Carnitas

bolillo rolls, split in half with a firm crumb • mashed or refried beans • roasted pork or carnitas, cut into small pieces • onion rings marinated in lime juice, salt, and dried oregano • For the broth: • tomatoes • freshly ground toasted spices with cinnamon and cumin • fresh cilantro • apple cider vinegar • apple juice • large onion, peeled and roughly chopped • garlic, peeled and chopped •

can cola (about 300 ml) • Juice of 2 oranges, with peels • can evaporated milk • white onion, halved • whole head of garlic • coarse salt • Spices to taste: cloves, black pepper, and bay

Freshly made tostada shells • carnitas (about 500 grams) • Cabbage • Avocado • Black beans • Habanero chili crema • Lime • Salt

special birote rolls (or use crusty French rolls if unavailable) • tomatoes (about 1 kg) • whole cloves • garlic cloves • small onion • ground cumin • dried oregano • refried beans (about 480 ml) • carnitas (about 500 grams) • dried arbol chiles • Salt, to taste

pork carnitas (about 750 grams) • Refried beans, to taste, mashed • bolillo rolls • FOR THE SAUCE: • tomatoes • whole cloves • garlic cloves • small onion • Dried oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste • Bouillon powder or granules, to taste • water (2 liters) •

For the sauce: • ripe Roma tomatoes (about 1 kg) • whole black peppercorns • garlic clove • bay leaf • Salt to taste • ground cloves • ground cumin • white vinegar • For the sandwiches: • crusty Mexican rolls (birotes salados) • carnitas (pork shoulder or ribs, about 1 kg) •

mini bolillo rolls or small French rolls • refried beans with chorizo (about 1 kg) • thin slices of carnitas or shredded pork leg (about 2 kg) • tomatoes, stemmed and roughly chopped (about 2 kg) • onions, peeled and roughly chopped (about 1/2 kg) • garlic, cloves peeled and chopped • cinnamon, toasted or roasted • small handful toasted cumin seeds • toasted whole cloves • toasted anise seeds • bay leaves • roasted red bell peppers, cleaned, seeded, and stemmed •

cooked or prepared pork shoulder (carnitas style) • As needed, warm corn tortillas • large tomatoes, roasted and stemmed • onion, peeled and thinly sliced, roasted • garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, roasted • serrano chiles, stemmed and roasted • Juice of 1 bitter orange (or substitute with a mix of orange and lime juice) • Citrus zest, to taste • freshly ground spices with salt • Salt, to taste • tequila • pickled jalapeños with carrots, onions, etc., thinly sliced, plus one whole jalapeño •

medium portobello mushrooms • orange juice (about 480 ml) • honey (about 30 ml) • garlic clove • onion • Mixed herbs (such as bay leaf, thyme, oregano) • allspice berries • apple cider vinegar (about 15 ml) • dried prunes • Salt, to taste • ---- for the salsa • tomatoes •

pork (leg, bone-in rib, loin, or flank) • onion, quartered • garlic cloves • whole allspice berries • thyme • marjoram • bay leaves • Juice of 1 orange • evaporated milk (60 ml) • cola (such as Coca-Cola) • Maggi seasoning sauce • coarse salt •

pork ribs • pork shoulder • pork lard • evaporated milk • orange juice • orange with peel • onion • garlic • salt to taste • whole black peppercorns • bay leaves to taste

pork belly • onion • garlic • lard • coarse salt • table salt • water • milk • orange

Bolillo rolls • Pork carnitas, to taste • Tomato, to taste • Onion, to taste • Jalapeño pepper, to taste • Mayonnaise, to taste • Mustard, to taste • Avocado, to taste • Salt, to taste

pork lard • pork stomach or maw • pork cheek • pork leg • pork ribs • whole pork skin • pork loin or sirloin • beer • cola (Pepsi or Coke) • large oranges • lemon • water to dissolve the salt •

pork ribs • orange • milk (150 ml) • salt to taste • pepper to taste • lard (150 grams) • oregano • blue corn masa • bean paste • serrano peppers • jalapeño peppers • onion (100 grams) •

pork leg • pork skin • pork ribs • pork lard • oranges • cola • onion • garlic • Salt, pepper

corn tortillas • pork carnitas • red tomatoes • árbol chiles • guajillo chiles • onion • Toothpicks • garlic cloves • Oregano • Salt, pepper, cumin • Lettuce or cabbage • Pickled red onion •

assorted carnitas • green salsa • onion, finely chopped • all-purpose flour • eggs

pork in chunks • water • coarse salt • brown sugar or • small piece of piloncillo • pork lard • fine salt to taste

corn flour • warm water • carnitas bits • Mashed beans, to taste • Salsa of your choice, to taste • Manchego or fresh cheese, to taste

pork ribs • pork loin • pork shank • raw pork skin • natural pork lard • garlic • Salt to taste

Pork (with fat) • Garlic • Ginger • Soy Sauce (50 ml) • Sugar • Water • To taste Hard-Boiled Eggs (2-3 pieces)

pork shoulder • pork skin • orange • Coca-Cola (400 ml) • beer (250 ml) • water (300 ml) • bay leaves • allspice berries • cloves • garlic • lard • Salt to taste •

pork leg (can also use ribs) • tomatoes (preferably very red) • white onion • green chiles to taste - I recommend this amount • garlic • salt to taste • bay leaves • sprigs of cilantro • pork lard

flour • butter • milk • onion • salt • pepper • pork ribs • water • oregano • garlic • salt

pork leg • pork lard • Roma tomatoes • serrano peppers • evaporated milk • orange juice • garlic • Herbs of choice, to taste • onion • Coarse salt, to taste • oil • Avocado, to taste •

carnitas • refried beans • large bags of tortilla chips • red salsa • shredded or sliced cheese (that melts) • Sliced pickled jalapeños to taste • sour cream

large sesame seed rolls • black beans mashed with epazote and mint to taste • onions pickled in sour orange juice, sea salt, and dried oregano with a splash of tequila • or to taste chopped cooked pork carnitas, Michoacán style • ripe tomatoes • roasted xoconostles, peeled, seeded, and chopped • large onion, peeled and quartered • garlic, peeled and chopped • mint, chopped • fresh rosemary leaves • cinnamon stick • vinegar •

garlic, chopped • lbs. assorted pork pieces (ribs, loin, backbone) • oregano • bay leaf • thyme • black pepper • chicken-flavored seasoning sauce • lard • cola • oranges (juice and peel) • water • coarse salt •

pork backbone • pork shoulder • pork ribs • pork flank • pork skin • pig's feet • lard • aromatic herbs • cloves • black peppercorns • marjoram • chicken bouillon •