Beef mint

chicken • beef (such as chuck roast or eye of round), or your preferred cut (about 1 kg) • carrots • –4.5 oz green beans (about 100–125 grams) • onion • –5 cloves garlic • tomato • Fresh parsley • Celery and leek • –3.5 oz chickpeas (about 75–100 grams) • bouillon cubes • Fresh herb sprigs (such as mint or marjoram) •

large slice of melon • shelled pistachios • extra virgin olive oil (15 ml) • apple cider vinegar (5 ml) • garlic • white pepper • breadcrumbs to thicken • fresh mint pennyroyal leaves • small fried beef meatballs (optional)

cured ham (preferably Iberian, about 3.5 oz/100 grams) • dried chickpeas (about 100 grams) • fine noodles (about 100 grams) • fresh mint • ground cumin • beef or chicken broth (about 300 ml)

beef tripe (menudo) • pig's feet • onion per 2.2 lbs (1 kg) of tripe • green bell peppers • bay leaves • whole heads of garlic • crushed tomatoes (Martinete or any brand, about 28 oz each) • dried hot chili peppers • ground cumin • black pepper • sweet paprika • white wine (2 liters) •

Chickpeas • Beef • Pork belly • ham bone • soup bone • Chicken • Celery • Rice • Mint • Salt

dried chickpeas (about 300 grams) • celery stalk • leek • carrots • potato • fresh pork backbone bones • stewing hen (or free-range chicken) • beef shank • ham bone or small piece of cured ham • fresh chorizo sausages • fresh pork belly • Green beans or cabbage (to taste) •

chicken breast (roasted or grilled) (about 250 grams) • curry powder • Mint leaves (optional, but adds a nice touch) • onion • butter (or half butter and half oil) • heaping tablespoons all-purpose flour • milk (about 200 ml) (I used 1/4 cup milk and 1/2 cup beef broth) • Egg • Breadcrumbs • Nutmeg • Salt • Black pepper •