Fresh garlic cloves

boneless, skinless chicken breast (500 g) • eggs • sesame seeds (5 g) • cooked white rice (about 1/2 cup, 100 g) • all-purpose flour (150 g) • garlic powder • ground cloves • ground ginger • ground cinnamon • ground white pepper • oil (10 ml) • garlic, minced •

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 •

pork leg (about 750 grams) • pork lard • large onion or 2 small onions • bay leaves • garlic cloves • coarse salt, • whole cloves, to taste • broth (about 480 ml) • California chiles • guajillo chiles • oregano • black pepper •

tomatillos (about 1 pound/450 grams) • tomatoes (about 8 ounces/225 grams) • jalapeño peppers • onion • cilantro • garlic clove • evaporated milk (12 ounces/354 ml) • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste • cooked and shredded chicken breast • corn tortillas, cold and cut into small squares • Finely chopped onion, to taste

lamb or mutton (ribs, leg, and backbone) • maguey leaves (optional) • cooked chickpeas (about 300 grams) • mixed herbs (such as thyme, marjoram, bay leaf) • rice • dried guajillo chile • dried morita chiles • Himalayan salt, to taste • onion • avocado leaves • garlic cloves • allspice berries •

pork leg (you can use half pork shoulder) • achiote paste (80 grams) • fresh orange juice (about 500 ml, from about 6 oranges) • large garlic cloves • medium onion • dried oregano • black pepper • Salt • guajillo chiles, pre-soaked • limes (if the oranges are very sweet, use one more) • vinegar • bay leaves (add at the end)

garlic • water (3 liters) • large dried shrimp (about 225 grams) • medium onion • whole black peppercorns • carrots • medium potatoes • guajillo chiles • Salt, to taste • oil (50 milliliters) • butter • whole clove

chicken (about 1 kg) • ripe tomatoes • green olives • capers • large oregano leaf • onion • garlic clove • pickled chili broth, to taste • salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cube • large potatoes • bay leaf, 1 sprig thyme •

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

pickled pork skins (cueritos) • red onion • cucumbers • dried mirasol or guajillo chiles • small handful chiltepin chiles • small handful dried árbol chiles, toasted • limes • tomato cocktail juice (about 200 ml, such as Clamato) • garlic clove • Coarse salt to taste • avocado • tostada shells

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 •

roasted poblano peppers, sliced into strips • onion, sliced into strips • corn, kernels removed, or 1 small can of corn • chicken breast • onion • small garlic clove or half of a large one • large garlic clove, finely chopped • milk (240 ml) • Mexican-style table cream (media crema) or 1 cup heavy cream (240 ml) • olive oil (60 ml) • Salt, to taste

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 •

cooked chicken leg quarters, shredded • roasted California chiles, sliced into strips • onion, finely chopped • garlic clove • Mexican crema (about 250 grams) • corn tortillas • Roma tomatoes • corn kernels, drained • shredded Chihuahua cheese (about 300 grams) • Oil, salt, and pepper

spaghetti (250 grams) • potatoes • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • chorizo (100 grams) • Parmesan cheese (100 grams) • fresh thyme (10 grams) • ground black pepper (10 grams) • chicken bouillon (10 grams)

Cooked beans (very soft) • heaping tablespoons pork lard (about 75 grams) • Dried árbol chiles • corn tortillas, cut into pieces (to fry with the lard, garlic, and chiles) • garlic cloves

turkey or chicken (500 grams) • ripe plantain • medium tomatoes • mulato chiles (50 grams) • pasilla chiles (40 grams) • almonds (75 grams) • raisins (25 grams) • white onion • tablet Mexican chocolate • chile seeds • corn tortilla • bolillo (Mexican bread roll) •

large jalapeño peppers, stems removed • onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon • Salt and pepper to taste

rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • small Roma tomatoes or 1 large tomato • white onion • garlic clove • vegetable oil • peas (about 75 grams) • salt, or to taste

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 •

whole chicken • bay leaves • avocado leaves • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • ground cumin • seasoning mix • dried ancho chiles, boiled • dried guajillo chiles, boiled • tomatoes, boiled • dried oregano • curry powder •

Roma tomatoes • small onions • small head of cabbage • small garlic clove • Chipotle peppers to taste • Salt to taste • Black pepper to taste • cooked chicken (I'm using leftover roasted chicken, about 1/2 chicken) • Butter • olive oil

pork trotters (about 1 kg) • tomatillos (about 1/2 kg) • green chiles or serrano peppers • onion • large garlic clove • epazote • Oil • Salt and pepper to taste • potato • green beans (about 1/4 kg)

pork ribs (or another cut) (about 750 grams) • small tomatillos • green chile de árbol peppers • large garlic cloves (for cooking the meat and for the sauce) • onion (for cooking the meat and for the sauce) • Salt, to taste • bay leaves • fresh fava beans (about 350 grams, or to taste)

olive oil (120 ml) • oranges, sliced • baby potatoes (1 kg) • Black pepper, to taste • Salt, to taste • garlic • zucchini • carrot • ground meat (beef, pork, or a mix) (500 g) • unsalted butter (about 6.3 oz or 180 g) • whole chickens (about 4.4 lbs each or 2 kg each) • Mexican oregano •

pork (about 1.5 kg) • bay leaves • garlic cloves, unpeeled and halved • Salt, to taste • guajillo chiles (or similar dried red chiles) • arbol chiles • garlic cloves • Cumin, to taste • Salt, • lard • Broth from the cooked pork, • masa (about 3 kg) •

cooked mixed beef tripe (menudo) • medium carrots • medium potatoes • dried guajillo chiles • large tomatoes • epazote • oil • small onion • large garlic clove • Cilantro, to taste • Green jalapeño or serrano chile, to taste • limes

chicken thighs per person • Mexican crema or sour cream (about 60 ml)

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 •

beef shank (about 500 grams) • oxtail (about 500 grams) • large garlic cloves • cilantro • large carrots • small zucchini • celery stalks • small head green cabbage • medium potatoes • Salt, to taste • Black pepper