Leaf lard

masa harina (about 500 grams) • lard (about 100 grams) • chepil leaves (about 150 grams) • salt (about 30 grams) • corn husks • red tomatoes • tomatillos • white onion • garlic cloves • dried morita chiles • Salt, to taste

chepil leaves (about 400 grams) • masa harina (about 300 grams) • pork lard (about 150 grams) • dried corn husks • Salt, to taste • Water,

nixtamal masa (about 1.5 kg) • Pork lard, to taste • Salt, to taste • tomatillos (about 1 kg) • jalapeño peppers • cilantro (about 50 grams) • onion • garlic • chicken breast • Totomoxtle (corn husks) • hoja santa leaves

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) •

pork lard • pork stomach or maw • pork cheek • pork leg • pork ribs • whole pork skin • pork loin or sirloin • beer • cola (Pepsi or Coke) • large oranges • lemon • water to dissolve the salt •

masa quebrada (coarse white corn dough) • broth (1 liter) • tequesquite water (alkaline mineral water, or substitute with 1 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda) • lard (about 1 cup or 225 grams) • chopped epazote (or substitute with cilantro if unavailable) • chopped onions • chia seeds • Sea salt, to taste • small corn husks, soaked in salted water with avocado leaves

For the enchiladas: • soft fried corn tortillas, preferably fried in good-quality pork lard • For the Christmas sweet 13-chile sauce: • different dried chiles (Morita, Japanese, Cascabel, Pasilla, Costeño, Guajillo, dried Chipotle, Ancho, smoked Chipotle, Árbol, yellow Costeño, smoked Ancho, and Pico de Paloma chile) • roasted cinnamon • Small handful of sweet spices (anise, coriander seeds, cardamom, cloves, and Tabasco pepper) • Grated nutmeg • Small handful of raisins • Small handful of prunes • Small handful of peanuts • Small handful of pecans or walnuts • epazote •

For the dough: • pork lard (about 500 grams) • masa harina for tortillas (about 1.5 kilograms) • baking powder • salt • Chicken broth, • Masa harina, • For the filling: • whole chicken breast • garlic cloves • onion • Water, •

Banana leaves, as needed (essential) • Maseca (about 1 kg) • vegetable oil or pork lard (250 ml) • pickling lime (cal) • Salt, to taste

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) •

corn flour for tortillas (about 1 kg) • pork lard (about 500 grams) • salt • pork (about 250 grams) • chicken breasts • dried ancho chiles • dried mulato chiles • dried pasilla chiles • hard-boiled eggs • tomatillos • Roma tomatoes • almonds (about 50 grams) •

tamale dough (masa para tamales) (1 kg) • melted pork lard (125 g) • fresh cheese (queso fresco) (200 g) • chepil leaves (80 g) • chicken broth (180 ml) • baking powder • coarse salt • dried corn husks (totomoxtle)

pork (leg, bone-in rib, loin, or flank) • onion, quartered • garlic cloves • whole allspice berries • thyme • marjoram • bay leaves • Juice of 1 orange • evaporated milk (60 ml) • cola (such as Coca-Cola) • Maggi seasoning sauce • coarse salt •

pork ribs • pork shoulder • pork lard • evaporated milk • orange juice • orange with peel • onion • garlic • salt to taste • whole black peppercorns • bay leaves to taste

pork shoulder • pork skin • orange • Coca-Cola (400 ml) • beer (250 ml) • water (300 ml) • bay leaves • allspice berries • cloves • garlic • lard • Salt to taste •

garlic, chopped • lbs. assorted pork pieces (ribs, loin, backbone) • oregano • bay leaf • thyme • black pepper • chicken-flavored seasoning sauce • lard • cola • oranges (juice and peel) • water • coarse salt •

pork leg • orange • cola soda • evaporated milk • garlic • onion • salt • thyme • oregano • bay leaves • pork lard

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 •

pork leg (about 1 kg) • Juice of 3 oranges • Peel from half an orange • onion • pork lard (about 30 grams) • garlic • avocados • large tomato • onion • serrano peppers or canned pickled peppers • Mayonnaise, to taste • Mustard, to taste •

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 •

(cut into 2-inch pieces) pork ribs (500 g) • Hatch chiles • nopales (cactus paddles) (200 g) • Salt, to taste • ground black pepper • ground cumin • bay leaf • water (800 ml) • oil or pork lard • cooked beans, for serving (200 g) • cooked rice, for serving (200 g) • corn tortillas

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 head • olive oil • garlic cloves • thyme • oregano • bay leaves • whole allspice berries • coarse salt • heaping tablespoon pork lard, softened • Street taco-size corn tortillas • Limes (cut into quarters) • ---- Green Salsa •

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) •

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 •

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, 3 whole chickens, meat of your choice, or vegan substitute • masa (corn dough) • lard • achiote paste • epazote • white onion • banana leaves • achiote paste

pork (for frying) (about 500 grams) • small head of cabbage • chorizo sausages, chopped • large carrots, cut into matchsticks • large tomatoes • onion (I use red onion) • thyme • bay leaves • oregano • white vinegar (120 ml) • Coconut oil, olive oil, or lard for frying • Salt and pepper •

mole negro paste (1 kg) • chocolate (cacao-based) (100 grams) • Breadcrumbs, to taste • chicken breast (also reserve the broth) (2 kg) • Banana leaves or corn husks (totomoxtle), as needed, for wrapping the tamales • lard or 4 1/4 cups oil (3/4 kg lard or 1 liter oil) • masa harina (Maseca) (2 kg) • Water, • salt • baking powder

bay leaves • thyme • oregano • finely chopped pork (flank) (about 500 grams) • dried soy protein (about 750 grams) • onion (about 750 grams) • medium limes • parsley • oil or pork lard