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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 •

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

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

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

---- 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 •

ground beef (1 kg) • potatoes, diced • (12 oz/350 g) tomato puree • garlic, finely chopped • small bunch mixed herbs (bay leaf, thyme, marjoram) • water (120 ml) • oil • chicken bouillon powder

(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

chicken thighs • Swiss chard • onion • garlic • black pepper • Salt to taste • oregano or bay leaf • sour cream (about 30 grams) • milk (250 ml) • cumin

dried ancho chiles (1 kg) • dried guajillo chiles (250 g) • ripe plantains • soft white bread (such as sandwich bread) • onions • garlic • dried oregano (100 g) • cinnamon sticks (100 g) • walnuts (100 g) • peanuts (100 g) • almonds (125 g) • raisins (250 g) •

ground beef (1 kg) • ground bacon (100 grams) • eggs • milk • Worcestershire sauce, to taste • ketchup • mustard • butter • carrot, chopped • onion • garlic cloves • celery stalks •

chihuacle chiles • mulato chiles • pasilla chiles • chile seeds (about 125 grams) • white onions • garlic • tomatoes • tomatillos • lard (about 250 grams) • plantain • corn tortilla • yema bread (or substitute with 1/2 sweet bread roll) •

flour (40 grams) • butter (40 grams) • milk (800 milliliters) • onion piqué (1/4 onion, 5 whole cloves, 1 bay leaf) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • mushrooms (500 grams) • heavy cream (200 milliliters) • milk (optional) (50 milliliters) • butter (40 grams) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste •

huitlacoche (250 grams) • milk (500 ml) • butter (about 2 oz or 60 grams) • extra virgin olive oil (about 1 oz or 30 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 1 oz or 30 grams) • heavy cream (about 3.5 oz or 100 grams) • medium onion • small garlic cloves • salt and pepper (about 0.7 oz or 20 grams) • whole cloves (about 0.2 oz or 5 grams) • bay leaf

onion • dried chipotle pepper • dried morita pepper • dried pasilla pepper • cherry tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes • garlic • beef or pork broth (400 ml) • large potato • corn • green beans • Salt and pepper to taste • bay leaf •

small onion • large carrot • celery • garlic • vegetable oil • salt to taste • ground beef (750 grams) • canned diced or whole tomatoes (you can also use tomato sauce) • water • thyme to taste • bay leaf to taste

mixed ground meat (about 500 grams) • garlic clove • onion • canned or cooked Roma tomatoes (about 1 kg) • carrot • bell pepper • salt and pepper • bay leaf • cumin • oregano • shredded mozzarella cheese • egg •

chicken leg quarters (about 680 grams) • potatoes, diced (about 225 grams) • large zucchini, diced • large carrots, diced • chayotes, diced • green beans, cut into 4 pieces each (about 115 grams) • Cabbage • corn, each cut into 3 pieces • Herbs of your choice (such as bay leaf, thyme, marjoram) • Onion, garlic • Black pepper to taste • Salt to taste •

pork (about 500 grams) • guajillo chiles • bay leaf • garlic cloves • salt or tomato bouillon (such as Knorr) • cumin • oregano • water (about 240 ml)

potato • fish fillets (such as red snapper, sea bass, porgy, dorade, tilapia, etc.) • lemon • Salt and pepper • tomatoes • onion • cornstarch (Maizena) • garlic clove • ketchup • white wine (120 ml) • bay leaf • olive oil •

smoked marlin (about 150 grams) • chipotle peppers • chopped onion (about 40 grams) • marjoram • bay leaf • thyme • garlic clove • tomato • Salt and pepper • nopal tortillas • sour cream (60 ml) • mayonnaise (30 ml) •

beef shank or neck bones with marrow (about 750 grams) • guajillo chiles • ancho or pasilla chiles • carrots • zucchini • potatoes • chayotes • green beans (about 150 grams) • corn, each cut into 4 pieces • xoconostle (cactus fruit) • Salt or bouillon, to taste • bay leaf •

ground beef (1 kg) • potatoes, diced into small cubes • carrot, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • white onion, finely chopped • bell pepper, finely chopped • tomato puree • roma tomato, finely chopped • chicken bouillon • bay leaf • Salt • Black pepper

oxtail, cleaned and cut into pieces (about 1.5 kg) • dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried puya chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried arbol chiles, unseeded • dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded • garlic cloves • medium onion, quartered • carrots, sliced • corn, kernels removed • shelled peas, cleaned (about 150 grams) • salt • water (about 2.5 liters) •

cumin • oregano • black pepper • avocado leaves • bay leaves • whole cloves • garlic • dried pasilla chiles • achiote paste • banana leaf • tomatoes • onion •

chicken breast • Roma tomatoes • garlic cloves • potato • zucchini • carrot • white onion • cilantro • thyme • epazote • bay leaf • oregano •

long-grain rice (about 400 grams) • chopped bacon (about 75 grams) • garlic, minced • small onion, finely diced • green bell pepper, finely diced • red bell pepper, finely diced • bay leaf • black pepper • ground cumin • dried oregano • cooked black beans (about 260 grams) • bean cooking liquid (about 240 ml) •

beef, pork, or a combination • dried pasilla chiles • red onion • allspice berries • dried oregano • bay leaf • garlic cloves • potato • carrot

As many large poblano peppers as needed (I use two per person) • As many wooden toothpicks as needed (about 3 per pepper) • ground beef (about 500 grams) • large white onion • tomatoes, diced • raisins (about 70 grams) • walnuts (about 80 grams) • apple, peeled • salt • small potato, diced very small • black pepper • garlic cloves, finely chopped •