Chillies

pork cracklings (about 500 g) • dried ancho chile • dried chipotle chile • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic • chicken bouillon powder • Salt to taste • oil

beef tenderloin (about 1 kg) • guajillo chiles • pasilla chiles • ancho chiles • chipotle chile (for a Sonoran touch) • large garlic clove • ground cumin • ground cloves • onion • chicken bouillon cube • Salt to taste • Black pepper to taste •

Roma tomatoes (about 1 pound/450 grams) • tomatillos (about 10 ounces/280 grams) • Onion • Garlic • dried morita chiles • Cilantro • Tortilla chips • Mexican crema • Cotija cheese • Grilled meat of your choice

pork spare ribs (about 400 grams) • dried red chiles (such as guajillo) • garlic • onion • Maseca corn flour (or corn masa flour) • cumin • oregano • black pepper • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cube (optional) • cooked nopales (about 400 grams) • Water,

roasted green chiles (not poblano, serrano, or jalapeño; use the larger, wider green chiles sometimes called 'chile verde' in some regions) • queso fresco (about 115 grams) • Mexican crema (about 360 ml) • Salt, to taste • Corn tortillas • Lettuce • cooked, shredded chicken (about 1 kg)

steak (use your choice: beef, pork, or chicken) • red tomatoes • dried pasilla chiles • garlic cloves • onion • bean, chicken, or beef broth (about 1/2 liter; use water if you don't have broth) • cilantro • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Oregano, to taste • Cumin, to taste • Oil, to taste

serrano green chiles • medium garlic cloves • red onion • Salt to taste • Water

tomatillos • white onion • large handful dried chile de árbol peppers (we recommend more than 20) • garlic • chicken bouillon powder (like Knorr) or 1 tablespoon salt • water (about 475 ml)

fresh pineapple (1 thick slice) (about 165 grams) • medium white onion • garlic • dried chile de árbol peppers (use more or less to taste) • allspice berry • sesame oil (or any cooking oil) • rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) • salt

(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

chile de agua pepper • maguey worms • huitlacoche (about 100 grams) • chopped onion (about 1 oz or 30 grams) • chopped epazote (about 0.1 oz or 3 grams) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • yellow bell peppers • Mexican crema or sour cream (about 3 1/2 oz or 100 grams) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

brown rice (about 200 grams) • lentils (about 200 grams) • chopped onion (about 150 grams) • garlic, chopped • water (about 950 ml) • olive oil (about 15 ml) • ground ancho chile (about 12 grams) • ground cumin (about 1.5 grams) • Salt to taste • Cilantro sprigs,

pork spare ribs (about 700 grams) • Roma tomatoes • medium zucchini • medium onion • garlic • dried chile de árbol peppers • water (240 ml) • Salt and pepper, to taste

eggs • medium tomatoes (red) • small piece onion • garlic • dried oregano • pasilla chiles • Oil, salt, and pepper to taste • Chiles de árbol to taste

shredded beef (about 400 grams) • vegetable oil • white onion • garlic • Roma tomatoes, quartered (depending on size) • guajillo chiles • beef cooking broth (about 240 ml) • Salt and pepper to taste

shrimp (about 400 g) • dried guajillo chiles • garlic, minced • butter (about 28 g) • olive oil (about 15 ml) • Salt and pepper, to taste • Paprika • avocado • White rice • Cilantro, to taste

pork ribs, cut into small pieces (1 kg) • dried morita chiles, stemmed and seeded • tomatillos • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic • potatoes • zucchini • cilantro • chicken bouillon powder • Black pepper, to taste • Salt, to taste

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) •

queso panela (about 500 grams) • serrano chiles • tomatoes • onion • as needed, oil • garlic clove • salt, to taste • beans, to taste • tortillas, to taste

raw chicken (1 kg) • mulato chiles (500 grams) • sesame seeds (about 4.5 oz or 125 grams) • cinnamon (about 0.35 oz or 10 grams) • or 3 pieces Mexican table chocolate (about 75 grams) • medium onion (about 4.2 oz or 120 grams) • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • garlic • medium tomatoes (1 kg) • ground cumin (about 0.18 oz or 5 grams) • dried mixed herbs (such as oregano, thyme, cumin, dried parsley, or a mix—about 0.5 oz or 15 grams) •

garlic • dried chile de árbol peppers • dried guajillo (mirasol) peppers • unsalted peanuts • sesame seeds • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • oil (about 150 ml; I used soybean oil)

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) •

cold corn tortillas • dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded • tomato • medium onions • garlic • queso fresco (about 200 grams) • chicken bouillon powder • oil (about 120 ml) • Salt, to taste • Water

medium poblano peppers • cheese (I used a mild Mexican cheese; Monterey Jack or mozzarella works well) • flour (about 50 grams) • eggs (separate yolks and whites) • salt, to taste • black pepper, to taste • oil

large chicken breast, cooked and shredded • poblano peppers, roasted and peeled • onion • garlic • corn tortillas • sour cream (about 1/2 liter) • shredded or sliced Manchego cheese (about 200 grams) • Chicken bouillon or salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Oil,

dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • tomatoes • onion • garlic • plantain • small baguette or bolillo roll • dried oregano (about 15 grams) • bay leaves • ground cinnamon (about 15 grams) • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) • potatoes •

poblano peppers, roasted and peeled • cream cheese (Philadelphia or similar) • sour cream (about 240 ml) • Cilantro, • Knorr chicken bouillon, to taste • cooked chicken, shredded • Shredded Oaxaca cheese, to taste • Corn tortillas,

As many as needed corn tortillas • Oil • Salt, to taste • guajillo chiles • poblano chiles • tomatoes • Cumin, to taste • Oregano, to taste • onion • chicken bouillon cube (such as Knorr) • Refried beans • cooked chicken (about 225 grams) •

medium tomatoes (red/jitomate) • onion • garlic • salt • poblano peppers • enough cheese to fill the peppers (preferably fresh cheese that doesn’t melt easily, like panela) • sour cream • chicken bouillon powder

ripe plantains (about 1 kg) • large egg • All-purpose flour, as needed for coating • Oaxaca cheese (about 250 grams) • Manchego cheese (about 250 grams) • cream cheese • Vegetable oil • poblano peppers