Cumin garlic

chicken broth (about 1.2 liters) • guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • onion • ground cumin • Salt, to taste • Crema (Mexican-style sour cream), to taste • queso fresco (or your preferred fresh cheese), cut into cubes • pork cracklings (about 150 grams) • pork cracklings (about 150 grams) • Fried tortilla strips, to taste • vegetable oil (about 480 ml)

pressed pork cracklings (chicharrón prensado) • dried guajillo chiles • garlic • onion • whole clove • small stick cinnamon • cumin

whole chicken, cut into pieces • potato • carrot • zucchini • water • oregano, thyme, and cumin to taste • tomato bouillon cube • small onion • garlic, minced • salt to taste

cumin • oregano • black pepper • avocado leaves • bay leaves • whole cloves • garlic • dried pasilla chiles • achiote paste • banana leaf • tomatoes • onion •

chicken • guajillo chiles • garlic • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • cinnamon stick • thyme and 1 sprig oregano • cumin • parchment paper for wrapping and bay • salt to taste

sardines in tomato sauce • Enough corn tortillas • white onion • jalapeño pepper, or 3 serrano peppers if you like it spicier • medium red tomatoes • celery stalks • cilantro (about 10 grams) • black or green olives, your choice (about 70 grams) • shredded Monterey Jack cheese (about 110 grams) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Garlic powder, •

chicken drumsticks • dried chickpeas (about 100 grams) • rice (about 100 grams) • large tomato • onion • garlic • ground cumin, or to taste • Salt, to taste

corn flour (Maseca) (or you can buy it freshly made at a tortilleria) • As needed, water • lard or vegetable shortening • baking powder (such as Royal) • Salt, to taste • guajillo chiles • poblano peppers • Oregano • Cumin • chicken bouillon cube (such as Knorr) • chicken or beef • onion •

long-grain rice (about 400 grams) • chopped bacon (about 75 grams) • garlic, minced • small onion, finely diced • green bell pepper, finely diced • red bell pepper, finely diced • bay leaf • black pepper • ground cumin • dried oregano • cooked black beans (about 260 grams) • bean cooking liquid (about 240 ml) •

pork cracklings (about 100 grams) • ripe tomatoes • cilantro • jalapeño peppers or 10 serrano peppers (or a mix of both) • medium garlic cloves • cumin

tomatillos (about 400 grams) • jalapeño pepper • onion • water (120 ml) • cumin • Salt to taste • cilantro • sour cream (250 ml) • asadero cheese (about 200 grams) • cooked and shredded chicken breast • corn tortillas, lightly fried in oil • corn kernels •

ground beef (can use half beef, half pork) • Roma tomatoes • onion • zucchini • garlic clove • large eggs • uncooked white rice (about 65 grams) • chipotle in adobo sauce • Fresh oregano leaves, to taste • black pepper • salt, divided • ground cumin •

pinto beans (about 300 grams) • garlic • onion • chorizo (about 60 grams) • bacon (about 60 grams) • sausage (about 60 grams) • ham (about 60 grams) • pork rinds (about 100 grams) • tomato • fresh cilantro • fresh epazote • fresh oregano •

beef (brisket, boneless shank, or chuck) (about 1 kg) • pork leg or loin (about 1/2 kg) • potatoes (about 1 kg; I used 4.4 lbs/2 kg) • onions • medium carrots • tomatoes • Anaheim peppers • Olives (optional) • Bay • Ground black pepper • Cumin • pasilla chiles •

pork neck bones (espinazo de puerco) • dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded • small French roll or bolillo • thick slice onion • garlic • large red tomato • tomatillos • thyme • oregano • cumin • Salt • hot water (about 500 ml) •

rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • olive oil (about 15 ml) • cooked black beans with 2 tablespoons of their cooking liquid • yellow bell pepper, diced • onion, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • chaya leaves, finely chopped (optional) • tomato, quartered • whole green chili pepper • parsley • whole cumin seeds •

ground beef (1 kilogram) • hard-boiled eggs, chopped • Ground black pepper, to taste • garlic cloves • ground cumin • raw egg • Vegetable oil, • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cubes • precooked rice (about 90 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion

ground beef • panko breadcrumbs (1 oz. / about 28 grams) • large egg, beaten • onion, chopped • black pepper • ground cumin • ground celery seed • dried oregano • salt, to taste • Chihuahua cheese (or substitute Monterey Jack) • For the sauce: • red tomatoes •

day-old cooked rice (about 400 grams) • cooked black beans (from the pot) • green or red bell pepper • onion • garlic • cilantro • ground cumin • black pepper • salt • tomatoes • enough oil for sautéing • cheese (such as Manchego, Gouda, Chihuahua, or your preferred type)

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 •

ground beef (1 kilo) • breadcrumbs • egg • Chopped cilantro, to taste • Chopped onion, to taste • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Vegetable oil, • small can chipotle peppers • dried ancho chiles • tomato puree • garlic cloves •

ground beef (500 g) • ground pork (500 g) • hard-boiled eggs • raw eggs • Roma tomatoes • small onion • garlic • chipotle peppers • breadcrumbs (about 100 g) • Salt, to taste • cumin

ground beef (1 kg) • rice (about 200 grams) • oregano • cumin • garlic • onion • small can chipotle peppers • tomatoes • eggs • hard-boiled eggs • Salt

For the champurrado • Mexican chocolate • masa harina (corn dough) • water (2 liters) • Piloncillo (Mexican brown sugar) or regular sugar, to taste • cinnamon stick • For the tamalitos • masa harina (corn dough) • pork • dried ancho chiles • garlic cloves • cumin •

beef shank (about 1.5 kg) • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • dried oregano • ground cumin • guajillo chiles • vinegar (about 80 ml) • garlic cloves • salt to taste • water as needed (enough to cover the meat) • onion • cilantro

the chicken broth from the chicken breast we cooked • guajillo chili pepper • tomato • onion • garlic clove • ground cumin • ground black pepper • oregano • bay leaf • enough oil for frying • for serving: • corn tortillas •

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

chicken leg and thigh pieces • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • onion • garlic cloves • whole cloves • chicken bouillon (such as Knorr) • black pepper • oregano • nopales (cactus paddles) • salt to taste • bay leaf •

bolillo rolls, split in half with a firm crumb • mashed or refried beans • roasted pork or carnitas, cut into small pieces • onion rings marinated in lime juice, salt, and dried oregano • For the broth: • tomatoes • freshly ground toasted spices with cinnamon and cumin • fresh cilantro • apple cider vinegar • apple juice • large onion, peeled and roughly chopped • garlic, peeled and chopped •

whole chicken, cut up and skin removed • pasilla chiles • chicken bouillon • oregano • garlic cloves • cumin • thyme • whole black peppercorns • cloves • bay leaf • tomatoes • enough water to cover the chicken •