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ground beef (about 500 grams) • medium potatoes • onion • chopped garlic • bay leaves • Sea salt, to taste • frozen or precooked mixed vegetables (about 225 grams) • Roma tomatoes • chicken bouillon powder • dried arbol chiles

cooked and deseeded jalapeño peppers • tuna • Mayonnaise, • carrots, thinly sliced • medium onion, thinly sliced • garlic clove • whole peppercorns • bay leaves • oregano • apple cider vinegar (120 ml) • Olive oil, • Salt, to taste

pepper, to taste • potatoes • zucchini • orange • chicken • vegetable juice (V8) • salt, to taste • soy sauce • bay leaves • carrots

pork leg (about 1 kg) • white onion • garlic cloves • white vinegar (30 ml) • achiote paste (about 1 1/2 bars or 150 grams) • orange juice (12 oz or 355 ml; store-bought is fine, but fresh is even better) • water (8 oz or 240 ml) • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaves • Oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste

flour (about 40 grams) • flour (about 40 grams) • milk (about 800 milliliters) • onion piqué (1/4 onion, whole cloves, and 3 bay leaves) • mushrooms (about 500 grams) • butter or olive oil (about 40 grams) • heavy cream (about 200 milliliters) • garlic • onion • bacon • chicken breasts • American cheese •

ground pork (1 kg) • pasilla chiles • guajillo chiles • small handful whole black peppercorns • Oregano, to taste • bay leaves • small head garlic • cumin • small handful coriander seeds • Salt, to taste • vinegar (60 ml)

whole chicken, cut into pieces • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • avocado leaves • bay leaves • onion or 1 small onion • thyme • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • hoja santa (acuyo) leaves • bitter orange or 1 tablespoon vinegar • garlic cloves •

pork leg (about 1 kg) • Juice of 3 oranges • Peel from half an orange • onion • pork lard (about 30 grams) • garlic • avocados • large tomato • onion • serrano peppers or canned pickled peppers • Mayonnaise, to taste • Mustard, to taste •

pork leg (about 750 grams) • pork lard • large onion or 2 small onions • bay leaves • garlic cloves • coarse salt, • whole cloves, to taste • broth (about 480 ml) • California chiles • guajillo chiles • oregano • black pepper •

lamb or mutton (ribs, leg, and backbone) • maguey leaves (optional) • cooked chickpeas (about 300 grams) • mixed herbs (such as thyme, marjoram, bay leaf) • rice • dried guajillo chile • dried morita chiles • Himalayan salt, to taste • onion • avocado leaves • garlic cloves • allspice berries •

pork leg (you can use half pork shoulder) • achiote paste (80 grams) • fresh orange juice (about 500 ml, from about 6 oranges) • large garlic cloves • medium onion • dried oregano • black pepper • Salt • guajillo chiles, pre-soaked • limes (if the oranges are very sweet, use one more) • vinegar • bay leaves (add at the end)

chicken (about 1 kg) • ripe tomatoes • green olives • capers • large oregano leaf • onion • garlic clove • pickled chili broth, to taste • salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cube • large potatoes • bay leaf, 1 sprig thyme •

beef • oil • ---- Sauce for Birria • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • water (about 1.2 liters) • garlic • black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaf • small stick cinnamon • salt

beef for birria (about 2 kg) • whole black peppercorns • dried oregano • bay leaves • small handful cumin seeds • whole cloves • cinnamon (optional) • garlic cloves • tomatoes (about 1 1/4 lbs or 570 grams) • dried chile de árbol peppers (adjust to taste for spiciness) • onions, finely diced • Cilantro, finely chopped •

chicken (about 1 kg) • guajillo chiles • large ancho chile • large tomatoes • onion • garlic cloves • dried oregano • black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaves • ground cinnamon • Salt, to taste •

vegetable oil • tomato (about 40 grams) • onion (about 35 grams) • serrano pepper • chopped cilantro, to taste • bay leaves • salt, to taste • black pepper, to taste • tostadas or tortilla chips, to taste

pork head with ear (about 1 3/4 lbs or 800 grams) • fresh cilantro • jalapeño pepper • onion • garlic • whole allspice berries • Salt • water (180 ml) • bay leaves • Banana leaf (enough to wrap the meat), washed and softened on a griddle or skillet over low heat • Aluminum foil

large potatoes • carrots • water • bay leaves • onion • salt to taste • pepper to taste • chicken bouillon powder • tuna in water • grated Parmesan cheese to taste • all-purpose flour • coconut oil

boneless beef shank (about 1 kg) • beef short ribs (about 1 kg) • dried guajillo chiles (nopaleros) • dried ancho chiles • dried cascabel chiles • dried morita chiles • whole allspice berries • whole cloves • ground cumin • dried marjoram • dried thyme • ground ginger •

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 •

purified water (2 liters) • chicken breast • cooked chickpeas (about 250 grams) • large zucchini • medium potatoes • large carrots • large chayote squash • cilantro • onion • avocados • large chipotle chiles • oregano •

chicken giblets • chicken wings, previously cooked in another recipe • leftover chicken stew broth (1 liter) • water (1 liter) • chicken bouillon • each of oregano, bay leaf, thyme, and cumin • carrot, chopped • potato, chopped • White rice to taste, for serving

pork ribs (or another cut) (about 750 grams) • small tomatillos • green chile de árbol peppers • large garlic cloves (for cooking the meat and for the sauce) • onion (for cooking the meat and for the sauce) • Salt, to taste • bay leaves • fresh fava beans (about 350 grams, or to taste)

beef tripe (about 3 kg) • beef feet (about 1 kg) • beef marrow bones (about 1 kg) • precooked hominy or 2 large cans hominy (about 2 kg) • Water, • onion (preferably white) • dried bay leaves • garlic • Menudo spice mix (sold in small packets) • Tortilla chips, to taste • Cilantro, to taste • Onion, to taste •

pork (about 1.5 kg) • bay leaves • garlic cloves, unpeeled and halved • Salt, to taste • guajillo chiles (or similar dried red chiles) • arbol chiles • garlic cloves • Cumin, to taste • Salt, • lard • Broth from the cooked pork, • masa (about 3 kg) •

chicken breast • bay leaves • dried oregano • Roma tomatoes • sliced pickled jalapeños • onion • garlic cloves • carrots, peeled and diced • potatoes, peeled and diced • Salt and pepper to taste

---- For the enchiladas: • corn tortillas • dried guajillo chiles (about 100 grams) • onion • whole garlic clove • Oil • ---- Filling: • Parmesan cheese or aged cheese • Finely chopped onion • ----- Chicken in Asado: • chicken legs and 2 thighs, trimmed of fat and skinless • red tomato, sliced •

beef (chuck roast, bone-in pieces, and stew meat) (about 2 kilos) • dried guajillo chiles • dried morita chiles • dried chipotle chiles • oregano, to taste • garlic • bay leaves • thyme, to taste • salt and pepper, to taste • vinegar (60 ml) • water

chicken breast and 2 chicken thighs • guajillo chiles (use fewer if you prefer less heat) • morita chiles • canned chipotle chiles • oregano, to taste • garlic cloves • bay leaves • avocado leaves • thyme • salt and pepper, to taste • vinegar (60 ml) • cooking water from the chiles (60 ml) •

pork shanks (about 2 kg) • Roma tomatoes • onion • dried ancho chile • dried pasilla chiles • dried guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • Black pepper, cumin, cloves, and bay • Beans • Rice • Onion with habanero pepper • Red chili sauce