Corn leaves

masa quebrada (coarse white corn dough) • broth (1 liter) • tequesquite water (alkaline mineral water, or substitute with 1 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda) • lard (about 1 cup or 225 grams) • chopped epazote (or substitute with cilantro if unavailable) • chopped onions • chia seeds • Sea salt, to taste • small corn husks, soaked in salted water with avocado leaves

masa harina (nixtamalized corn dough) (300 g) • banana leaf • shredded chicken (50 g) • black mole sauce (250 g)

masa quebrada de maíz (coarse corn dough) • tequesquite water (1.5 liters) • medium hoja santa leaves, washed and dried • small white spring onions, finely chopped with green tops • epazote, finely chopped • huauzontle florets (just the small buds, removed from stems) • garlic, finely chopped • large fresh avocado leaves, free of blemishes

corn tortillas (about 500 grams) • cooking oil (30 ml) • ripe tomatoes • garlic cloves • white onion • chicken bouillon powder • boneless, skinless chicken breast • cilantro • epazote leaves • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Manchego cheese (about 200 grams) •

shredded seitan or similar plant-based meat (350-450 grams) • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) • sour cream (50 grams) • queso fresco (about 225 grams) • small head red leaf lettuce • homemade salsa • pickled onions • avocado

precooked hominy corn (Cacahuazintle) (about 1 kg) • Roma tomatoes • garlic cloves • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chile • dried arbol chiles • pork leg (about 1/2 kg) • pork ribs (about 1/2 kg) • pork feet • bay leaves • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves •

serrano peppers, finely chopped • small red onion, finely chopped • cilantro, finely chopped (about 10 grams) • Juice of 1 lime • olive oil (about 10 ml) • tomatoes, diced • avocado, diced • cooked black beans, drained (about 340 grams) • canned yellow corn, drained (about 340 grams) • Salt, to taste • Lettuce leaves, for garnish

masa harina (about 500 grams) • lard (about 100 grams) • chepil leaves (about 150 grams) • salt (about 30 grams) • corn husks • red tomatoes • tomatillos • white onion • garlic cloves • dried morita chiles • Salt, to taste

chepil leaves (about 400 grams) • masa harina (about 300 grams) • pork lard (about 150 grams) • dried corn husks • Salt, to taste • Water,

corn masa • vegetable oil • Salt or chicken bouillon powder to taste • baking powder • Oaxaca cheese • Swiss chard leaves (about 1 large bunch) • Boiling water • Ice water

precooked hominy (maíz pozolero) • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • dried arbol chiles • garlic • small onion • dried oregano leaves • bay leaves • pork shoulder (about 500 grams) • pork neck bones or your preferred cut of meat (some use pork head) (about 500 grams)

hominy corn (pozole corn) • pork head • pork shoulder, leg, or loin • water • herbs of your choice, to taste • salt • chicken or beef bouillon powder, to taste • onion • garlic • small romaine lettuce • radishes • white onion •

whole corn kernels (1 kg) • liquid lime (cal) (50 ml) • water (2.5 liters) • raw chicken (1/2 kg) • Salt • Avocado • Corn husks for tamales • pitiona leaves • oil (200 ml) • dried chile de árbol peppers

guajillo chiles • ancho chiles • garlic cloves • onions • nixtamalized corn (about 2 kg) • small bunch oregano • pickling lime (about 240 ml) • bay leaves • salt to taste • chicken breast • costeño chiles

corn tortillas, fried in oil • Filling: • mashed potatoes (about 700 grams) • chia seeds (about 70 grams) • amaranth (about 70 grams) • onion, peeled and chopped • Small handful of cilantro, washed and chopped • Salt • Sauce: • roasted poblano peppers, stems and seeds removed • roasted corn tortillas • chopped hoja santa leaves •

corn masa (about 300 grams) • avocado leaf • black beans (about 150 grams) • pork lard or pork crackling paste (about 100 grams) • Oaxacan cheese (quesillo) (about 80 grams) • cabbage (about 80 grams) • medium Roma tomato • beef steak or chorizo (about 120 grams) • pork lard (about 50 grams) • to taste guaje beans • to taste spring onion (or Mexican green onion) • to taste chile de agua (Oaxacan green chile) •

nixtamal masa (about 1.5 kg) • Pork lard, to taste • Salt, to taste • tomatillos (about 1 kg) • jalapeño peppers • cilantro (about 50 grams) • onion • garlic • chicken breast • Totomoxtle (corn husks) • hoja santa leaves

potatoes • enough oil for cooking • onion • salt • black pepper • chipotle pepper in adobo sauce • lettuce leaves • produce wash (optional) • large tomatoes or 4 small Roma tomatoes • corn tortillas • chicken bouillon powder or salt • queso fresco (fresh Mexican cheese)

hominy corn • chicken • fresh herbs (such as bay leaf, thyme, or marjoram) • garlic • onion • green cabbage • radishes • dried guajillo chiles • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • tomatoes • dried oregano •

precooked hominy corn (cacahuazintle) • pork shoulder or pork loin • garlic • onions • bay leaves • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • dried thyme • ground cumin • iceberg lettuce • limes • salt to taste •

hominy corn for pozole (about 2 kg) • water (2 liters) • chicken breast • hoja santa leaves • black mole paste or dried chiles (such as costeño, guajillo, árbol) (about 1/4 kg) • small tomatoes • onion • garlic cloves

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 •

pork head • chicken (leg and thigh) (500 grams) • pork backbone (1 kg) • large onion • large head of garlic • bay leaves • pre-cooked hominy corn (3 kg) • cilantro or epazote, to taste • plenty of sea salt, • black pepper, to taste • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles •

cacahuazintle hominy corn • white onion • pork shoulder • pork spine • pork head • FOR THE PIPIÁN: • romaine lettuce • spinach leaves • cilantro • epazote • tomatillos • serrano chiles •

hominy corn (about 2 kg) • raw chicken (about 2 kg) • Water – as much as will fit in the pot • salt • of an onion • bay leaves • thyme • marjoram • oregano • ancho chili pepper • guajillo chili pepper • tomatoes •

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

precooked hominy corn • pork shoulder • guajillo chiles • onion • garlic • bay leaves • thyme • pork foot

corn tortillas (about 1/2 kilo) • guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • onion • ground cumin • vegetable oil (120 ml) • lettuce, cleaned, disinfected, and finely chopped (about 100 grams) • pork (about 1/2 kilo) • grated Cotija cheese or any hard cheese (about 100 grams) • Pickled chiles, to taste • Sour cream, • Potatoes and carrots, as needed (see my recipe) •

white corn kernels (about 450 grams) • poblano peppers, cut into strips (about 400 grams) • chicken broth (about 355 ml) • evaporated milk (about 355 ml) • whole milk (about 355 ml) • butter (about 42 grams) • onion, finely chopped • garlic, minced • chopped epazote • bay leaves • sea salt

pork head • olive oil • garlic cloves • thyme • oregano • bay leaves • whole allspice berries • coarse salt • heaping tablespoon pork lard, softened • Street taco-size corn tortillas • Limes (cut into quarters) • ---- Green Salsa •