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egg • Mexican-style cream (media crema) • almond flour (about 50 grams) • pork rind crumbs (about 60 grams) • fish fillets • Dried parsley, to taste • Garlic powder, to taste

cauliflower • ground oats (about 50 grams) • corn muffin mix (such as Jiffy) (about 70 grams) • parsley • garlic powder • salt • almond milk (about 355 ml) • unsweetened shredded coconut (about 40 grams) • Tortillas • Avocado • Limes • Tomato, onion, cilantro, jalapeño pepper •

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 •

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 •

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) •

good-quality bacon, chopped (about 300 grams) • unsalted butter (about 100 grams) • medium white onion, chopped • garlic, minced or crushed • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • milk (1 liter) • ground nutmeg • White pepper to taste (or black pepper if you don't have white) • dried fine herbs (optional) • Salt to taste • all-purpose flour (about 60 grams; can use seasoned flour) • large eggs •

chicken breast cutlets • rubbed sage • dried rosemary • lemon, zest and juice • garlic clove • salt • olive oil

boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 300 grams) • cornstarch (about 30 grams) • plain yogurt (about 60 grams) • bran flakes cereal (about 50 grams) • salt • black pepper • garlic powder • cooking spray

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) •

pork ribs, cut into long strips (1 kg) • medium red tomatoes • onion • jalapeño peppers • serrano peppers • garlic • dried marjoram • Salt, to taste

ground meat (half beef, half pork) (about 500 grams) • small packs of saltine crackers • egg • Garlic salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

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) •

medium shrimp (about 1.5 kg) • tomato puree • hot sauce (or to taste) • clam and tomato juice (such as Clamato) • garlic cloves • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Chiltepin chiles, to taste • serrano chiles • habanero chile • ripe red tomatoes • red onion •

hulled pumpkin seeds (about 180 grams) • peanuts (about 70 grams) • chicken or vegetable broth (2 liters) • tomatillos (about 400 grams) • serrano peppers • onion • garlic • cilantro • epazote • lettuce leaves • spinach leaves • radish leaves or 1 hoja santa leaf •

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 •

rice noodles (250 g) • tamarind pulp (or 5 tablespoons unsweetened tamarind syrup) • hot water (if using tamarind pulp) • boneless, skinless chicken breast (125 g) • extra firm tofu (125 g) • all-purpose flour or cornstarch • peeled and deveined shrimp (optional) • unsalted peanuts • fish sauce • sugar (or jaggery or light piloncillo) • lime juice • vegetable oil •

small fish fillets, preferably mackerel • flour (about 150 grams) • egg • beer • garlic • onion • Salt and pepper to taste

beef, pork, or a combination • dried pasilla chiles • red onion • allspice berries • dried oregano • bay leaf • garlic cloves • potato • carrot

medium lobsters • Salt and pepper • lard • butter • tomatoes • garlic • onion • oil • rice (about 200 grams) • chicken broth (about 480 ml) • water (about 720 ml) • Salt, to taste •

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

fresh mojarra fish • garlic • Salt and pepper, • All-purpose flour, • Vegetable oil, as needed, for frying

beef, cut into pieces (brisket or skirt steak) • red enchilada sauce (use your favorite brand) • ground oregano • large bay leaves • garlic cloves (use fewer if you prefer) • onion • Salt to taste • About 8 cups water (about 2 liters) • As many tortillas as needed (flour or corn) • As much quesadilla cheese

medium red snappers • salt • allspice berries • onion • garlic cloves • lemon juice • olive oil • All-purpose flour

ground beef (about 400 grams) • zucchini • large carrot • Flour tortillas, • large slices of onion • tomato • Swiss chard or spinach, • whole black peppercorns • cumin • whole garlic clove

fresh sweet corn, with husks for wrapping the tamales • butter • milk (120 ml) • For the salsa: tomatillos, green chiles, garlic to taste, and salt • To serve: fresh cheese (queso fresco or ranchero) and plain sour cream

chicken drumsticks • sesame seeds (about 70 grams) • garlic cloves • onion • Roma tomatoes • dried chile de árbol peppers • potato • Thyme • Cumin • Oil, to taste • Salt, to taste • Marjoram

large tomatillos • serrano peppers • onion • garlic clove • small handful cilantro • sour cream • cream cheese • cooked chicken (leftover) • pork rinds, crushed (plus extra) (about 100 grams) • pork rinds, crushed (about 12 grams) • medium eggs • sour cream •

ground beef (1 kg) • ripe red tomatoes • cilantro • large potatoes • garlic • tomato puree (7 oz each, 200 grams) • spaghetti noodles • Panela cheese, shredded, to taste (or substitute with mozzarella or Monterey Jack for melting) • Salt, to taste • onion • basil • black pepper

dried shrimp (about 85 g), eyes removed • large eggs, at room temperature • plain breadcrumbs • onion, thinly sliced • nopales (cactus paddles), cut into thin strips (about 1 kg) • garlic clove • onion • tomatillo husks • salt • dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried ancho chile, stemmed and seeded • dried puya guajillo chiles with seeds or 6 dried arbol chiles •