Mint spice

large cucumbers • white onion or any kind you have • Mint leaves, • plain yogurt, can be regular or Greek, unsweetened • olive oil • Juice of 1 lemon • Salt and pepper to taste

Ground beef • red tomatoes • onion • potatoes • zucchini • carrots • egg • rice (about 30 grams) • fresh mint leaves • garlic clove • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste •

mixed dried beans, cleaned (about 800 grams) • wheat berries, cleaned (about 200 grams) • water (4 liters) • Salt, to taste • large tomatoes, diced • medium onion, peeled and diced • colored chilaca peppers, stemmed and seeded • xoconostles, roasted, peeled, seeded, and chopped • green apple, cored and chopped • fresh mint, chopped • Juice of 1 bitter orange • anise liqueur •

skinless chicken drumsticks • chicken breast bone • onion, to taste • garlic clove • small whole allspice berries • whole cloves • corn, cut into 5 or 6 pieces each • chayote squash • large carrot • long green zucchini • fresh mint • limes, to taste •

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

rice noodles (200 g) • medium zucchini • mushrooms • carrot, grated • Spinach leaves, to taste • -inch piece fresh ginger (about 3 cm) • parsley • mint leaves • Soy sauce, to taste • Salt, to taste • Green onion • Black pepper •

ground beef (500 grams) • Roma tomatoes • carrots • potatoes • zucchini • egg • uncooked rice (about 20 grams) • fresh mint • drops Maggi seasoning sauce • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • onion •

bolillo rolls, split in half with a firm crumb • mashed or refried beans • roasted pork or carnitas, cut into small pieces • onion rings marinated in lime juice, salt, and dried oregano • For the broth: • tomatoes • freshly ground toasted spices with cinnamon and cumin • fresh cilantro • apple cider vinegar • apple juice • large onion, peeled and roughly chopped • garlic, peeled and chopped •

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 •

uncooked rice (about 400 grams) • medium onion • garlic • cold water (about 530 ml) • medium tomatillos, chopped • medium tomato, chopped • onion • garlic • fresh mint • whole black peppercorns • allspice berries • whole cloves •

ground beef (500 grams) • fresh mint leaves • garlic • black pepper • soy sauce • egg • rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 710 ml) • garlic • onion • salt • oil •

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

ground beef (500 grams) • masa harina • Ground garlic, to taste • medium potatoes (cut into medium cubes) • carrots (sliced into medium rounds) • zucchini (sliced into medium rounds) • fresh mint leaves (finely chopped) • tomato (finely chopped) • onion (finely chopped) • garlic clove (finely chopped) • cilantro (finely chopped) • Salt, to taste •

whole chicken breast • (about 6 lbs/3 kg) hominy • cumin • dried oregano • onion • large black peppercorns • whole cloves • garlic cloves • dried guajillo chiles • fresh oregano • fresh mint • avocado •

yuca, peeled (2 kg) • vegetable oil or lard (60 ml) • tomato • guajillo chiles • to taste dried chile • onion • garlic clove • to taste salt • to taste black pepper • to taste fresh mint • oregano leaves • fresh pozol leaves •

cooked or prepared pork shoulder (carnitas style) • As needed, warm corn tortillas • large tomatoes, roasted and stemmed • onion, peeled and thinly sliced, roasted • garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, roasted • serrano chiles, stemmed and roasted • Juice of 1 bitter orange (or substitute with a mix of orange and lime juice) • Citrus zest, to taste • freshly ground spices with salt • Salt, to taste • tequila • pickled jalapeños with carrots, onions, etc., thinly sliced, plus one whole jalapeño •

ground pork (about 450 grams) • fresh cilantro • fresh oregano • fresh mint • green poblano pepper • green serrano pepper • garlic, chopped • salt • ground cumin • ground black pepper • ground cinnamon • thyme •

chicken breast • mole paste or powder (about 500 grams) • onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon (such as Knorr) • salt, to taste • fresh mint • corn tortillas • as needed, Mexican crema • as needed, queso fresco • cooked white rice, to taste, for serving

ground meat prepared for meatballs. Recipe included • beef or chicken broth • large potatoes, quartered • zucchinis or one chayote, quartered lengthwise • carrots, quartered lengthwise • cilantro and mint • red tomatoes, plum or Roma • onion, roasted • garlic, roasted • ground cumin • Meatballs - HOW TO PREPARE THE MEAT • ground beef or half pork, top quality •

large sesame seed rolls • black beans mashed with epazote and mint to taste • onions pickled in sour orange juice, sea salt, and dried oregano with a splash of tequila • or to taste chopped cooked pork carnitas, Michoacán style • ripe tomatoes • roasted xoconostles, peeled, seeded, and chopped • large onion, peeled and quartered • garlic, peeled and chopped • mint, chopped • fresh rosemary leaves • cinnamon stick • vinegar •

headless shrimp (about 2 kg) • medium tomatoes • dried guajillo chiles • medium onion • garlic • large egg • day-old bread, crumbled • ground black pepper • chopped fresh parsley • chopped fresh mint • diced zucchini (about 130 grams) • diced carrots (about 130 grams) •

ground beef (40 grams) • ground pork (40 grams) • green tomatillo • garlic • onion • salt • cumin • chopped mint • chicken bouillon cubes • bay leaf • cumin • black pepper •