Fresh garlic cloves

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)

cooked chicken breast (cooked with parsley, 1/2 onion, 1 garlic clove, and salt) • poblano peppers • medium onions, thinly sliced • unsalted butter (about 6 tablespoons or 90 grams) • chicken broth (about 480 ml) • sour cream (about 480 ml) • curry powder • corn kernels

spaghetti (about 7 oz or 200 grams) • bacon, chopped (about 150 grams) • heavy cream (120 ml) • Roma tomatoes • small piece onion • small garlic clove • American cheese • melting cheese, such as Chihuahua cheese

ground chicken (500 grams) • hard-boiled eggs • Panela cheese, cut into small cubes (2 cubes per meatball) • Cooked white rice, • Cooked zucchini, diced very small, mixed with the rice, • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • tomatillo • serrano peppers • onion, to taste • garlic clove

serrano peppers • garlic clove • ripe tomatoes • Salt, to taste • cilantro • longaniza or chorizo (enough for 20 sopes) • Corn masa, • Refried black beans, to taste • Onion, to taste • Lettuce, to taste • Mexican crema, to taste • Panela or basket cheese, to taste

cooked and deseeded jalapeño peppers • tuna • Mayonnaise, • carrots, thinly sliced • medium onion, thinly sliced • garlic clove • whole peppercorns • bay leaves • oregano • apple cider vinegar (120 ml) • Olive oil, • Salt, 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

pork leg (about 1 kg) • white onion • garlic cloves • white vinegar (30 ml) • achiote paste (about 1 1/2 bars or 150 grams) • orange juice (12 oz or 355 ml; store-bought is fine, but fresh is even better) • water (8 oz or 240 ml) • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaves • Oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste

flour (about 40 grams) • flour (about 40 grams) • milk (about 800 milliliters) • onion piqué (1/4 onion, whole cloves, and 3 bay leaves) • mushrooms (about 500 grams) • butter or olive oil (about 40 grams) • heavy cream (about 200 milliliters) • garlic • onion • bacon • chicken breasts • American cheese •

ground beef and pork (500 grams) • large garlic cloves • onion • Cilantro, to taste • egg • Butter, • Mexican crema or sour cream (250 ml) • small can chipotle peppers • fresh mushrooms (about 225 grams) • tomatoes • Garlic salt, to taste • Salt, to taste

whole chicken, cut into pieces • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • avocado leaves • bay leaves • onion or 1 small onion • thyme • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • hoja santa (acuyo) leaves • bitter orange or 1 tablespoon vinegar • garlic cloves •

small head cabbage, very finely shredded • cooked chickpeas (I use them peeled) • cooked green peas (about 250 grams) • dried ancho chiles, soaked overnight and seeded • tomatoes, sliced into thin strips • small red onion, thinly sliced • chorizo (about 250 grams) • thin pork cutlets, chopped • garlic cloves, chopped • parsley, coarsely chopped • white pork lard • salt, to taste

large zucchini • achiote • potato • chicken bouillon • Salt, to taste • pressure cooker • red onion • vinegar • rice vinegar • water • curry powder • ground black pepper •

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 •

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 •

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

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)

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 •

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

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 •

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

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) •

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