Basic sauce

beef stew meat (cortadillo) • serrano peppers • fresh tomatillos • garlic • onion • small potatoes (such as Yukon Gold or red potatoes) • medium zucchini • tomato • cilantro • ground cumin • black pepper • fresh oregano •

steak (use your choice: beef, pork, or chicken) • red tomatoes • dried pasilla chiles • garlic cloves • onion • bean, chicken, or beef broth (about 1/2 liter; use water if you don't have broth) • cilantro • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Oregano, to taste • Cumin, to taste • Oil, to taste

ladles red sauce • tortilla chips or corn tortillas • ladles oil • Beef, chicken, chorizo, or eggs as a topping • Beans, to taste • Onion, to taste • Sour cream, to taste

small pineapple • finely chopped onion (about 80 grams) • chopped cilantro (about 10 grams) • lime juice (about 90 ml) • Oil • Salt • Ground black pepper • flour (about 125 grams) • white fish fillets • Lemon juice

large eggs • sweetened condensed milk • evaporated milk • vanilla extract • cream cheese (about 90 grams) • sugar • heavy whipping cream (about 100 ml) • strawberries (about 150 grams)

poblano pepper • garlic clove (germ removed) • onion • oil for confiting (about 60 ml) • oil for blending (I use olive oil) • Salt to taste

pork ribs (about 500 grams) • onion • garlic • ketchup (100 grams) • mustard • apple cider vinegar (30 ml) • soy sauce • honey • Salt and black pepper, to taste

(cut into 2-inch pieces) pork ribs (500 g) • Hatch chiles • nopales (cactus paddles) (200 g) • Salt, to taste • ground black pepper • ground cumin • bay leaf • water (800 ml) • oil or pork lard • cooked beans, for serving (200 g) • cooked rice, for serving (200 g) • corn tortillas

shrimp, peeled and deveined • poblano peppers • Oaxaca cheese, to taste • Mexican-style table cream (media crema) • (about 475 ml) heavy cream • chipotle peppers in adobo sauce • Black pepper, to taste • Chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr), to taste • onion, chopped • Minced garlic, to taste

ground meat (beef or chicken) • rice (about 50 grams) • tomatillos (about 750 grams) • dried árbol chiles • onion and garlic, to taste • medium zucchini • medium potatoes • nopales (cactus paddles), cleaned, disinfected, and diced • hard-boiled eggs • salt, to taste • soy sauce • oil (about 15 ml)

water (1 liter) • Instant coffee to taste • unflavored gelatin (about 1 oz or 28 grams) • table cream (such as Nestlé Media Crema) • evaporated milk • sweetened condensed milk

pork tenderloin (300 g) • medium potatoes • large mushrooms • Worcestershire sauce • Maggi seasoning sauce • salt • black pepper • oil

smoked pork chops • canned pineapple (in syrup) • pineapple syrup (about 50 ml) • vegetable oil • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • garlic powder • blended chipotle peppers in adobo sauce • Maggi seasoning sauce • cornstarch (dissolved in a little water) • servings cooked white rice (optional, for serving)

chopped onion (about 75 grams) • tomatoes • garlic clove • dried arbol chiles • bay leaves • Salt, to taste

butter • neutral oil (such as safflower or another neutral oil) • finely chopped red onion • whole black peppercorns • brandy • beef broth (about 180 ml) • red wine (about 120 ml) • Worcestershire sauce • heavy cream (about 120 ml) • 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

callos de hacha (pen shell scallops) or sea scallops (about 500 grams) • limes • tomato and clam juice (such as Clamato) • red onion • cucumber • Salt and pepper to taste • black seafood sauce, or to taste (about 100 ml)

eggs • medium tomatoes (red) • small piece onion • garlic • dried oregano • pasilla chiles • Oil, salt, and pepper to taste • Chiles de árbol to taste

shredded beef (about 400 grams) • vegetable oil • white onion • garlic • Roma tomatoes, quartered (depending on size) • guajillo chiles • beef cooking broth (about 240 ml) • Salt and pepper to taste

pork ribs, cut into small pieces (1 kg) • dried morita chiles, stemmed and seeded • tomatillos • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic • potatoes • zucchini • cilantro • chicken bouillon powder • Black pepper, to taste • Salt, to taste

sushi rice (about 200 grams) • broccoli (about 100 grams) • carrot • red bell pepper • onion • beef steaks • Soy sauce • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Sesame seeds • For the Tampico sauce: • imitation crab sticks (surimi) •

mixed ground meat (about 1/2 pork, 1/2 beef) (500 grams) • medium onion or 1/2 large onion • garlic • medium carrot • large celery stalk • tomato puree (1 liter) • red wine (100 ml) • beef bouillon concentrate (such as Better Than Bouillon) • Worcestershire sauce • dried oregano • Italian herbs • olive oil

ground beef (1 kg) • heavy cream (30 ml) • finely chopped ginger (10 ml) • finely chopped serrano chiles • garlic, finely chopped • ground coriander seeds (7 ml) • ground cumin (7 ml) • olive or vegetable oil (15 ml) • whole cumin seeds (5 ml) • bay leaves • finely chopped ginger (10 ml) • finely chopped serrano chiles •

cooked chicken breast, prepared as you like • eggs, separated • flour • vegetable oil (about 80 ml) • tomatoes • garlic cloves • of an onion, cut into a chunk • Salt and pepper to taste

Chicharrón (fried pork rinds), as desired • large Roma tomatoes (about 1 pound/450 grams)

pork ribs (about 115 grams) • bay leaves • Salt, to taste • Roma tomatoes (about 1 pound/450 grams) • tomatillos (about 4 ounces/115 grams) • garlic clove • dried árbol chiles • onion • medium potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds/680 grams) • oil • water (about 475 ml)

pork ribs (about 1 kg) • Pepper and lemon seasoning, to taste • peaches, washed and chopped (about 1 kg) • dried mora or morita chiles • garlic cloves • onion • chicken bouillon

shredded chicken breast • table cream (Media Crema) • corn kernels • chipotle peppers • chicken broth (about 240 ml) • Salt to taste

ripe tomatoes • dried morita chiles • tomatillos (about 500 grams) • onion • garlic clove • pork ribs (about 1 kilogram) • Pork lard • Salt and pepper • water (1 liter) • chicken bouillon powder

fresh parsley • Salt to taste (preferably sea salt) • Garlic to taste • Chili pepper to taste • Black pepper to taste • Oregano to taste • Olive oil • Apple cider vinegar