Marinating

beef for grilling (about 500 grams) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • mustard • soy sauce • Juice of 1/2 bitter orange (or substitute with lemon if bitter orange is unavailable)

chicken breast marinated in chipotle with orange juice • lettuce • mayonnaise • Salt, lime juice, and ground black pepper, to taste • Chipotle peppers • orange juice (120 ml) • avocado

packed cilantro leaves (about 15 grams) • extra virgin olive oil (about 60 ml) • small garlic clove • Juice of 1 lemon • salt • crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste) • ground black pepper • ground cumin

chicken wings, cut (about 1.5 kg) • dried guajillo chiles (dried chili peppers) • garlic • apple cider vinegar • Salt and pepper, to taste

skirt steak (450 g to 1 kg) • oranges • onion • garlic • mustard • Worcestershire sauce • black pepper • paprika • Salt to taste

marinated arrachera steak (or marinate your own) • Maggie seasoning sauce, to taste • Soy sauce, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Lime juice, to taste • Pico de gallo: diced tomato, onion, chili pepper, and lime juice • Mashed guacamole: avocado, salt, lime juice, and a little oil

pork shanks (about 2 kg) • Roma tomatoes • onion • dried ancho chile • dried pasilla chiles • dried guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • Black pepper, cumin, cloves, and bay • Beans • Rice • Onion with habanero pepper • Red chili sauce

As needed, pieces of lamb or mature sheep • Garlic, to taste • Rosemary, to taste • Oregano, to taste • Cascabel chiles, to taste • Chilaca chiles, to taste • As needed, water • little vinegar

pork shoulder (about 680 grams) • cochinita pibil marinade • large red tomatoes • onion • Garlic, to taste • Cloves, to taste • Oregano, to taste • potatoes • guajillo chiles • Vinegar • leftover cola

beef for grilling (4 kg) • beer (12 or 16 oz / 355 or 473 ml) • onion • large garlic cloves • black peppercorns • lime juice (about 240 ml) • pineapple • Salt, to taste

mushrooms (about 500 grams) • onion • cilantro • pineapple • corn tortillas • olive oil • dried guajillo chiles, cleaned and seeded • garlic clove • achiote paste (about 30 grams) • fresh orange juice (120 ml) • white vinegar • onion •

pork, cut into small pieces (I used 1.1 lbs pork ribs) • ripe pineapple • guajillo chiles • ancho chiles • large garlic cloves • achiote paste • apple cider vinegar (60 ml) • orange or pineapple juice (120 ml) • medium white onion • dried oregano • whole clove • salt

tilapia fillets or other white fish fillets • olive oil • As needed, cilantro and olive oil marinade

whole beef tenderloin • olive oil (60 ml) • garlic, minced • dried basil • dried oregano • dried thyme • salt • Worcestershire sauce • finely chopped shallot (about 75 grams) • garlic, pressed • heavy cream (about 1 cup or 240 ml) • tomato purée (80 ml) •

chicken breast or whole chicken (about 1 kg) • El Pato brand tomato sauce or other Mexican-style tomato sauce • Yellow corn tortillas • red onion • Enough limes to marinate the onion • lettuce • Avocado, to taste • Sour cream (squeeze bottle) • Queso fresco, to taste

beef for grilling (T-bone, bone-in chop), thawed • onions • beer • limes • medium oranges • ground black pepper • salt • meat tenderizer

beef (brisket, boneless shank, or chuck) (about 1 kg) • pork leg or loin (about 1/2 kg) • potatoes (about 1 kg; I used 4.4 lbs/2 kg) • onions • medium carrots • tomatoes • Anaheim peppers • Olives (optional) • Bay • Ground black pepper • Cumin • pasilla chiles •

To cook the pork: • onion • bay leaves • garlic • pork shoulder or up to 2.2 lbs (800 g to 1 kg) • For the marinade: • ground cumin • ground black pepper (whole peppercorns can be used) • dried oregano • whole clove • large garlic cloves • small piece cinnamon stick (see photo) •

guajillo chiles • ground achiote • pineapple juice (60 ml) • white vinegar (60 ml) • garlic cloves • dried oregano • ground cumin • black pepper • whole cloves • Salt, to taste • pork, beef, chicken, or tofu, sliced into thin fillets (about 500 grams) • cilantro, 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 •

fish fillet, cut into thin strips (250 g) • For frying: • Plenty of oil • To season or marinate the fish: • Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste • Finely chopped peeled garlic • rosemary, finely chopped • drizzle of olive oil • For the tempura batter: • eggs, beaten with milk, seasoned with salt and pepper • All-purpose flour, sifted, • To serve the taco: •

peeled pineapple • pork shoulder steak (about 1 kg) • smoked bacon (about 200 grams) • For the Marinade • salt • dried oregano • black pepper • garlic powder • oranges (any size) • white vinegar (60 ml) • achiote paste (120 ml) • dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded

pork (500 grams) • pineapple, diced (300 grams) • onion, finely diced • cilantro, finely chopped (100 grams) • Salsas, to taste • Lime • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • achiote paste (10 grams) • apple cider vinegar (30 ml) • pineapple, diced (100 grams) • allspice berries •

For the dough • yellow corn flour (about 120 grams) • warm water (about 240 ml) • salt • shredded melting cheese (such as mozzarella) • For the marinade • pork cutlets • achiote paste • garlic cloves • cumin • oregano • whole cloves •

marinade • allspice berries • pork chops (not smoked, if you can't find them, you can use regular) • garlic, sliced • thyme • dried marjoram • white wine • dried tarragon • leek, chopped (mirepoix) • carrot, chopped (mirepoix) • mustard seeds • sauce •

pork steak • guajillo chiles • pasilla chiles • onion • garlic cloves • whole black peppercorns • cloves • cumin • vinegar • Juice of 2 oranges • achiote • Salt to taste •

meat for grilling • nopales • Refried beans • cucumbers • limes • garlic • chopped parsley • dried oregano • Maggi seasoning sauce • beer • green onions • avocados •

fresh tuna or two medallions • sweet orange • limes • soy sauce • tostadas • avocado • chipotle mayonnaise • black or candied sesame seeds • sliced red onion • fried onion

beef for shredding • cooked potatoes, diced • guajillo chiles • onion • salt to taste • water • cooked tomatillos • salt to taste • water • small piece of onion • tomatoes • salt •

Maggi sauce • Worcestershire sauce • vinegar • lime, juiced • pepper to taste • large tilapia fillets • salt to taste • pepper to taste • butter • olive oil • chopped cilantro • avocado •