Basic sauce

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

Tomatoes (as needed) • Roma tomato • onion • garlic clove • green chiles (adjust to taste) • arbol chiles (optional, adjust to taste) • Salt, to taste

can sardines in tomato sauce • garlic, chopped • onion, chopped • bay leaf • oregano • vegetable oil • serrano pepper • small bunch cilantro • lemon • ripe tomatoes, chopped • serrano peppers, chopped • onion, chopped •

pork ribs, cut into long strips (1 kg) • medium red tomatoes • onion • jalapeño peppers • serrano peppers • garlic • dried marjoram • Salt, to taste

pork shoulder (500 g) • Roma tomatoes • tomatillos • serrano chiles • pasilla chile • garlic • bay leaves • onion • poblano chiles • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • dried oregano •

pork ribs (1 kg) • Roma tomatoes • garlic • large pieces of onion • Small handful of serrano peppers • little lard • Salt to taste • oil • pork rib broth

serrano peppers • onion • Salt, to taste • eggs

tomatoes • garlic • onion • salt • fresh epazote • eggs

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)

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)

pork flank cut into pieces about 3/4 inch • tomatoes • garlic • onion • water • ground cumin • Salt to taste • bay leaves

husked tomatillos • avocado • serrano peppers • white onion • cilantro • salt to taste

marinade • allspice berries • pork chops (not smoked, if you can't find them, you can use regular) • garlic, sliced • thyme • dried marjoram • white wine • dried tarragon • leek, chopped (mirepoix) • carrot, chopped (mirepoix) • mustard seeds • sauce •