Cinnamon leaf

pork steak (about 350 grams) • pasilla chile • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • allspice berries • whole cloves • ground cinnamon • water, vinegar, or lime juice • chicken bouillon powder, to taste • garlic, to taste • black pepper, to taste • hibiscus leaves (jamaica) •

beef for birria (about 2 kg) • whole black peppercorns • dried oregano • bay leaves • small handful cumin seeds • whole cloves • cinnamon (optional) • garlic cloves • tomatoes (about 1 1/4 lbs or 570 grams) • dried chile de árbol peppers (adjust to taste for spiciness) • onions, finely diced • Cilantro, finely chopped •

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

large chickens (about 7 3/4 lbs or 3.5 kg) • dried ancho chiles, toasted and seeded • dried guajillo chiles, toasted and seeded • serrano chiles • whole black peppercorns • whole cumin seeds • dried oregano • small stick cinnamon • roasted garlic • oil • hoja santa (or acuyo) leaves • avocado leaves •

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 •

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) •

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) •

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 • oregano • whole cumin seeds • whole black peppercorns • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • whole cloves • garlic cloves • cinnamon stick • avocado leaves • Salt

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 •

beef shank, cut into pieces (about 500 grams) • corn • potatoes • carrots • chayote squash • green beans • fresh epazote • garlic cloves • dried guajillo chiles • white onion • tomatoes • bay leaves •

beef shanks • oil • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • garlic • whole cloves • black peppercorns • dried oregano • dried thyme • cumin seeds • bay leaves • small piece cinnamon stick •

beef for birria (about 1.5 kg) • tomatoes • onion • garlic • dried mirasol chiles • dried ancho chile • cumin • thyme • marjoram or oregano • black pepper • allspice • cloves •

beef shank (about 500 grams) • beef round (about 500 grams) • onion • garlic clove • salt to taste • bouillon cube (beef flavor) • guajillo chiles • ancho chile • pasilla chile • small handful of arbol chiles • onion • garlic clove •

pork flank, cut into pieces (about 1 kilogram) • guajillo chiles • morita chiles • cinnamon stick • garlic • onion • tomatoes • whole cumin seeds • Salt, to taste • Cilantro, washed, disinfected, and finely chopped, to taste • onion, finely chopped • limes •

beef shank (about 750 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • dried guajillo chiles • dried pasilla chiles • thyme • cumin • oregano • ground cloves • vinegar • ground cinnamon •

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 •

To cook the pork: • onion • bay leaves • garlic • pork shoulder or up to 2.2 lbs (800 g to 1 kg) • For the marinade: • ground cumin • ground black pepper (whole peppercorns can be used) • dried oregano • whole clove • large garlic cloves • small piece cinnamon stick (see photo) •

banana leaves, passed over a flame to soften • pork leg (500 grams) • achiote paste (200 grams) • sweet orange juice (120 ml) • white vinegar (120 ml) • ground cumin • dried oregano • white pepper • black pepper • ground cinnamon • whole allspice berries, ground • garlic, pressed •

banana leaves • pork (about 3 kg) • pork lard (about 225 grams) • achiote paste (about 50 grams) • orange juice (1 liter; if you can find sour oranges for the juice, even better) • lime juice • ground cinnamon • ground cumin • dried oregano • ground black pepper • allspice or 5 whole allspice berries • large garlic cloves •

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 •

large poblano peppers or 6 medium • pork leg or flank for shredding (about 500 grams) • onion • salt • onion, finely chopped • garlic, very finely chopped • finely chopped tomato (about 150 grams) • Sweet spice blend, to taste • bay leaves • chopped parsley • panochera apples or 2 regular apples, chopped with skin on • pears, chopped with skin on •

precooked hominy (1 liter) • pork shank (about 1/2 kilo) • pork backbone (about 1/2 kilo) • pork shoulder or pork chunks (about 1/2 kilo) • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chile • onion • garlic cloves • dried oregano • ground bay leaf • large tomato • whole allspice berries •

beef shank (about 750 grams) • beef chuck (about 250 grams) • guajillo chiles • pasilla chiles • garlic • thyme • cumin • oregano • whole cloves • black peppercorns • vinegar • cinnamon •

boneless beef chuck roast • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • water (480 ml) • whole cloves • black peppercorns • dried thyme • bay leaves • dried marjoram • cumin seeds • dried oregano • cinnamon •

mini bolillo rolls or small French rolls • refried beans with chorizo (about 1 kg) • thin slices of carnitas or shredded pork leg (about 2 kg) • tomatoes, stemmed and roughly chopped (about 2 kg) • onions, peeled and roughly chopped (about 1/2 kg) • garlic, cloves peeled and chopped • cinnamon, toasted or roasted • small handful toasted cumin seeds • toasted whole cloves • toasted anise seeds • bay leaves • roasted red bell peppers, cleaned, seeded, and stemmed •

achiote paste (recado rojo) • dried oregano • ground cumin • black pepper • allspice berries • whole cloves • small piece cinnamon stick • salt • small onion • garlic cloves • sour orange juice (or substitute, see steps) • lime juice •

pork leg (about 400 grams) • lard (about 80 grams) • banana leaves • garlic cloves • small cinnamon stick • allspice (about 5 grams) • achiote paste (about 50 grams) • ground cumin (about 3 grams) • whole cloves • dried oregano (about 2 grams) • sour orange juice (about 150 ml) • small red onion •

chicken leg and thigh per person • dried ancho chiles • onion • garlic cloves • tomatoes • ground cumin • ground cinnamon • Salt, to taste • Avocado leaves (optional), if available • Aluminum foil