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achiote paste bar • (about 1/2 liter) sour orange juice • white vinegar • Ground cumin, to taste • Dried oregano, to taste • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • dried guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • Salt, to taste • lard (about 115 grams) • banana leaves •

Roma tomatoes • chicken broth (about 1 liter) • Salt and pepper, to taste • garlic • ground beef (about 500 grams) • oregano • onion, chopped • fresh mint • eggs • zucchini • carrot • bay leaves •

lamb shoulder or loin (about 400 grams) • mixiote leaves, • dried ancho chiles • dried pasilla chile • allspice berries • whole cloves • dried oregano • ground cumin • pulque (about 250 ml) • avocado leaves • bitter orange • garlic •

dried costeño chiles (about 40 g) • chopped onion (about 60 g) • garlic cloves (about 100 g, peeled) • tomatoes (about 800 g) • Salt to taste • skinless chicken (about 1 kg) • masa harina dough (about 1 kg) • lard (about 250 g) • banana leaves

masa harina dough (about 1.5 kg) • banana leaves (about 1 kg) • hoja santa leaves (also called Mexican pepperleaf) • pork lard (about 1/2 kg) • skinless chicken breast • Roma tomatoes • dried chipotle chiles • cumin • garlic cloves • Salt, to taste

jalapeño peppers • sugar • salt • water (about 710 ml) • white or apple cider vinegar (about 10 ml) • cooked, shredded pork, beef, or chicken (about 500 grams) • large tomatoes, chopped • onion, chopped • bay leaves • chopped raisins • garlic clove, chopped • thyme •

pasta of your choice • oil • salt • ground beef (500 grams) • cooked lentils (about 200 grams) • egg • enough breadcrumbs to bind • ground cumin • salt and pepper to taste • tomatoes, diced small • onion, diced small • tomato puree (about 240 ml) •

precooked hominy (1 liter) • pork shank (about 1/2 kilo) • pork backbone (about 1/2 kilo) • pork shoulder or pork chunks (about 1/2 kilo) • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chile • onion • garlic cloves • dried oregano • ground bay leaf • large tomato • whole allspice berries •

medium potatoes • medium carrots • medium zucchini • spinach leaves • salt • tomatoes • guajillo chiles • water (240 ml) • garlic cloves • corn tortillas • ground beef (about 225 grams) • celery leaves •

water (about 850 ml) • pork shoulder or pork head meat (about 1 kg) • Precooked hominy (maíz pozolero) • ancho chiles • arbol chiles • bay leaves • dried oregano (about 10 grams) • dried thyme (about 5 grams) • garlic cloves • Salt,

About 1 lb (450 grams) masa for tortillas • salt • filtered water • guajillo chiles • ancho chile • pasilla chile • garlic clove • onion • ground or whole cumin • oregano • whole cloves • allspice berries •

precooked hominy (see photo below) • whole chicken • filtered water (about 6.6 liters) • garlic • onion • bay leaves • guajillo chiles • dried oregano • ground cumin • whole black peppercorns • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste • Shredded cabbage or lettuce, to taste •

water • pork shoulder (about 1 kg) • pork neck bones (about 750 grams) • bay leaves • salt to taste • dried guajillo chiles (chile colorín) • dried arbol chiles • garlic cloves • cilantro • shredded green cabbage, to taste • radishes, to taste • limes, to taste •

pork (about 750 grams) • bolillo rolls (or French rolls) • tomatoes • bay leaves • whole cloves • cumin seeds • Salt, to taste • whole cloves • garlic clove • cumin seeds • Salt, to taste • Refried beans •

For the sauce: • ripe Roma tomatoes (about 1 kg) • whole black peppercorns • garlic clove • bay leaf • Salt to taste • ground cloves • ground cumin • white vinegar • For the sandwiches: • crusty Mexican rolls (birotes salados) • carnitas (pork shoulder or ribs, about 1 kg) •

guajillo chiles • ancho chiles • garlic cloves • onions • nixtamalized corn (about 2 kg) • small bunch oregano • pickling lime (about 240 ml) • bay leaves • salt to taste • chicken breast • costeño chiles

shredded beef (about 500 grams) • garlic • onion • Mixed dried chiles to taste (such as one each: costeño, canica, chile de árbol, and dried serrano) • peeled tomatoes • whole allspice berries • whole clove • bay leaves • peeled and sliced potatoes • green peas (about 75 grams) • Coarse salt to taste • olive oil

Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic • chicken bouillon or chicken stock, • dried chile de árbol peppers • oil, • epazote leaves, • corn tortillas, • oil, • fresh panela cheese, • sour cream, • fresh cilantro,

pork leg, cut into pieces (about 1 kg) • bay leaves • pork lard • white onion • pasilla chiles • guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • dried oregano • ground cumin • whole black peppercorns • Salt, to taste • vinegar (60 ml) •

beef shank (about 750 grams) • beef chuck (about 250 grams) • guajillo chiles • pasilla chiles • garlic • thyme • cumin • oregano • whole cloves • black peppercorns • vinegar • cinnamon •

pork leg (400 grams) • pork ribs (400 grams) • white onion • garlic • bay leaves • cascabel chiles • puya chiles • ancho chiles • oil • tomatillos • medium onion • garlic •

boneless beef chuck roast • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • water (480 ml) • whole cloves • black peppercorns • dried thyme • bay leaves • dried marjoram • cumin seeds • dried oregano • cinnamon •

mini bolillo rolls or small French rolls • refried beans with chorizo (about 1 kg) • thin slices of carnitas or shredded pork leg (about 2 kg) • tomatoes, stemmed and roughly chopped (about 2 kg) • onions, peeled and roughly chopped (about 1/2 kg) • garlic, cloves peeled and chopped • cinnamon, toasted or roasted • small handful toasted cumin seeds • toasted whole cloves • toasted anise seeds • bay leaves • roasted red bell peppers, cleaned, seeded, and stemmed •

cooked chicken breasts • water • bay leaves, a piece of onion, and a couple of garlic cloves • salt • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) • lettuce, finely shredded • onion, thinly sliced • Mexican crema (or sour cream) • To taste aged cheese (such as Cotija or Parmesan) • To taste salsa—green, red, guajillo, or chipotle • Enough oil for frying the flautas

pork (I used pork leg) • achiote paste (70 grams) • large garlic cloves • whole cloves • dried oregano • sour orange juice (if you can't find it, use sweet orange juice and add the juice of 1 lime) • vinegar (60 ml) • banana leaves • Salt to taste

pork leg, cut into cubes (about 2 kg) • achiote paste • large garlic cloves • whole cloves • whole allspice berries • dried oregano • ground cumin • orange juice (about 1/2 liter) • Juice of 2 large limes • large banana leaves, toasted • Salt and chicken bouillon powder, to taste

achiote paste (recado rojo) • dried oregano • ground cumin • black pepper • allspice berries • whole cloves • small piece cinnamon stick • salt • small onion • garlic cloves • sour orange juice (or substitute, see steps) • lime juice •

pork leg (about 400 grams) • lard (about 80 grams) • banana leaves • garlic cloves • small cinnamon stick • allspice (about 5 grams) • achiote paste (about 50 grams) • ground cumin (about 3 grams) • whole cloves • dried oregano (about 2 grams) • sour orange juice (about 150 ml) • small red onion •

ground beef (220 grams) • ground pork (400 grams) • zucchini • carrots • peas (about 75 grams) • onion • bay leaf • garlic clove • cumin • oregano • Black pepper, to taste • Salt, to taste •

cooked and peeled shrimp or the same amount of surimi, sliced (800 grams) • water (1.4 liters) • onion • garlic • bay leaf • thyme • ketchup or to taste (I used 1 cup) (475 ml or 240 ml) • habanero hot sauce (optional) (15 ml) • lime juice (60 ml) • Salt and pepper to taste • shrimp cooking broth (omit if using surimi and use Clamato instead) (355 ml) • cucumber, diced •