Spicy

whole chicken, cut into pieces • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • avocado leaves • bay leaves • onion or 1 small onion • thyme • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • hoja santa (acuyo) leaves • bitter orange or 1 tablespoon vinegar • garlic cloves •

small head cabbage, very finely shredded • cooked chickpeas (I use them peeled) • cooked green peas (about 250 grams) • dried ancho chiles, soaked overnight and seeded • tomatoes, sliced into thin strips • small red onion, thinly sliced • chorizo (about 250 grams) • thin pork cutlets, chopped • garlic cloves, chopped • parsley, coarsely chopped • white pork lard • salt, to taste

shrimp • chipotle peppers in adobo sauce • mixed vegetables • Butter, to taste • Salt • water (about 830 ml)

chicken, any cut you prefer • dried guajillo chiles (100 grams) • medium red tomatoes (about 8 ounces/225 grams) • avocado leaves or mixed aromatic herbs • cane vinegar • whole cloves • small piece of onion • chicken bouillon cube

sweet potatoes • butter (about 75 grams) • garlic • chipotle peppers • lactose-free cream (about 100 ml)

baby potatoes • dried árbol chiles (about 1 handful) • Juice of 8 juicy limes • garlic clove • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste

Small poblano peppers (if you like it spicy) or large ones (if you prefer it mild) • sour cream (about 1 cup or 240 ml) • Tomatoes • Onion • Garlic • Salt • Milk or water • plastic bags (one large and one medium)

chicken breast • Salt, to taste • spicy mole paste (125 grams) • sweet mole paste (125 grams) • Mexican crema, • grated Cotija cheese (250 grams) • Chopped onion, • corn tortillas • Olive oil, • Water, • sesame seeds • disk Oaxaca chocolate

peeled shrimp (about 500 grams) • garlic • onion • butter (about 28 grams) • olive oil (about 30 ml) • tomato • dried chili sauce (about 240 ml) • water (about 480 ml) • small can chipotle peppers

limes • beer of your choice • salt • chamoy sauce • habanero hot sauce • Maggi seasoning sauce

ground beef (500 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion • serrano peppers • Worcestershire sauce and seasoning sauce, to taste • oregano • Bouillon powder, to taste • Salt, to taste

shrimp (1 kilogram) • butter (about 1/2 cup or 113 grams) • freshly squeezed lime juice (about 120 ml) • onion • garlic, finely chopped • ketchup (about 120 ml) • canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

dried chile de árbol peppers • onion • Garlic, to taste • salt • Black pepper, to taste • Cooking spray (about 5 seconds) • shrimp

boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 4 pieces • onion • garlic • spicy mole powder (about 1 kg) • sesame seeds (about 1/2 kg) • oil (30 ml) • Salt • water (1 L) • natural sugar

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 •

tuna in water • corn tortillas • cilantro • tomatoes • onion • Chile de árbol, to taste • large garlic cloves • Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, to taste • Sour cream, • Avocado,

Garlic, to taste • onion • Salt, to taste • Green chile peppers, to taste • Water, • pork ribs with some belly (about 1 kg) • fresh purslane (about 1 kg) • tomatillos (about 500 grams)

beef steak • oil • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • tomatoes • cumin seeds • garlic cloves • onion • water (about 1.4 liters) • chicken bouillon powder • carrots • cooked nopales (about 400 grams)

large tomatoes • small onion, peeled and chopped • garlic, peeled and chopped • cilantro, chopped (about 1/4 cup or 10 grams) • yellow quince, cored and chopped • Salt, to taste • For the meat: • finely chopped pork (about 1 kilogram) • Salt, to taste • To serve: refried beans, tortillas, and homemade hot sauce, as desired

shredded chicken breast • red chile sauce (about 1/2 liter) • corn tortillas • cheese, shredded (about 200 grams) • sour cream (about 1/4 liter) • garlic salt • onion powder • mustard • butter • chicken bouillon powder, to taste

cooked and deseeded jalapeño peppers • tuna • Mayonnaise, • carrots, thinly sliced • medium onion, thinly sliced • garlic clove • whole peppercorns • bay leaves • oregano • apple cider vinegar (120 ml) • Olive oil, • Salt, to taste

large cooked chicken breast, shredded (or 1 medium) • corn tortillas or 1 bag of tortilla chips • vegetable oil (about 240 ml) • medium tomatoes • pasilla chiles • onion • garlic cloves • shredded cheese (about 150 grams) • sour cream (about 240 ml) • Salt or chicken bouillon, to taste

cacao beans (1 kilo) • dried chiles (about 250 grams) • tomatoes (about 500 grams) • garlic • small pinches cumin • onion (about 250 grams) • Salt • pork (1 kilo) • corn (2 kilos) • sugar (1 kilo) • milk (1 liter) • Banana •

chicken breast fillets • black pepper • garlic powder • Salt, to taste • sour cream or Mexican crema (250 ml) • Anaheim green chiles (depending on size) • small can corn (optional) • butter • small piece onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon cube • cilantro •

chicken leg quarters, skinless • vegetable oil • cooked pasilla chiles • tomatillos • onion • garlic • chicken bouillon cube

tomatoes (about 500 grams) • Morita chiles to taste (use more or less depending on how spicy you want it) • garlic • onion • chicken drumsticks (or use pork if you prefer) • Salt to taste • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr, about 5 grams) • Oil

beef • oil • ---- Sauce for Birria • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • water (about 1.2 liters) • garlic • black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaf • small stick cinnamon • salt

chicken (about 1 kg) • guajillo chiles • large ancho chile • large tomatoes • onion • garlic cloves • dried oregano • black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaves • ground cinnamon • Salt, to taste •

large jalapeño peppers, stems removed • onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon • Salt and pepper to taste

pork cracklings (about 500 g) • dried ancho chile • dried chipotle chile • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic • chicken bouillon powder • Salt to taste • oil