Cascabel

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 •

chicken stock (about 3 liters) • cascabel chiles • dried chile de árbol pods • chipotle chile • California green chile • fried corn tortillas, cut into strips (about 300 grams) • Salt, to taste • avocado, diced • panela cheese, diced (about 250 grams) • Roma tomatoes • black pepper • garlic cloves •

dried chiles (such as ancho, pasilla, cascabel, or your choice), toasted • roasted tomatoes • roasted garlic cloves • roasted onion • coarse salt, preferably • black pepper • oregano • oranges • water (about 480 ml) • pork shanks • Black pepper, to taste

As needed, pieces of lamb or mature sheep • Garlic, to taste • Rosemary, to taste • Oregano, to taste • Cascabel chiles, to taste • Chilaca chiles, to taste • As needed, water • little vinegar

For the enchiladas: • soft fried corn tortillas, preferably fried in good-quality pork lard • For the Christmas sweet 13-chile sauce: • different dried chiles (Morita, Japanese, Cascabel, Pasilla, Costeño, Guajillo, dried Chipotle, Ancho, smoked Chipotle, Árbol, yellow Costeño, smoked Ancho, and Pico de Paloma chile) • roasted cinnamon • Small handful of sweet spices (anise, coriander seeds, cardamom, cloves, and Tabasco pepper) • Grated nutmeg • Small handful of raisins • Small handful of prunes • Small handful of peanuts • Small handful of pecans or walnuts • epazote •

beef for shredding • cinnamon stick • whole black peppercorns • oregano • bay leaves • whole cloves • cumin • dried mirasol chiles • dried ancho chiles • dried cascabel chiles • dried morita chiles • tomatoes •

beef shank with bone (about 1 kilo) • tomatoes (about 1/2 kilo) • onions • garlic • morita chiles • cascabel chiles • catarino chiles • Salt, to taste • bouillon cubes • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • chickpeas, semi-cooked or soaked in advance (about 100 grams) •

cascabel chiles • dried chile (such as guajillo or pasilla) • arbol chiles (optional) • garlic clove • Salt to taste • Panela cheese to taste • Corn tortillas (day-old if possible), • Chopped onion to taste (optional) • Cooked rice for serving, to taste • Lettuce for serving, to taste

pork leg (400 grams) • pork ribs (400 grams) • white onion • garlic • bay leaves • cascabel chiles • puya chiles • ancho chiles • oil • tomatillos • medium onion • garlic •

pork sirloin (about 4 kg) • cooked cascabel chiles • onion • large garlic cloves • achiote paste • whole black peppercorns • cumin • whole cloves • white vinegar (240 ml) • Salt to taste • Pineapple to taste, for the top of the trompo • grill or base for the trompo (vertical spit) •

for the patties • eggs • ground shrimp meat (about 250 grams) • for the sauce • water (about 480 ml) • onion • garlic • cascabel chiles • Salt or chicken bouillon, to taste

cooked pinto beans (about 1 kg) • ham (about 500 grams) • hot dogs (about 500 grams) • Mexican chorizo (about 250 grams) • bacon (about 250 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic cloves • cumin • chicken bouillon cubes • Oil • Salt, to taste •

pork spare ribs, cut into bite-sized pieces (about 1 1/4 kilos) • pork shoulder, cut into bite-sized pieces (about 3/4 kilo) • tomato puree (about 60 ml) • dried puya chiles (about 15 grams) • dried chipotle chiles (about 15 grams) • dried morita chiles (about 15 grams) • dried cascabel chiles (about 15 grams) • dried piquín chiles (about 15 grams) • small can chipotle chiles in adobo • fresh jalapeño peppers • large onions • large garlic cloves •

pork leg (about 1 kg) • beef brisket or chuck for shredding (about 500 g) • pig's feet • chicken leg quarters • hominy (about 1/2 kg) • cascabel chiles • garlic cloves • onion • dried oregano • bay leaves • salt • onion, chopped •

beef foot, cut into pieces • beef for shredding (about 500 grams) • pork ribs (about 500 grams) • chicken leg quarters • pork leg (about 1 kg) • hominy corn • cascabel chiles • large garlic cloves • onion • bay leaves • oregano • lettuce •

hominy corn (about 1 kg) • pork (about 1 kg) • cascabel chiles • ancho chiles • bay leaves • onion • garlic • Oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste

dried ancho chiles • dried cascabel chiles • masa harina (about 8 3/4 lbs) • vegetable shortening • pork lard (about 1 1/8 lbs) • Salt, to taste • ground cumin • bay leaf • onion • garlic • dried marjoram • baking powder (such as Royal or Rexal) •

large shrimp • cambray chiles • cascabel chiles • tomatoes • garlic • salt to taste • pepper to taste • bouillon cube • rice • carrot • jalapeño peppers • onion •

masa for tamales • pork rib meat • Ancho chiles • Mulato chiles • Guajillo chiles • Cascabel chiles (Only if you want them very spicy) • cinnamon stick 2 1/2 inches • small peppercorns • cloves • Salt • onion • garlic