Lunch party

ricotta cheese • medium tomatoes • white onion, finely chopped • green chili pepper, chopped • garlic clove • olive oil • Oregano, to taste

red onion (about 800 grams; I used 2 large ones) • water (400 ml) • salt • apple cider vinegar • brown sugar • whole allspice berries • bay leaves • whole cloves

Sourdough Starter: • all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • water (about 300 ml, adjust as needed) • active dry yeast (about 15 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • eggs • unsalted butter (about 150 grams) • granulated sugar (about 150 grams) • salt (about 7 grams) • dry milk powder (about 50 grams) • unsalted butter or vegetable shortening (about 125 grams) • powdered sugar (about 125 grams) •

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 •

tomatillos • serrano peppers • white onion • or 1/4 cup cilantro • water (120 ml) • salt

(about 2 2/3 cups) Peruvian beans (or pinto beans) • (about 14 oz) Spanish-style chorizo sausage • (about 14 oz) Chihuahua or Menonita cheese • (about 7 oz) sliced red pickled peppers • (about 1 lb 2 oz) smoked bacon • (about 7 tablespoons) unsalted butter

shredded chicken (about 300 grams) • onions, peeled and thinly sliced into julienne strips • jalapeño peppers, stemmed, peeled, seeded, and cut into thin strips • red poblano peppers, seeded, stemmed, and thinly sliced into strips • fresh epazote, finely chopped • garlic, peeled and finely chopped • pork lard (from carnitas) (about 60 grams) • Salt, to taste • warm corn tortillas • Enough oil for deep frying • Spicy homemade red salsa • Spicy homemade green salsa •

garlic • water (3 liters) • large dried shrimp (about 225 grams) • medium onion • whole black peppercorns • carrots • medium potatoes • guajillo chiles • Salt, to taste • oil (50 milliliters) • butter • whole clove

large fried pork skin (chicharrón duro) • pickled pork skins (cueritos) • limes • sour cream • chopped onion • chopped tomato • pickled chili vinegar • pickled chili peppers • ground dried oregano • Salt to taste • lettuce, washed, disinfected, and chopped • avocado •

green tomato salsa (see recipe) • cooked nopales (about 4 large nopales; see recipe) • –5.3 oz pork chicharrón (the kind that comes in curled pieces) (about 120–150 grams) • Salt, to taste

chicken, cut into pieces • tomatoes (about 2 kg) • miltomate (tomatillo) (about 1/2 kg) • stale bolillo rolls (or substitute with 1 1/2 cups stale French bread, cut into pieces) • large plantains • onions • Pickled chili peppers • whole cloves • black peppercorns • Oregano • Thyme • cinnamon •

fresh corn dough (about 500 grams) • Salt, to taste • Pork lard, to taste • Avocado, to taste (optional)

beef sweetbreads (500 grams) • Juice of 3 limes • Salt, to taste • Pickled onions, to taste • avocado, sliced • Red salsa, to taste • corn tortillas

white or yellow onion • olive oil (about 15 ml) • Salt and pepper to taste

-inch whole wheat baguette • radishes • Salted butter, • wooden skewer • small radish, for garnish

beef round (pulpa bola) • smoked bacon • smoked pork belly • water (4 liters) • tomatillos • tomatoes • serrano chiles • chorizo • large potatoes, partially cooked • large onions • cilantro • garlic •

all-purpose flour (about 800 grams) • vegetable shortening (about 400 grams) • sugar (about 150 grams) • baking powder • egg • vanilla extract • water (250 ml) • pastry cream, cream cheese, or jam • ground cinnamon • sugar • butter • rolling pin or glass •

French roll or bolillo, sliced in half lengthwise • Pico de Gallo: • Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped • finely chopped white onion • jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped • chopped cilantro • fresh lime juice • kosher salt • Beans: • vegetable oil • chopped white onion • chopped garlic •

cooked beans of your choice (about 480–720 ml) • chorizo sausage • onion, finely chopped • chili pepper, finely chopped (to taste) • Salt, to taste • Cooking oil, to taste

beef tripe (menudo) • beef feet • large onions • garlic • limes (about 2 kg) • dried guajillo chiles • oregano • coarse salt • or more dried arbol chiles • fresh green arbol chiles • corn tortillas (about 4 kg) • avocados

beef or beef ribs (about 1 kg) • salt • garlic cloves • medium white onions • Roma tomatoes • dried Guajillo chiles • Romaine lettuce • corn tortillas (about 1 kg)

Large wheat chicharrón (duros) • tomatoes • green cabbage (use half of a medium one) • large cucumber • For serving: • Sour cream, to taste • Lime, to taste • Hot sauce (such as Guacamaya, Valentina, Búfalo, Botanera, etc.) • Chamoy • Chili powder (like Tajín) • Grated dry cheese (such as Cotija)

fideo pasta • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon cube • tomato bouillon cube • chipotle peppers • Salt to taste • Vegetable oil • cilantro • About 4 1/4 cups water (1 liter)

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 •

beef for birria (about 1.5 kg) • tomatoes • onion • garlic • dried mirasol chiles • dried ancho chile • cumin • thyme • marjoram or oregano • black pepper • allspice • cloves •

flour tortillas • shrimp (about 115 grams) • onion • bell pepper • tomato • flour and a little water • Oil for frying • Pink sauce with habanero, to taste

cooked chickpeas (about 165 grams) • small red onion, finely chopped • tomato, finely chopped • cilantro, finely chopped (about 4 grams) • cucumber, finely chopped • Juice of 2 limes • tamari or soy sauce

Peruvian beans (about 500 grams) or your preferred beans • bacon (about 200 grams) • turkey ham (about 150 grams) • chorizo (about 150 grams) • onion • garlic • canola oil (or lard) • Cilantro, to taste • pork rinds (about 30 grams, use any crunchy pork rinds) • tomato • serrano pepper (or use pickled jalapeño)

to taste cheese (I used basket cheese because it’s affordable) • medium zucchini • medium ripe tomatoes • onion • large garlic clove • corn kernels (drained) • olive oil • chicken bouillon powder • to taste sour cream

Potatoes (baby potatoes or cut into large cubes) • cilantro (wash thoroughly before use) • serrano peppers • Olive oil, to taste • Salt, to taste • water (about 240 ml)