Ancho

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

brown rice (about 200 grams) • lentils (about 200 grams) • chopped onion (about 150 grams) • garlic, chopped • water (about 950 ml) • olive oil (about 15 ml) • ground ancho chile (about 12 grams) • ground cumin (about 1.5 grams) • Salt to taste • Cilantro sprigs,

large dried ancho chiles • panela cheese (about 500 grams) • eggs • large tomatoes • black pepper • whole cloves • (about 1 inch) cinnamon stick (3 cm) • garlic cloves • onion • water (480 ml) • all-purpose flour • salt to taste •

guajillo chiles • ancho chiles • corn tortillas (nixtamalized, if available) • onion • garlic • eggs • sour cream • crumbled fresh cheese (such as queso fresco or farmer cheese)

large dried ancho chiles • panela or manchego cheese, or your favorite cheese • cone piloncillo (about 3.5 oz/100 grams) • tomatoes • garlic clove • onion • Sour cream, for serving • water (1 liter) • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste

dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • onion (1/4 for the sauce, 1/4 for the meatballs) • cumin • medium tomatoes or 4 large tomatoes • garlic clove • ground meat (beef and pork mix, about 500 grams) • raw egg • hard-boiled eggs • of a bag of breadcrumbs (about 1/2 cup or 60 grams) • oil • salt

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

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 chickens (about 7 3/4 lbs or 3.5 kg) • dried ancho chiles, toasted and seeded • dried guajillo chiles, toasted and seeded • serrano chiles • whole black peppercorns • whole cumin seeds • dried oregano • small stick cinnamon • roasted garlic • oil • hoja santa (or acuyo) leaves • avocado leaves •

boneless beef shank (about 1 kg) • beef short ribs (about 1 kg) • dried guajillo chiles (nopaleros) • dried ancho chiles • dried cascabel chiles • dried morita chiles • whole allspice berries • whole cloves • ground cumin • dried marjoram • dried thyme • ground ginger •

whole chicken • bay leaves • avocado leaves • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • ground cumin • seasoning mix • dried ancho chiles, boiled • dried guajillo chiles, boiled • tomatoes, boiled • dried oregano • curry powder •

beef tenderloin (about 1 kg) • guajillo chiles • pasilla chiles • ancho chiles • chipotle chile (for a Sonoran touch) • large garlic clove • ground cumin • ground cloves • onion • chicken bouillon cube • Salt to taste • Black pepper to taste •

boneless pork leg, sliced (1 kg) • pork lard (about 2 1/4 cups or 500 grams) • limes • dried guajillo chiles • dried pasilla or ancho chiles • paprika • white onion • red onions • green cabbage or white cabbage • dried chile de árbol or bird’s eye chiles (250 grams) • avocados • Salt and pepper to taste •

chicken breast and 2 chicken thighs • guajillo chiles (use fewer if you prefer less heat) • morita chiles • canned chipotle chiles • oregano, to taste • garlic cloves • bay leaves • avocado leaves • thyme • salt and pepper, to taste • vinegar (60 ml) • cooking water from the chiles (60 ml) •

pork shanks (about 2 kg) • Roma tomatoes • onion • dried ancho chile • dried pasilla chiles • dried guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • Black pepper, cumin, cloves, and bay • Beans • Rice • Onion with habanero pepper • Red chili sauce

dried ancho chiles (1 kg) • dried guajillo chiles (250 g) • ripe plantains • soft white bread (such as sandwich bread) • onions • garlic • dried oregano (100 g) • cinnamon sticks (100 g) • walnuts (100 g) • peanuts (100 g) • almonds (125 g) • raisins (250 g) •

tomatoes (about 1 kg) • sesame seeds (about 1 kg) • onions • cooked chicken (about 500 grams) • almonds (about 60 grams) • parsley (about 50 grams) • toasted bread (about 200 grams) • cookies (about 400 grams) • Salt • vegetable oil (about 500 ml) • dried red ancho chiles • garlic cloves •

tilapia fillets • avocado oil • garlic powder • smoked paprika • ground cumin • sea salt • ancho chili powder • ground black pepper • paprika • corn or flour tortillas, as preferred • Cooking spray, • Fresh pico de gallo, to taste (optional) •

cooked pinto beans (about 1 liter) • beef ribs (about 400 grams; you can also use pork ribs) • dried guajillo chiles (or other red chiles) • dried ancho chiles • small piece onion • garlic clove • cumin • oregano • Salt and pepper to taste • Water • Plenty of flour or corn tortillas • Pico de gallo (diced tomato, onion, cilantro, and serrano pepper), to taste •

nopales (about 500 grams) • chicken drumsticks (about 1.5 kilograms) • guajillo chiles • pasilla chile • ancho chile • garlic / 1 red tomato • small pieces onion • Salt and pepper / oil

whole chicken (about 4.6 lbs or 2.1 kg) • Salt to taste (preferably sea salt) • carrots • Green peas to taste • Chickpeas to taste • Maguey leaves as needed • medium onion • garlic • Roma tomatoes • dried mirasol chiles • dried ancho chiles • Cumin to taste •

beef head • guajillo chiles • ancho chiles • white vinegar (60 ml) • large garlic cloves • onions • tomatoes • oregano • marjoram • mixed dried herbs • thyme • nutmeg •

dried guajillo chiles • dried poblano chile (ancho chile) • large beef tongue • white onion • red tomatoes (Roma or plum) • tomatillos (green tomatoes) • Salt and pepper to taste • dried arbol chiles • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr)

beef shank (about 1 kg) • corn • potatoes • carrots • chayotes • green beans (about 150 grams) • onion • garlic • dried ancho chiles • epazote • Salt, to taste

pork shoulder or leg (about 1 kg) • garlic cloves • medium onion • tomato • Anaheim pepper • dried guajillo or red chiles • dried ancho chile • dried oregano • black pepper • cumin • white vinegar • mayonnaise •

chicken • oregano • whole cumin seeds • whole black peppercorns • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • whole cloves • garlic cloves • cinnamon stick • avocado leaves • Salt

dried ancho chile • dried mulato chile • dried guajillo chile • large garlic clove • dried oregano • ground cloves • cinnamon • chopped onion (about 100 grams) • unsweetened cocoa powder • cornstarch • ground beef (about 400 grams) • corn tortillas •

dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • tomatoes • onion • garlic • plantain • small baguette or bolillo roll • dried oregano (about 15 grams) • bay leaves • ground cinnamon (about 15 grams) • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) • potatoes •

boneless, skinless chicken breast (1 kg) • pork shoulder or pork loin (1 kg) • pre-cooked hominy corn (1 kg) • onions • tomato • garlic • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • dried arbol chiles • large radishes • limes • Oregano, to taste •