pork (about 500 grams) • guajillo chiles • bay leaf • garlic cloves • salt or tomato bouillon (such as Knorr) • cumin • oregano • water (about 240 ml)

pork leg and 7 ounces pork ribs • bay leaves • Peel of 1 orange • dried red chiles, seeded and soaked • dried oregano • onion • garlic cloves • whole cloves • vinegar • water (240 ml) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste •

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 •

turmeric • bay leaves and/or 1 sprig rosemary • Noodles or rice, to taste • water (3 liters) • bone-in chicken breast • oil • garlic cloves • carrot • celery • leek (use only the firmest part) • green onions (especially the green tops) • cilantro •

smoked jack mackerel (about 1 kg) • green olives (about 3.5 oz or 100 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • tomato, finely chopped • chopped garlic • salt • black pepper • bay leaves • olive oil • shrimp (about 300 grams)

chicken • oregano • whole cumin seeds • whole black peppercorns • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • whole cloves • garlic cloves • cinnamon stick • avocado leaves • Salt

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 •

thick corn tortillas, preferably handmade • small package cream cheese • beef flank steak (about 250 grams) • onion • garlic • Peruvian beans (about 100 grams) • sour cream (about 250 ml) • bay leaves • mild white cheese, shredded (about 150 grams) • jalapeño pepper

onion, finely chopped • Coarse salt to taste • tomatoes • dried chipotle chiles • mirasol chiles • onion • garlic clove • Worcestershire sauce to taste • Maggi seasoning sauce to taste • Dry mustard to taste • Cayenne pepper to taste • spice bundle with 2 whole cloves, 3 allspice berries, 2 bay leaves, a pinch of cumin, and 1 sprig of thyme •

potato • fish fillets (such as red snapper, sea bass, porgy, dorade, tilapia, etc.) • lemon • Salt and pepper • tomatoes • onion • cornstarch (Maizena) • garlic clove • ketchup • white wine (120 ml) • bay leaf • olive oil •

pork leg, cut into at least 3 pieces • white vinegar (300 ml) • Juice of 1 sour orange • Juice of 2 sweet oranges • onion • garlic • achiote paste (300 g) • thyme • whole cumin seeds • whole clove • bay leaves • oregano •

poblano peppers • eggs • ripe tomatoes • onion • garlic • black pepper • bay leaves • Oaxaca cheese

smoked marlin (about 150 grams) • chipotle peppers • chopped onion (about 40 grams) • marjoram • bay leaf • thyme • garlic clove • tomato • Salt and pepper • nopal tortillas • sour cream (60 ml) • mayonnaise (30 ml) •

beef shank or neck bones with marrow (about 750 grams) • guajillo chiles • ancho or pasilla chiles • carrots • zucchini • potatoes • chayotes • green beans (about 150 grams) • corn, each cut into 4 pieces • xoconostle (cactus fruit) • Salt or bouillon, to taste • bay leaf •

oxtail, cleaned and cut into pieces (about 1.5 kg) • dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried puya chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried arbol chiles, unseeded • dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded • garlic cloves • medium onion, quartered • carrots, sliced • corn, kernels removed • shelled peas, cleaned (about 150 grams) • salt • water (about 2.5 liters) •

ground beef (1 kg) • potatoes, diced into small cubes • carrot, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • white onion, finely chopped • bell pepper, finely chopped • tomato puree • roma tomato, finely chopped • chicken bouillon • bay leaf • Salt • Black pepper

pinto, canary, or Peruvian beans (about 250 grams) • olive oil • onion • bacon • ham • garlic • green bell pepper • bay leaves • potato • zucchini • carrot • tomatoes •

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

chicken • mixiote leaves (or substitute with mixiote paper or aluminum foil) • salt and pepper • pork lard • white onion • garlic • serrano chiles • tomatillos (about 500 grams) • nopales (cactus paddles) • cilantro

pork flank, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 kg) • achiote paste • sour orange juice (about 240 ml) • allspice berries • bay leaves • banana leaves, cleaned • red onion • garlic cloves • tomatoes, thinly sliced • Salt, • Water, • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) •

chicken breast • Roma tomatoes • garlic cloves • potato • zucchini • carrot • white onion • cilantro • thyme • epazote • bay leaf • oregano •

About 7 ounces (200 grams) pork cracklings (chicharrón) • medium red tomatoes • serrano peppers (green chiles) • small red onion • garlic • Epazote leaves to taste (optional) • Vegetable oil • Salt to taste

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) •

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 shank (about 2 kg) • corn, cut into thirds • carrots • potatoes • green beans (about 200 grams) • Mexican squash (calabacitas) or zucchini • onion • garlic • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • masa harina (about 100 grams) • Salt and chicken bouillon powder (to taste) •

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 •

pork leg (about 1 kg) • onion (I used red) • whole black peppercorns • bay leaves • cooked beans (about 1/2 liter) • ripe tomatoes • onion • garlic cloves • dried oregano • Salt and sugar, to taste • Vinegar and water, to taste • lettuce •

skinless chicken drumsticks • medium carrots • medium chayotes • medium zucchini • medium piece of onion • medium garlic clove • cilantro • chicken bouillon powder • salt • washed rice • small mint leaf • OPTIONAL: 1 chicken carcass and 2 chicken wings, for extra flavor

medium shrimp (1 kg) • water (1.5 liters) • Bay leaves, • Oregano, • tomatoes (red tomatoes) • Onion, • Garlic, • Salt, to taste • Cucumber, • Red onion, • Cilantro, • Clamato juice, •

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 •