Basic sauce

ground beef and pork (500 g) • medium tomatoes • onion • chopped parsley • Salt, to taste • water (710 ml) • egg • oil • garlic • mixed dried herbs

ground beef or a mix of ground meats (about 450 grams) • Roma tomatoes • small can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce • onion • Chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr) • As needed, oil • eggs • breadcrumbs (about 30 grams) • Salt, to taste

olive oil • onion • salt, to taste • small garlic cloves • ground guajillo chili • ground beef (500 grams) • egg • breadcrumbs (about 30 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese • water • tomato purée (passata) (400 grams) • olive oil •

pre-fried taco shells or make your own tacos • As needed, shredded beef or cooked chicken • As needed, corn tortillas (made with masa harina) • As needed, toothpicks • medium or large tomatoes • onion • garlic • chicken broth (1 liter) or 1 chicken bouillon cube • To taste, sour cream • To taste, pickled pork skin (cueritos) • To taste, lettuce

Tortillas (as needed) • Sausages or shredded chicken breast (as needed) • Shredded or sliced cheese (optional, as needed) • Grated dry cheese (optional, as needed) • tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • Chicken bouillon seasoning • chipotle chiles

corn tortillas • enough oil for frying • flour (8–16 grams) • chopped onion, • poblano pepper • potato • milk, • chicken bouillon powder • grated queso fresco (optional) • salt • pepper

sliced mushrooms (about 350 grams) • chicken breast, cut into strips • onion, sliced • garlic clove, chopped • Maggi seasoning sauce (60 ml) • Worcestershire sauce (60 ml)

boneless chicken breast, halved • butter (about 50 grams) • red bell pepper • green bell pepper • yellow bell pepper • onion • garlic • store-bought teriyaki sauce • Salt and pepper to taste

tilapia fillets • vegetable oil (about 1 liter) • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • egg yolks and 3 egg whites • beer • Black pepper, kosher salt, paprika, • baking powder (such as Royal) • tomatoes (about 1/2 kilo) • small red onion, diced • serrano pepper • small bunch parsley • small head green cabbage or regular cabbage •

beef steak (500 grams) • mushrooms, sliced (300 grams) • garlic • onion • Maggi seasoning sauce, to taste • Worcestershire sauce, to taste • cornstarch • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Butter,

bell peppers • onion • large zucchini • garlic • chicken breast (about 1/2 kg) • salt, to taste • black pepper, to taste • habanero peppers • garlic • mango • salt, to taste • black pepper, to taste

cooked, shredded chicken breast • poblano chiles • onion • garlic clove • milk (about 240 ml) • Chicken bouillon powder or salt, to taste • corn tortillas • Sour cream, for garnish • Shredded or sliced Manchego cheese • Oil, for frying the tortillas • Poblano chile

radishes • red onion (preferably for color) • cucumber • habanero pepper • avocado • to taste sea salt • white vinegar • orange juice

turkey or chicken (500 grams) • ripe plantain • medium tomatoes • mulato chiles (50 grams) • pasilla chiles (40 grams) • almonds (75 grams) • raisins (25 grams) • white onion • tablet Mexican chocolate • chile seeds • corn tortilla • bolillo (Mexican bread roll) •

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

tomatillos • onion • garlic • cilantro

pork, cut into pieces (500 grams) • purslane (verdolagas) (500 grams) • oil • tomatillos • Roma tomatoes • onion • large garlic cloves or 4 small ones • serrano chiles • Salt, to taste • cumin

jalapeño peppers • garlic cloves • onion • cilantro (about) • chicken bouillon cube • oil (to taste)

medium tomatillos • jalapeño or serrano peppers (your choice) • onion • garlic clove • oil of your choice • Salt, to taste

green tomato salsa (see recipe) • cooked nopales (about 4 large nopales; see recipe) • –5.3 oz pork chicharrón (the kind that comes in curled pieces) (about 120–150 grams) • Salt, to taste

pork (about 400 grams) • tomatoes (about 1 lb or 450 grams) • medium-large red tomato • or 1 bag purslane (about 1 kg) • serrano peppers, or to taste • garlic, or 6 garlic bouillon cubes • ground cumin • Oil • Salt, to taste

serrano green chiles • medium garlic cloves • red onion • Salt to taste • Water

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)

good-quality bacon, chopped (about 300 grams) • unsalted butter (about 100 grams) • medium white onion, chopped • garlic, minced or crushed • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • milk (1 liter) • ground nutmeg • White pepper to taste (or black pepper if you don't have white) • dried fine herbs (optional) • Salt to taste • all-purpose flour (about 60 grams; can use seasoned flour) • large eggs •

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

pineapple • red onion • Habanero pepper to taste (I use one per slice of pineapple) • Salt to taste • Black pepper to taste • Oregano to taste • apple cider vinegar (about 60 ml)

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

pork cracklings (I used the kind you find in snack aisles) • large tomatillos • red tomatoes • onion • large garlic clove • oil • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr) • fresh jalapeño pepper • fresh serrano pepper

grilled pineapple • habanero peppers • garlic cloves • small onion • Salt to taste

masa (about 1 kilogram) • Sour cream, to taste • Shredded cheese, to taste • Salsa, to taste