Beans

green beans (about 300 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion • To taste, serrano or jalapeño pepper • eggs • As needed, oil or pork lard • chicken bouillon cube • Salt, to taste

serrano peppers • garlic clove • ripe tomatoes • Salt, to taste • cilantro • longaniza or chorizo (enough for 20 sopes) • Corn masa, • Refried black beans, to taste • Onion, to taste • Lettuce, to taste • Mexican crema, to taste • Panela or basket cheese, to taste

chicken cutlets • Vegetable oil, • chopped onion (about 75 grams) • garlic • chopped tomato (about 90 grams) • chipotle chiles • chicken broth (120 ml) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • epazote leaf or epazote powder • cooked black beans (about 170 grams) • sour cream (120 ml) •

black beans (1 kilo) • large handful cilantro • Salt and pepper • pork (200 grams) • Avocado • sour cream • adobera cheese (100 grams)

(about 500 grams) cooked pot beans • (about 100 grams) longaniza or chorizo • pork lard • oil • As needed, corn tortillas, either fried in oil or warmed

(about 2 2/3 cups) Peruvian beans (or pinto beans) • (about 14 oz) Spanish-style chorizo sausage • (about 14 oz) Chihuahua or Menonita cheese • (about 7 oz) sliced red pickled peppers • (about 1 lb 2 oz) smoked bacon • (about 7 tablespoons) unsalted butter

Cooked beans (very soft) • heaping tablespoons pork lard (about 75 grams) • Dried árbol chiles • corn tortillas, cut into pieces (to fry with the lard, garlic, and chiles) • garlic cloves

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 •

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)

Thick, crispy tostadas • Black refried beans cooked in pork lard • Pressed pork cracklings • Avocado • Red onion • Lime, salt, and pepper to taste

frozen green beans (about 6 ounces or 170 grams) • large eggs or egg whites • small onion, finely chopped • serrano or jalapeño pepper, or any fresh chili you have on hand • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

masa harina (corn dough) • beef, chicken, or pork • achiote paste • black beans • onion • vegetable oil (about 500 ml)

egg • Manchego cheese • refried beans • corn tortilla chips

chickpeas (about 450 grams) • mango • avocado • red onion • limes • Cilantro • Olive oil • Salt and pepper to taste

pinto beans (1 kg) • cold water (about 2.4 liters) • white onion • garlic • cilantro • oil • coarse salt

Cooked beans, to taste • Longaniza sausage or chorizo, to taste • Shredded Manchego cheese, to taste • chopped onion (about 40 grams) • Oil or lard,

cooked black beans with broth (about 240 ml) • avocado oil • shredded Oaxaca cheese (about 50 grams) • dried oregano • nopal tortillas • as needed, cooking spray • finely sliced lettuce (about 50 grams) • avocado • as needed, sour cream • as needed, green salsa or your favorite salsa

cooked rice (about 85 grams) • olive oil • white fish (160 grams) • cooked green beans (about 90 grams) • Salt, to taste • Oregano, to taste

ground pork (about 450 grams) • green beans (about 100 grams) • red bell pepper • red onion • large garlic clove • butter (about 20 grams) • Salt and pepper, to taste

black beans (about 500 grams) • pork (shoulder or ribs, about 750 grams) • water (2 liters) • onions, white or red • garlic • radishes • habanero peppers • cilantro • limes • Salt or powdered bouillon

eggs • refried beans (about 240 grams) • shredded cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, or your favorite) (about 30 grams) • cantaloupe, cut into small cubes • watermelon, cut into pieces • ripe avocado, cut into pieces • Cooking oil, • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

bolillo rolls (or substitute with French rolls or small baguettes) • Manchego cheese (if unavailable, use Chihuahua, Oaxaca, or panela cheese) • cooked beans (pinto, black, or bayo; I used pinto beans) (about 240 grams) • butter • carrots • small zucchini • medium cauliflower florets • red onion • Salt, to taste • Lime, to taste • Lime, to taste

black beans (about 250 grams) • smoked pork chop • red bell pepper • onion • garlic clove • small handful cilantro • chicken bouillon cube • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • drizzle of oil

cooked pinto beans (about 1 liter) • beef ribs (about 400 grams; you can also use pork ribs) • dried guajillo chiles (or other red chiles) • dried ancho chiles • small piece onion • garlic clove • cumin • oregano • Salt and pepper to taste • Water • Plenty of flour or corn tortillas • Pico de gallo (diced tomato, onion, cilantro, and serrano pepper), to taste •

fresh epazote • black beans (1 kilogram) • pork lard (200 grams) • Coarse salt

cooked pinto beans (about 1 liter) • dried guajillo chiles • garlic • chipotle chile adobo sauce (optional) • chipotle chiles in adobo (optional) • vegetable oil • lard • cooked Mexican sausage (longaniza), to taste • salt, to taste • melting cheese (such as Oaxaca or mozzarella), optional

(1 kilo) cooked pinto beans (frijoles de la olla) • (about 4 oz or 115 grams) Mexican sausage (longaniza) • small piece white onion • garlic • dried guajillo chiles • lard • oil • dried árbol chiles or 1 jalapeño and 1 green chile • To serve: as many warm corn or flour tortillas as you like

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 •

chicken breast • onion • tomatoes • little chicken bouillon powder • little dried epazote • little butter • Corn oil • Cooked beans • Corn tortillas • Lettuce • Queso fresco • Mexican crema •

mixed dried beans, cleaned (about 800 grams) • wheat berries, cleaned (about 200 grams) • water (4 liters) • Salt, to taste • large tomatoes, diced • medium onion, peeled and diced • colored chilaca peppers, stemmed and seeded • xoconostles, roasted, peeled, seeded, and chopped • green apple, cored and chopped • fresh mint, chopped • Juice of 1 bitter orange • anise liqueur •