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chicken thighs (I remove the skin, but the original recipe uses skin-on chicken) • daikon radish (about 500 grams) • mirin (a sweet rice cooking wine) • pisco (I like the flavor it adds and it replaces sake, which is a rice wine) • soy sauce (such as Kikkoman) • Salt and pepper to taste • water (about 480 ml)

beef chuck roast (about 1 kg) • medium onion • garlic • red bell pepper • medium carrots • bay leaves • dry white wine (about 1/2 liter) • cold water (about 600 ml) • beef bouillon cube • Salt and oil

side of salmon, bones removed • white wine (120–240 ml) • Coarse sea salt • Garlic powder • Onion powder • Fennel • large cucumber • unflavored gelatin • hot water (about 80 ml) • Mixed lettuce salad

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • granulated sugar (about 25 grams) • instant dry yeast (about 13 grams) • unsalted butter, at room temperature (about 170 grams) • salt • eggs plus 1 egg yolk, reserve the white • warm milk (about 175 ml) • egg white, for glazing the bread • sesame seeds, optional

peeled and deveined shrimp • vegetable oil • onion, diced • minced ginger • garlic, minced • sesame oil • shiitake mushrooms, sliced • Chinese eggplant, sliced • green bell pepper, diced • red bell pepper, diced • green onion, thinly sliced • shrimp stock (made from shrimp shells) •

large ears of corn (preferably starchy, like choclo humero, if available) • butter • onions, finely chopped • paprika • sugar, or to taste • salt, or to taste • basil leaves, chopped (optional)

whole wheat flour (about 4 cups) • warm water (375 ml) • instant yeast (9 grams) • salt (7 grams) • sugar (5 grams)

vegetable oil • sesame oil • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • cauliflower florets, blanched (about 340 grams / 12 oz) • Chinese eggplant, thickly sliced (about 230 grams / 8 oz) • carrot, sliced • red bell pepper, diced • sugar snap peas or snow peas • napa cabbage, chopped • hoisin sauce • Chinese oyster sauce •

large chicken thighs • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • soy sauce • Chinese oyster sauce • sesame oil • vegetable oil • sesame oil • garlic, minced • ginger, minced • onion, diced (about 75 grams) • red bell pepper, diced (about 100 grams) •

beef, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 450 grams) • Chinese noodles (lo mein noodles) (about 225 grams) • vegetable oil • vegetable oil • garlic, minced • fresh ginger, minced • white wine (240 ml) • pork broth (from cooked pork) (240 ml) • Chinese soy sauce • hoisin sauce • oyster sauce • beef bouillon cube •

pork shoulder or pork stew meat, cut into 1 1/4-inch cubes (about 550 grams) • water (about 1/2 liter) • coarse salt • vegetable oil • garlic, minced • onion, diced (about 200 grams) • paprika • dried oregano • ground coriander • ground cumin • cayenne pepper • fresh oregano, chopped •

Ingredients for the roll • large pork leg (pernil) • carrots, cut into long sticks • red bell pepper, cut into strips • green bell pepper, cut into strips • cooked Swiss chard leaves, stems removed (about 30 grams) • hard-boiled eggs, peeled • garlic, minced • dried oregano • ground cumin • cayenne pepper • ground black pepper •

sifted flour (about 155 grams) • butter (1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon, about 100 grams) • salt • beaten egg • sugar • cold water • cream cheese, whipped with 1/4 cup sugar • sliced strawberries, plus • sliced strawberries for decoration • granulated sugar • water • strawberry jam •

dried white beans, cooked • roasted pork ribs, cut (1 per person) • blood sausages (morcilla) • chorizo sausages, sliced • bacon or pancetta, thinly sliced (about 100 g) • olive oil • small onion, diced • garlic, minced • red bell pepper, diced • celery, diced (about 60 g) • cabbage, chopped (about 1/2 head) • chicken broth or water with 2 chicken bouillon cubes (about 1,450 ml) •

ribeye steaks • salted butter at room temperature (about 55 grams) • garlic, minced • chopped parsley • chopped cilantro • cooked black beans with their liquid (about 480 ml) • olive oil • onion, diced (about 50 grams) • garlic, minced • green bell pepper, diced (about 35 grams) • carrot, diced (about 30 grams) • celery, diced (about 35 grams) •

white rice (about 150 grams) • water (about 300 ml) • vegetable oil • onion, diced (about 50 grams) • garlic, finely chopped • celery, diced (about 30 grams) • green bell pepper, diced (about 30 grams) • carrot, diced (about 30 grams) • chopped parsley • pesto • cooked pine nuts (about 60 grams) • garlic •

ground beef • olive oil • garlic, minced • onion, diced • celery, diced • carrot, diced • potatoes, diced, peeled or unpeeled • cooked green beans, cut into pieces • cooked peas • fresh thyme, chopped • fresh oregano, chopped • salt •

instant yeast • warm water (about 300 ml) • salt • sugar • all-purpose flour (about 375 grams)