Arbol

tomatillos • white onion • large handful dried chile de árbol peppers (we recommend more than 20) • garlic • chicken bouillon powder (like Knorr) or 1 tablespoon salt • water (about 475 ml)

fresh pineapple (1 thick slice) (about 165 grams) • medium white onion • garlic • dried chile de árbol peppers (use more or less to taste) • allspice berry • sesame oil (or any cooking oil) • rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) • salt

pork spare ribs (about 700 grams) • Roma tomatoes • medium zucchini • medium onion • garlic • dried chile de árbol peppers • water (240 ml) • Salt and pepper, to taste

garlic • dried chile de árbol peppers • dried guajillo (mirasol) peppers • unsalted peanuts • sesame seeds • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • oil (about 150 ml; I used soybean oil)

For the enchiladas: • soft fried corn tortillas, preferably fried in good-quality pork lard • For the Christmas sweet 13-chile sauce: • different dried chiles (Morita, Japanese, Cascabel, Pasilla, Costeño, Guajillo, dried Chipotle, Ancho, smoked Chipotle, Árbol, yellow Costeño, smoked Ancho, and Pico de Paloma chile) • roasted cinnamon • Small handful of sweet spices (anise, coriander seeds, cardamom, cloves, and Tabasco pepper) • Grated nutmeg • Small handful of raisins • Small handful of prunes • Small handful of peanuts • Small handful of pecans or walnuts • epazote •

corn, kernels removed • onion, finely chopped • cilantro, finely chopped • dried chile de árbol peppers • butter (90 grams) • oil • salt • Water • Lime, to taste • Mayonnaise, to taste • Grated cheese, to taste • Chile piquín powder, to taste

tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • Chiles de árbol, to taste • small bunch cilantro • Salt, to taste

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

large tomatillos (about 1 1/2 pounds or 680 grams) • garlic cloves • dried arbol chiles • jalapeño pepper • white onion (about 1/4 onion) • salt • water (120 ml)

beef shank (about 1 kg) • dried árbol or costeño chiles • dried guajillo chiles • dried puya chiles • garlic • onion • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • ground oregano • bay leaves • salt

arbol chiles • garlic • onion • cilantro • vinegar • water • Salt and pepper to taste

Dried arbol chiles • onion • tomatoes • garlic cloves • Oil

shrimp, well cleaned and peeled (about 1.2 kg) • freshly squeezed orange juice (240 ml) • ketchup (240 ml) • tamarind concentrate (240 ml) • garlic • Roasted dried árbol chiles, to taste • roasted green chile • chicken bouillon • chopped fresh pineapple or canned pineapple in syrup (about 75 grams) • Black pepper, to taste • butter

corn, kernels removed • fresh chile de árbol peppers • epazote • enough oil for sautéing • salt to taste • enough water to cover

shredded beef (about 225 grams) • tomatoes • garlic • dried oregano • bay leaf • dried arbol chiles • dried ancho chile (for mole) • Salt, to taste

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

shrimp (about 500 grams) • butter • garlic, salt, and pepper • dried arbol chiles • ketchup (60 ml) • tomato puree (60 ml) • lime, 3 chipotle chiles

corn tortillas (optional: use red tortillas if you like) • dried chile de árbol peppers • queso fresco or Sierra cheese (about 400 grams) • As needed, shredded lettuce • dried ancho chiles • dried morita chiles • As needed, water • garlic cloves • onion • Salt, to taste • black pepper • As needed, pork lard •

large shrimp • dried arbol chiles • large garlic cloves • onion • medium limes (juice) • mayonnaise • Maggi seasoning, to taste • Worcestershire sauce, to taste • Salt and pepper, to taste • Butter,

shrimp (about 500 grams) • garlic • onion • dried árbol chiles • chipotle chiles • guajillo chiles • whole black peppercorns • dried oregano • butter (about 25 grams) • Oil • Salt, to taste • water (about 250 ml)

shredded beef (about 500 grams) • garlic • onion • Mixed dried chiles to taste (such as one each: costeño, canica, chile de árbol, and dried serrano) • peeled tomatoes • whole allspice berries • whole clove • bay leaves • peeled and sliced potatoes • green peas (about 75 grams) • Coarse salt to taste • olive oil

shrimp (750 grams) • Spicy chili peppers to taste (I used 6 arbol chiles and 3 Calabrian chiles) • tomato puree (300 grams) • garlic • bouillon • butter (50 grams) • Salt to taste • Black pepper to taste • White rice, as needed, for serving

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 sirloin (you can also use beef cheek, tongue, or lip) • garlic • whole allspice berries • dried chile de árbol peppers • onion • Bay leaves and thyme, as needed • Salt, to taste

hominy corn for pozole (about 2 kg) • water (2 liters) • chicken breast • hoja santa leaves • black mole paste or dried chiles (such as costeño, guajillo, árbol) (about 1/4 kg) • small tomatoes • onion • garlic cloves

arbol chiles • green tomatoes • garlic • water • salt

to taste green chiles habanero, jalapeño, de árbol, serrano • avocados • tomato • lime • onion • to taste salt • to taste pepper

medium tomatoes • small onion • jalapeño peppers, serrano or árbol peppers • small bunch of cilantro • salt to taste

tomatoes • onion (the more onion, the sweeter) • garlic clove • Chile de árbol to taste (depends on how spicy you want it) • olive oil or any edible oil

large red tomatoes • árbol chiles • serrano chiles • large jalapeño chiles • garlic • onion • Oregano • Black pepper • Salt