Meat bones

beef (chuck roast, bone-in pieces, and stew meat) (about 2 kilos) • dried guajillo chiles • dried morita chiles • dried chipotle chiles • oregano, to taste • garlic • bay leaves • thyme, to taste • salt and pepper, to taste • vinegar (60 ml) • water

chayotes • zucchini • corn, halved • carrots (about 500 grams) • small new potatoes • achiote (100 grams) • water (3 liters) • beef femur bone and shank • cabbage • small bunch cilantro • green beans (about 225 grams)

beef tripe (about 3 kg) • beef feet (about 1 kg) • beef marrow bones (about 1 kg) • precooked hominy or 2 large cans hominy (about 2 kg) • Water, • onion (preferably white) • dried bay leaves • garlic • Menudo spice mix (sold in small packets) • Tortilla chips, to taste • Cilantro, to taste • Onion, to taste •

beef (such as shank, ribs, chuck, or bone-in beef) • potato • carrots • zucchini • Yuca, to taste • Sweet potato, to taste • plantain (green or ripe, as preferred) • chayote squash • corn • cabbage • small bunch cilantro • tomatoes •

(about 25 oz/700 g) precooked hominy • pork neck bones • pork loin • Pork skin, to taste • dried guajillo chiles • garlic • white onion • small handful of dried oregano • Salt, to taste • Shredded cabbage or lettuce, to taste • Chopped onion, to taste • chili oil salsa

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 •

pork, cut into pieces (I used leg with and without bone, ribs, and shank) • lard, softened • Juice of 2 medium oranges • Juice of 1 small lime • cane or apple cider vinegar • achiote paste (about 2 oz or 55 grams) • ground cumin, oregano, and black pepper • Salt • =====Pickled Red Onion and Habanero===== • medium red onion • habanero peppers • white or apple cider vinegar •

beef (preferably chuck); ask your butcher for a marrow bone for extra flavor • garlic • bacon, finely chopped • cooked pinto beans (frijoles de la olla) • green tomatillos • cilantro • onion • serrano peppers • green onions (spring onions) • Salt and pepper, to taste

pork neck bones (espinazo de puerco) • dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded • small French roll or bolillo • thick slice onion • garlic • large red tomato • tomatillos • thyme • oregano • cumin • Salt • hot water (about 500 ml) •

bone-in, skinless chicken breast • water (2 liters) • medium onion • garlic • parsley • celery • carrots • medium potatoes • chayote squash • Salt, to taste • Cooked white rice, for serving

beef shank (for soup), cut into pieces • beef soup bones, cut into pieces • water (about 2.4 liters) • salt • garlic • white onion • whole black peppercorns • ground black pepper • beef bouillon powder • carrot, cut into pieces • chayote squash, cut into 8 pieces • yellow potato, cut into 8 pieces •

bone-in chicken breast (about 1 3/4 lbs or 800 grams) • garlic • celery • dried guajillo chiles (100 grams) • onion (150 grams) • tomatoes (500 grams) • panela cheese (300 grams) • medium avocados • dried puya chiles, thinly sliced and lightly toasted • day-old corn tortillas (250 grams)

ground beef or mixed ground meat (500 grams) • large egg • uncooked rice • fresh mint • Salt, black pepper, and garlic powder to taste • Potato, carrot, chayote, zucchini, and green beans to taste • chicken bone • onion • tomatoes • garlic

cooked pinto beans (about 3 cups or 500 grams) • bacon (about 250 grams) • Mexican chorizo (about 250 grams) • ham (about 250 grams) • ham bone • Pork cracklings (chicharrón), to taste • Tomato, to taste • Cilantro, to taste • Onion, to taste • Avocado, to taste • Queso seco or Monterey Jack cheese, to taste

beef marrow bones, cleaned or freshly cut • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • roasted tomatoes • roasted garlic clove • onion • Cilantro, to taste • Salt, to taste • serrano pepper, finely chopped

hominy corn (about 500 grams) • beef shank or pork shoulder for shredding (bone-in preferred, about 500 grams) • onion • cilantro • oregano • bay leaves • Salt • dried guajillo chiles • white onion • jalapeño pepper • garlic cloves • Salt, to taste

pork neck bones (about 1.5 kg) • boneless pork shoulder (about 0.5 kg) • pig's feet • pre-cooked hominy • onion • garlic • garlic clove • onion • dried guajillo chiles • salt to taste • beef bouillon cubes • oregano to taste •

skinless chicken breasts, bone-in or boneless • Roma tomatoes • white onion • garlic • taco seasoning • ground cumin • salt

hominy corn • dried guajillo chiles (large) • pork with bone (about 500 grams) • lettuce • tostada shells • onion and 1 garlic clove • ice-cold Coca-Cola

pork neck bones (about 1 kg) • precooked hominy (about 1 kg) • dried pasilla chiles • dried guajillo chiles • garlic • oregano, to taste • salt, to taste

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 •

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 •

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

beef shank with bone (about 1 kg) • pasilla chiles • onion • garlic clove • zucchini • corn • salt and pepper

chicken breast with skin and bone • Salt to taste

pork chops (boneless or bone-in) • sandwich bread, crumbled • milk • dried parsley • rosemary • onion salt • salt to taste • pepper to taste • butter • oil • cream of mushroom soup

beef with bone for stew • zucchini • carrots • potato • chayote • sliced onion • tomato • garlic or 1 tablespoon seasoned garlic in oil • oregano • thyme • cumin • tomato bouillon cubes •

precooked hominy (1.5 kilograms) • pork bones (3 kilograms) • pork meat (4 kilograms) • garlic • onion (300 grams) • dried guajillo chiles (100 grams) • radishes (200 grams) • romaine lettuce (200 grams) • ground cumin (about 16 grams) • dried oregano (50 grams) • limes (100 grams) • salt •

beef shank with bone (about 1 kilo) • tomatoes (about 1/2 kilo) • onions • garlic • morita chiles • cascabel chiles • catarino chiles • Salt, to taste • bouillon cubes • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • chickpeas, semi-cooked or soaked in advance (about 100 grams) •

pork (I recommend pork leg with bone for extra flavor) • pre-cooked hominy corn • whole onion • whole head of garlic • Salt • dried guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • onion • Oil • For garnish: • romaine lettuce • onion, finely chopped •