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

ripe orange habanero peppers • seedless limes (juice only) • garlic cloves • Coarse salt and ground black pepper, to taste

Garlic, to taste • onion • Salt, to taste • Green chile peppers, to taste • Water, • pork ribs with some belly (about 1 kg) • fresh purslane (about 1 kg) • tomatillos (about 500 grams)

beef steak • oil • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • tomatoes • cumin seeds • garlic cloves • onion • water (about 1.4 liters) • chicken bouillon powder • carrots • cooked nopales (about 400 grams)

shredded chicken breast • red chile sauce (about 1/2 liter) • corn tortillas • cheese, shredded (about 200 grams) • sour cream (about 1/4 liter) • garlic salt • onion powder • mustard • butter • chicken bouillon powder, to taste

large cooked chicken breast, shredded (or 1 medium) • corn tortillas or 1 bag of tortilla chips • vegetable oil (about 240 ml) • medium tomatoes • pasilla chiles • onion • garlic cloves • shredded cheese (about 150 grams) • sour cream (about 240 ml) • Salt or chicken bouillon, to taste

chicken breast fillets • black pepper • garlic powder • Salt, to taste • sour cream or Mexican crema (250 ml) • Anaheim green chiles (depending on size) • small can corn (optional) • butter • small piece onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon cube • cilantro •

chicken leg quarters, skinless • vegetable oil • cooked pasilla chiles • tomatillos • onion • garlic • chicken bouillon cube

tomatoes (about 500 grams) • Morita chiles to taste (use more or less depending on how spicy you want it) • garlic • onion • chicken drumsticks (or use pork if you prefer) • Salt to taste • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr, about 5 grams) • Oil

chicken (about 1 kg) • guajillo chiles • large ancho chile • large tomatoes • onion • garlic cloves • dried oregano • black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaves • ground cinnamon • Salt, to taste •

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 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,

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

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

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

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

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

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) •

boneless, flattened chicken thighs • garlic cloves • dried arbol chiles • cilantro • butter (about 1/2 stick, 57 grams) • as needed, oil • salt, to taste • pepper, to taste • spaghetti or fettuccine (about 200 grams) • water (1 liter) • chayote squash • carrots •

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) •