go.
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[Casey] But with that
Southwestern New Mexican twist.
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It's super creamy, and it softens
the heat of the Hatch chilies.
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The cornbread dressing
just adds a whole other layer
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'cause it is like stuffing but it's
cornbread and it has that heat to it.
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- [laughing] - You know
what to ask for Thanksgiving?
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I'm going with that
for Thanksgiving.
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This sandwich has sent me
over the moon,
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but a meat mountain
is looming large.
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[man] That plate is so huge,
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it would take a large
firefighter to put that fire out.
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[Casey] So much sausage,
such little time.
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10-98 challenge,
your number's up.
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- Right.
- Right.
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[bell dings]
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[ethereal music playing]
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I'm in Roswell, New Mexico
to do battle with
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a mountain of barbecue, but
before I alien "eat" the 10-98,
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I'm stepping into old world
Mexico without leaving New Mexico.
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About four hours
from the border,
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Roswell has no shortage
of great Mexican eats.
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But when you want the very
best, there's only one place to go.
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Welcome to
Antigua Cocina Mexicana.
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[music playing]
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Honoring the authentic
culture and nostalgic flavor,
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Antigua Cocina brings Mexican
home cooking to life
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using only the best ingredients
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and the freshest tortillas.
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Hot!
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[man 1] When you walk in here,
you feel like you're somewhere else.
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- [woman 1] Yes.
- You feel like you've traveled somewhere else.
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And you feel like you're family.
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[woman 1] And I've traveled
around the world,
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and this is as close to old world
Mexican food that you can get.
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[woman 2] It's rich, it's cozy, you just
feel like you're eating something that
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somebody's grandma
taught them how to cook.
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It just fills
this whole different void
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than traditional New Mexican
or Tex-Mex food does.
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[Casey] With time-honored
plates like the enmoladas de pollo...
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'Cause it has the mole.
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It's got an earthiness to it,
but it's got a sweetness to it too.
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-I'm just keeping... I can't even stop.
-You're mad.
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[all laughing]
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[Casey]... to the cheesy
chiles rellenos de panela.
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It is perfectly cooked inside.
The cheese is nice and melty.
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[Casey] This is not your
run-of-the-mill Mexican,
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and for folks who seek
top-tier texture and kick,
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they take on the chicken tinga.
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Originated in Puebla, Mexico, tinga is stewed
with tomato, onions and chipotle peppers.
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And here
it's on crunchy tostadas,
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topped with queso fresco,
avocado and crema Mexicana.
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I like it spicy. Yes, sir.
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[all laughing]
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Sounds like you are writing
a profile for a dating app.
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I like it spicy.
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[man 1] The chicken's
very fresh, very tender.
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Now, the avocado is really, really
just soft and it just melts in your mouth.
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[crunching]
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Mmm.
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- Delicious.
- [man 2] Messy but good.
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I think the messier
the better, right?
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Yes.
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[laughing]
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I make my way to the
kitchen to take on tradition.
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- Saul.
- Hey, Casey.
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So, talk to me about Antigua. I know you
have a history in the restaurant business.
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Yeah.
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Nine years old,
Dad opened a restaurant,
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and standing on milk crates
to wash dishes, reaching over.
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- You said Antigua, so antique, right?
- Right.
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- It's like maybe "old way" or--
- Antique recipes, old recipes.
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So today, we're gonna
work on tinga.
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It's a traditional plate. This particular
dish originated with onions only.
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As a lot of people may know or may not
know, some dishes just come out of heart.
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As it evolved, people started adding
chicken, which is the most popular.
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Other variations include shredded
beef and different other meats.
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- Saul, so where do we start?
- Tinga goes on tostadas.
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[Casey] They're gonna be nice and really
crunchy and have to eat with my hands.
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- Right, you like to eat with your hands?
- Oh, yeah.
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[Saul] That's, uh...
that's the whole idea.
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Nature's forks.
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We're born with forks.
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[laughing]
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First thing we're gonna do is
we're gonna grab some onions.
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Yep. Those are onions.
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For our first layer of flavor,
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we let all the sliced onions cook
down until they start to brown.
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Then we bring in the chorizo.
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Chorizo. Dad's old recipe,
we have pork butts.
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Grind them down.
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Chorizo is highly spiced pork sausage
that's commonly used in Mexico.
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Oh, yeah.
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[Casey] Once the chorizo
is incorporated,
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we season with salt, pepper,
garlic powder and chicken bouillon.
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[Saul] Yeah.
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You can see those chilies. I mean,
the chorizo is fiery red, like my face.
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My hair.
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You guys are getting
hungry, aren't you? I can tell.
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I've been hungry.
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- Yeah.
- I'm always hungry.
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What is that?
Why am I always hungry?
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[laughing]
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[Saul] Now we're gonna add
our chicken.
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[Casey] What part
of the chicken we're using?
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We use dark meat. Dark meat,
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the chicken fry is gonna be a
lot juicier than the chicken breast.
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The all-natural chicken makes the big
difference. There's a big difference in flavor.
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[Casey] Lastly, we top off our tinga
with their specialty chipotle salsa.
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Saul and I start the
multi-level stacking process.
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The nice thing about the rest of the toppings
is it's gonna balance out that spice.
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[Casey] We layer on fresh crema
Mexicana, queso fresco, and sliced avocado.
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Plus a side of their hot sauce
for the heat seekers like me.
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Thank you.
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[crunching]
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Man, the heat is on.
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But the flavor,
the chicken is so moist,
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and the crema and the queso fresco
add to the richness of the actual tinga,
251
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so it's really creamy and rich,
252
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and the avocado just softens
everything, and the tostada is so crispy.
253
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Man, that tinga really sings.
254
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This tinga is king-a, but I
still have a titan to tackle.
255
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He's gonna have to dig deep. He's
just gonna have to find it within himself.
256
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[chanting] We believe!
257
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10-98 challenge,
I'm coming for you.
258
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[bell dings]
259
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[high-pitched scream]
260
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I'm in Roswell, New Mexico, at
Backdraft Barbeque for the 10-98 challenge.
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If I become the first ever to take down
the four-pound barbecue behemoth,
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I get a free T-shirt and my
photo on the wall of fame.
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This meat mountain better
prepare to meet its maker.
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[music playing]
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The brainchild
of a retired firefighter,
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Backdraft has transformed
an old train station
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into a Roswell's
barbecue headquarters.
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Serving up central Texas-style
barbecue with a New Mexican twist.
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For me, I think
they kinda keep it simple,
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just good pulled pork,
good brisket.
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- Several things done really, really well.
- Yes.
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It's the best in Roswell.
Flavorful, always tender.
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[Casey] With specialties like the Hazmat
sandwich smothered in spicy queso,
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or the green chili apple pie.
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But I didn't just come for
one thing. I came for all of it.
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[siren blaring]
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Meet the 10-98 challenge.
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Four pounds of Backdraft's best,
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with golden potatoes,
jalapeño cheddar sausages,
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baked beans, creamed corn, green chile
queso, brisket pulled pork, barbecue sauce,
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more queso
and smoked jalapeño poppers.
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[beeping]
283
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And there's no calling
for backup.
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Could you ever imagine having
four pounds of the barbecue here?
285
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[man] Problem is, you don't
have time to think about it.
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- When you face a challenge...
- Um...
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- [woman] Break down and cry.
- Cry, yeah.
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Fetal position, floor, stat.
289
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I mean, yeah, one step
at a time. [laughs]
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Take a deep breath before you eat it
because you might not get another breath.
291
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[laughing]
292
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[Casey] I head to the kitchen
to smoke the competition.
293
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- Hey, Bailey.
- Hi.
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[Casey] Thanks for having
me here. All right, the challenge.
295
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This is a 10-98...
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[Bailey] So 10-98 in firefighter
terms is the end of the call.
297
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- [Casey] So 10-98 is when I'm done.
- [Bailey] Yes.
298
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10-98 challenge is basically everything
we make here in the restaurant.
299
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Just put it on the one plate.
It's four pounds and it's massive.
300
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Family of four or five
could eat it.
301
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- Maybe have some leftovers to take home.
- Okay.
302
00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,160
Now that puts it in perspective.
303
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How many people have
actually taken the challenge?
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Only one person.
305
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- Oh.
- And they failed, miserably.
306
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Nobody has defeated
the challenge yet.
307
00:14:29,769 --> 00:14:31,836
- [Casey] Tell me-- Oh.
- I have one more thing.
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- If you had to wear this, will you do it?
- [Casey] Like Colombo.
309
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- I gotta wear this?
- You gotta wear the helmet.
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[bell ringing]
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[Casey] We start by adding a
binder of mustard to our pork shoulder.
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Bailey adds garlic salt, chili
powder, salt and pepper mix,
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and paprika to a bowl
and we whisk together.
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Feel like a, it's a cauldron,
like a little male witch.
315
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We coat the pork completely
and wrap it to secure the juices.
316
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Time to head across the street
to the smoker.
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[music playing]
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It is massive.
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We let the pork go low and slow
for 16 hours and lay on the rest.
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Jalapeno poppers, brisket, sausage, baked
beans, cream corn and golden potatoes.
321
00:15:20,287 --> 00:15:23,488
This is actually a double smoker, so
we smoke meats on both sides of it,
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every night.
323
00:15:24,190 --> 00:15:25,690
Yeah, looks like it.
324
00:15:25,692 --> 00:15:28,760
I'll be here watching this smoker,
make sure everything is smoked.
325
00:15:29,763 --> 00:15:31,162
Smells amazing out here.
326
00:15:31,164 --> 00:15:33,264
And when
it's ready to come out...
327
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In order to get the meat across the
street, we gotta use a special tool.
328
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- All right.
- I'm gonna go grab that.
329
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- [Bailey] All right.
- [Casey] Oh, hey.
330
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We load the 10-98 fixings
into the cart.
331
00:15:43,643 --> 00:15:44,943
Ooh, I feel like we're shopping.
332
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Shopping for my demise.
333
00:15:47,447 --> 00:15:49,681
And head back across the street.
334
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And now we gotta put together
the challenge.
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[Casey] We lay down
a base of golden potatoes,
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three jalapeño cheddar
sausages, baked beans,
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spicy creamed corn,
pulled pork and the brisket.
338
00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,429
- Oh, that's all of it, right?
- We have to put all of it on there.
339
00:16:04,431 --> 00:16:05,496
I thought we were friends.
340
00:16:05,498 --> 00:16:07,131
[Bailey] It's like
it never ends.
341
00:16:07,133 --> 00:16:08,900
Yeah, tell me about it.
342
00:16:08,902 --> 00:16:12,704
[Casey] And last but not least,
barbecue sauce, lots of green chile queso,
343
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and our four smoked
jalapeño poppers.
344
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Beat the 10-98 challenge?
That's a big 10-4.
345
00:16:19,079 --> 00:16:23,681
[crowd cheering]
346
00:16:23,683 --> 00:16:25,416
[Larry] Are you ready
to take on the challenge?
347
00:16:25,418 --> 00:16:27,018
Yes, Larry. I'm ready.
348
00:16:27,020 --> 00:16:29,954
Okay, when I ring the bell, you have
30 minutes to complete the challenge.
349
00:16:29,956 --> 00:16:32,023
[cheering]
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[chanting] Eat!
351
00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:41,566
Roswell! Roswell!
352
00:16:41,568 --> 00:16:45,303
[Casey] I push through this
cue like it's nobody's business.
353
00:16:45,305 --> 00:16:47,105
This is really, really heavy.
354
00:16:49,843 --> 00:16:52,677
[Casey] And nothing can stop
this fire of flavor.
355
00:16:53,613 --> 00:16:56,014
Jalapeno popper!
356
00:16:58,051 --> 00:17:00,651
[Casey] ...a nd I'm doing
my best to extinguish it.
357
00:17:00,653 --> 00:17:03,287
[chanting] Put that fire out!
358
00:17:03,289 --> 00:17:05,623
This plate
is just absolutely massive.
359
00:17:05,625 --> 00:17:07,859
I think the hardest part's
gonna be probably the sausage
360
00:17:07,861 --> 00:17:11,262
because it's quesed, and he's
gonna have to put a little chew on it.
361
00:17:11,264 --> 00:17:15,199
[Casey] Time is ticking and all
this chewing is holding me back.
362
00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:18,069
Will this bounty of barbecue
leave me stumped?
363
00:17:18,705 --> 00:17:20,605
So much sausage.
364
00:17:20,607 --> 00:17:23,908
[cheering]
365
00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:24,742
Ahh!
366
00:17:26,746 --> 00:17:28,212
[bell dings]
367
00:17:28,214 --> 00:17:29,580
[cheering]
368
00:17:29,582 --> 00:17:32,850
[chanting] Casey!
369
00:17:32,852 --> 00:17:35,086
[Casey] I'm in Roswell
at Backdraft Barbeque,
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00:17:35,088 --> 00:17:38,389
going toe-to-toe
with my four-pound foe,
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00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:41,159
the undefeated 10-98 challenge.
372
00:17:41,728 --> 00:17:43,193
That plate is so huge.
373
00:17:43,195 --> 00:17:46,631
It would take a large
firefighter to put that fire out.
374
00:17:46,633 --> 00:17:50,301
There's no way any normal
person could eat that whole thing.
375
00:17:50,303 --> 00:17:53,905
Casey's struggling, but I think
he can do it. I think he can.
376
00:17:55,141 --> 00:17:59,444
[all chanting]
377
00:17:59,446 --> 00:18:03,181
Hey, so 15 minutes down, we got
15 minutes to go, you're halfway there.
378
00:18:03,183 --> 00:18:04,582
Let's go! Let's go!
379
00:18:08,455 --> 00:18:11,556
[Casey] With half
the platter gone, I'm on pace,
380
00:18:11,558 --> 00:18:14,258
but this smoked meat
is slowing me down.
381
00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:16,994
[distorted chanting] Halfway!
382
00:18:16,996 --> 00:18:18,796
[Casey]
I tried to stay focused
383
00:18:18,798 --> 00:18:22,100
and remember that barbecue
has never let me down.
384
00:18:22,102 --> 00:18:24,202
Barbecue is my friend.
385
00:18:25,505 --> 00:18:26,337
You kidding me?
386
00:18:27,307 --> 00:18:28,406
That's gorgeous.
387
00:18:31,244 --> 00:18:32,143
It's so tender.
388
00:18:32,946 --> 00:18:33,911
You're a nice bunch.
389
00:18:37,584 --> 00:18:39,383
I believe in you, Casey.
Let's go!
390
00:18:41,921 --> 00:18:44,889
[Casey] Every bite's smoky,
sweet, spicy.
391
00:18:44,891 --> 00:18:47,758
I fork my way forward
and finish the brisket.
392
00:18:51,097 --> 00:18:55,366
[chanting] Bye-bye, brisket!
393
00:18:55,368 --> 00:18:58,536
He's gonna have to dig deep. He's
just gonna have to find it within himself.
394
00:18:58,538 --> 00:19:01,239
Whoo. Let's go...
395
00:19:01,241 --> 00:19:02,607
Whoo.
396
00:19:02,609 --> 00:19:05,309
Hey, Casey, we're down
to 25 minutes, five to go.
397
00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:07,378
Hey, we can do this.
Let's go, let's go!
398
00:19:11,518 --> 00:19:14,719
[chanting] We believe!
399
00:19:14,721 --> 00:19:18,723
[Casey] With Roswell behind
me, I know the truth is still out there.
400
00:19:18,725 --> 00:19:21,225
[chanting] Casey!
401
00:19:21,227 --> 00:19:24,262
So much sausage,
such little time!
402
00:19:24,264 --> 00:19:29,400
[Casey] I patiently wait for the aliens
to abduct my plate and call 10-98.
403
00:19:31,070 --> 00:19:35,973
- Five, four, three, two, one!
- [Casey] But they must all be at Area 51.
404
00:19:36,809 --> 00:19:39,010
[all] Aw...
405
00:19:39,012 --> 00:19:43,414
Okay, Casey. Great job. 30
minutes is up. You didn't quite make it.
406
00:19:43,416 --> 00:19:48,152
Unfortunately, in the battle
of man versus food, food won.
407
00:19:48,154 --> 00:19:50,421
Aw!
408
00:19:50,423 --> 00:19:54,192
But I love you,
Roswell, New Mexico. Whoo!
409
00:19:54,194 --> 00:19:56,794
- [all cheering]
- I'll be back.
410
00:19:57,497 --> 00:19:58,863
But hold the sausage.