chicken (about 1 kg) • pork shank (about 1/2 kg) • beef short ribs with meat (about 1/2 kg) • Onion, to taste • Garlic, to taste • Salt, to taste, for cooking the meat • green beans (about 1/2 kg) • chayotes (about 1/2 kg) • mulato chiles • chilhuacle chiles • water (120 ml) • burnt corn tortilla •
shrimp (about 1 kg) • garlic • dried chile de árbol peppers • Roma tomatoes • Chicken bouillon powder • Garlic salt • Black pepper • Ketchup • White rice (plain, with corn kernels, or any kind you prefer)
beef, cut into small pieces (preferably very thinly sliced steak) • bacon • cooked Peruvian beans (you can use any cooked beans you have at home) • To taste: onion, cilantro, and lime • Cambray onions (optional; also called Mexican spring onions) • Tortillas • tomatillos (or green tomatoes) • onion • garlic clove • fresh cilantro • serrano pepper • vegetable or chicken broth, or water (1 liter) •
for the patties • eggs • ground shrimp meat (about 250 grams) • for the sauce • water (about 480 ml) • onion • garlic • cascabel chiles • Salt or chicken bouillon, to taste
Roma tomatoes • chiles de árbol or serrano peppers • onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon (such as Knorr) or a small bunch of cilantro • Tortilla chips
pork leg, cut into cubes (about 2 kg) • achiote paste • large garlic cloves • whole cloves • whole allspice berries • dried oregano • ground cumin • orange juice (about 1/2 liter) • Juice of 2 large limes • large banana leaves, toasted • Salt and chicken bouillon powder, to taste
boneless, skinless chicken breast (1 kg) • corn tortillas (1 kg) • Chihuahua cheese (or substitute Monterey Jack or mild cheddar) (1 kg) • Anaheim green chiles • Mexican crema or sour cream (about 240 ml) • medium tomatoes • white onion • serrano chiles • garlic cloves • Oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste
ground beef (500 grams) • small can ground chipotle peppers • rice (about 200 grams) • chicken bouillon with cilantro powder (optional, or 1 chicken bouillon cube) • 1 onion • eggs • Enough rice and breadcrumbs to help form the meatballs • water (about 480 ml)