Ancho pepper

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,

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) •

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

large white potatoes • carrots • loose chorizo (250 grams) • dried ancho chiles (100 grams) • garlic cloves • onion • sour cream (1/2 liter) • shredded cheese (about 2.5 oz or 1/4 pound) • Lettuce • As much oil • Enough water to boil the vegetables and 3 cups water to boil the chiles • more cup water for the sauce •

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 •

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

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 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 beef shank (about 1 kg) • beef soup bones • medium onion • garlic clove • Salt, to taste • dried ancho chiles • dried mulato chiles • dried pasilla chile • onion • garlic clove • large tomatillos • epazote •

beef tripe (menudo) • garlic • dried ancho chiles • Oregano to taste (remove any stems) • Salt to taste • onions • limes • serrano chiles • water for the menudo (about 7.5 liters) • water for the chiles (about 1.5 liters)

pork neck bones (espinazo de puerco) • dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded • small French roll or bolillo • thick slice onion • garlic • large red tomato • tomatillos • thyme • oregano • cumin • Salt • hot water (about 500 ml) •

cooked chicken breasts • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • little sesame seeds • tablet Mexican chocolate • peanuts • Salt and pepper to taste

chicken leg and thigh pieces • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • onion • garlic cloves • whole cloves • chicken bouillon (such as Knorr) • black pepper • oregano • nopales (cactus paddles) • salt to taste • bay leaf •

beef flank (about 1 kg) • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • garlic • bay leaves • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Ground cumin, to taste • chicken bouillon cube • coriander seeds • Dried oregano, to taste

plantain (ripe) • small French roll (bolillo) • mulato chiles • ancho chiles • tomato • onion • garlic cloves • cinnamon stick • whole clove • whole black peppercorns • dried oregano • almonds •

Sauce: • guajillo chiles • dried red ancho chiles (for a little heat, add 2 roasted and soaked puya chiles) • garlic clove • onion • whole allspice berries • cinnamon stick • small pinch cumin • tablet Mexican chocolate • water (about 480 ml) • small piloncillo or a piece (about 1.5 oz / 40 g) • lard or vegetable shortening (about 40 g) •

dried mulato chiles (about 125 grams) • dried ancho chiles (about 125 grams) • dried pasilla chiles (about 125 grams) • cinnamon • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • anise seeds • cumin seeds • sesame seeds • Roma tomatoes • medium onion • garlic cloves •

corn tortillas (about 250 grams) • garlic • Roma tomatoes (about 300 grams) • small stick cinnamon (about 1 gram) • whole cloves • dried ancho chiles • dried morita chile • small French bread roll (bolillo) • toasted sesame seeds (about 15 grams) • star anise • tablet Mexican drinking chocolate • Oregano, to taste •

lamb shoulder or loin (about 400 grams) • mixiote leaves, • dried ancho chiles • dried pasilla chile • allspice berries • whole cloves • dried oregano • ground cumin • pulque (about 250 ml) • avocado leaves • bitter orange • garlic •

tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lbs / 700 grams) • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • green chile (such as jalapeño or serrano) • garlic cloves • onion • chicken bouillon cube • tomato bouillon cube • corn tortillas (about 1 1/2 kg) • cabbage or 1/2 head of lettuce, chopped as desired • Crumbled queso fresco, to taste • Mexican crema, to taste •

dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • garlic clove • tomato bouillon (such as Knorr) or 1 cube • Roma tomatoes • corn tortillas (about 500 grams) • chicken breasts or thighs, cooked and shredded • Sour cream, to taste • Shredded lettuce, to taste

cooked, shredded pork (about 500 grams) • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • oil (120 ml) • salt • garlic powder • ground black pepper • ground cumin • onion powder

pork leg (1 kg) • dried ancho chiles • vinegar (120 ml) • garlic cloves • whole cloves • coriander seeds • coarse salt, to taste • dried oregano • dried thyme • ground ginger • onion • bay leaves

pork leg (or chicken) (about 600 grams) • onion • garlic • bay leaf • vinegar (120 ml) • dried ancho chiles • thyme • coriander seeds • oregano • grated ginger • whole cloves • Salt, pepper, and sugar to taste

chicken leg and thigh per person • dried ancho chiles • onion • garlic cloves • tomatoes • ground cumin • ground cinnamon • Salt, to taste • Avocado leaves (optional), if available • Aluminum foil