turmeric • bay leaves and/or 1 sprig rosemary • Noodles or rice, to taste • water (3 liters) • bone-in chicken breast • oil • garlic cloves • carrot • celery • leek (use only the firmest part) • green onions (especially the green tops) • cilantro •
bone-in, skinless chicken breast • water (2 liters) • medium onion • garlic • parsley • celery • carrots • medium potatoes • chayote squash • Salt, to taste • Cooked white rice, for serving
skinless chicken drumsticks • chicken breast bone • onion, to taste • garlic clove • small whole allspice berries • whole cloves • corn, cut into 5 or 6 pieces each • chayote squash • large carrot • long green zucchini • fresh mint • limes, to taste •
ground beef or mixed ground meat (500 grams) • large egg • uncooked rice • fresh mint • Salt, black pepper, and garlic powder to taste • Potato, carrot, chayote, zucchini, and green beans to taste • chicken bone • onion • tomatoes • garlic
masa for tortillas (about 4 kg) • lard (about 1.5 kg) • salt (about 120 ml) • baking powder (such as Royal) • broth (about 3 liters) • pork shoulder or leg (about 750 grams) • pork ribs (about 250 grams) • mole paste (about 250 grams) • chicken breast with bone (for flavoring the broth) • garlic • onion • medium tomatillos •
skinless chicken drumsticks • medium carrots • medium chayotes • medium zucchini • medium piece of onion • medium garlic clove • cilantro • chicken bouillon powder • salt • washed rice • small mint leaf • OPTIONAL: 1 chicken carcass and 2 chicken wings, for extra flavor
pre-cooked hominy • pork (leg, flank, backbone, head, or bones) (about 1 kg) • You can substitute part of the pork with chicken breast • water (5 liters) • onion • garlic clove • dried oregano • Salt to taste • Chicken bouillon powder to taste • guajillo chiles • ground cinnamon • ground cloves •
pork neck bones (about 1.5 kg) • pig’s feet (about 1.5 kg) • pork shoulder or stew meat (about 1.5 kg) • pork head (about 1.5 lbs/700 g) • chicken bouillon powder (about 22 g) • bay leaves • cooked onions (about 1.5 kg) • whole head of garlic plus 2 cloves • dried guajillo chiles for color • pre-cooked hominy (about 4 kg) • ground cumin (about 7 g) • Salt to taste •
beef brisket or meat for shredding • white bone with marrow • tomatoes, cut • onion • jalapeño peppers, sliced (optional) • garlic • bay leaves • whole peppercorns • cracked corn masa • salt • lard • ladles of red chile sauce •