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cooked and refried beans or 1 large can (about 500 grams) • Fresh chorizo, cooked and crumbled • corn tortillas, lightly fried in oil • shredded mild melting cheese (such as Monterey Jack or mozzarella) (about 60 grams) • small tub sour cream (about 1 cup or 240 grams) • Roasted red and green bell peppers, sliced

butter (50 grams) • chopped white onion • cornstarch • chicken or vegetable broth • milk • crumbled blue cheese (100 grams) • baby spinach, washed and drained (250 grams; I used ready-to-eat) • heavy cream • Salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste

boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 1 kg) • tomatillos, husked (about 1 kg) • onions • fresh green chile de árbol peppers • garlic clove • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) • chicken bouillon granules • Salt, to taste • Vegetable oil • Mexican crema (about 1/2 kg) • crumbled or grated panela cheese (about 1/2 kg)

masa harina (about 1 kg, or use fresh masa if available) • baking powder (such as Royal brand) (about 5 grams) • chicken breast • garlic clove • as needed, onion • large Roma tomatoes • as needed, salt • as needed, vegetable oil • tomatillos • habanero pepper • sour cream (about 1/4 liter) • Cotija cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 kg) •

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 •

bolillos (Mexican bread rolls), cut into thick slices and left to dry in the sun or air-dried • oil (1 liter) with 2 cinnamon sticks, 7 whole allspice berries, 5 black peppercorns or Tabasco peppercorns, and 3 whole cloves • Syrup: • piloncillo (about 1 kilogram) • apple juice (1 liter) • Zest of 1 orange • whole cloves, 5 black peppercorns, and 2 whole star anise • cinnamon sticks • pulque or light beer (1 liter) • For garnish: • pitted prunes • raisins •

corn tortillas (about 500 grams) • cooked beef (flank or brisket) or cooked and mashed potato, seasoned to taste with herbs like marjoram and basil (about 250 grams) • finely shredded cabbage or lettuce (about 70 grams) • crumbled queso fresco or grated Parmesan cheese (about 100 grams) • full-fat sour cream (about 50 grams) • Salsa (see below) • tomato • refried beans, mashed (about 50 grams)

Mexican crema (about 30 ml) or sour cream • Dijon mustard • smoked paprika • ground black pepper • chopped celery (about 30 grams) • chopped red onion (about 40 grams) • crumbled Cotija cheese (about 30 grams) • (5 oz/142 grams) tuna in oil, drained • flour tortillas • shredded quesadilla cheese or Oaxaca cheese (about 110 grams)

tortilla chips (about 150 grams) • refried beans (about 100 grams) • shredded Chihuahua or Monterey Jack cheese (about 75 grams) • pico de gallo (about 100 grams) • finely chopped romaine lettuce (about 50 grams) • sour cream (about 100 ml) • crumbled queso fresco (about 50 grams) • pickled jalapeños, sliced (about 70 grams) • chorizo (about 100 grams) • Salt and pepper, to taste

dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • tomatoes • onion • garlic • plantain • small baguette or bolillo roll • dried oregano (about 15 grams) • bay leaves • ground cinnamon (about 15 grams) • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) • potatoes •

corn tortillas • beans or 1 1/2 cups cooked beans with broth • evaporated milk • pickled chipotle pepper • tomatoes, thinly sliced • onion, thinly sliced • chicken bouillon cube • cooked chicken breast, shredded • Oaxaca cheese, crumbled • Aluminum foil, • Oil, • Salt, to taste •

medium nopal cactus paddles • soy chorizo • garlic clove, finely chopped • onion, chopped • cilantro • avocados, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces • Roma tomatoes, chopped • Crumbled queso fresco, to taste • Taquera salsa, to taste • Salt, to taste • Cooking oil of your choice,

large cans tuna (I used tuna in water) • chopped onion, plus 1/2 onion thinly sliced • garlic • fresh cilantro, cleaned and finely chopped • corn tortillas (about 1/2 kilo) • lettuce, cleaned, disinfected, and finely chopped • sour cream • crumbled queso fresco • vegetable oil • Salsas of your choice: red, green, or taco sauce • refried beans • Salt, to taste

For the patties: • plantains (about 2 1/2 kilos) • plain breadcrumbs • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • sugar • dried oregano • For frying: • Enough vegetable oil • For the filling: • refried beans with chorizo (see my recipe) • goat cheese (about 50 grams) •

Mexican sausage (longaniza or chorizo) (300 grams) • refried beans • poblano peppers • onions • garlic • Tomato salsa • Crumbled cheese • olive oil • Hot sauce, to taste • masa harina dough (1 kilogram) • tortilla griddle (comal)

pambazo rolls or bolillo rolls • medium potatoes • chorizo (1 kg) • dried guajillo chiles, seeded • crumbled queso fresco or panela cheese (about 60 grams) • garlic clove • chopped and washed lettuce (about 60 grams) • finely chopped onion (about 40 grams) • salt • black pepper • oil (about 120 ml)

jicama, thinly sliced • queso fresco (about 60 grams), crumbled • Salsa: • tomato • onion • serrano pepper • Optional: lettuce, sour cream, leftover cooked dishes

poblano peppers • shredded beef (about 400 grams) • medium potato, diced • prepared tomato sauce • whole cloves • cumin • black pepper • dried bay leaf • salt to taste • sour cream to taste • crumbled fresh cheese to taste

oysters, shucked • masa harina (about 250 grams) • guajillo chiles • lettuce (about 100 grams) • cucumber (about 60 grams) • radish (about 30 grams) • Cotija cheese, crumbled (about 30 grams) • Roma tomatoes • dried oregano (about 1 gram) • onion (about 70 grams) • refried pinto beans (about 50 grams) • frying oil (about 300 ml)

pambazo rolls • chicken tinga • water (100 ml) • guajillo chili pepper • garlic clove • onion • Salt, to taste • Shredded lettuce, to taste • Sour cream, to taste • Green salsa, to taste • Crumbled cheese, to taste

dried guajillo chiles • garlic • corn tortillas • queso fresco (about 120 grams) • sour cream (about 240 grams) • lettuce • radishes • To taste cotija cheese (aged, crumbled) • cooked chicken breast, shredded • salt • oil

tomato, seeded and chopped • white onion, chopped • serrano pepper, seeded and finely chopped • cilantro, chopped • lime juice • ground black pepper • kosher salt • plus 1 tablespoon cooking oil, divided • white onion, chopped • garlic, finely chopped • rotisserie chicken, shredded • tomato, seeded and chopped •

eggs • Mexican chorizo, crumbled • As needed, oil for frying (if the chorizo is low in fat) • refried beans (about 120 grams) • corn tortillas

chicken-flavored Maruchan instant noodles (or your preferred flavor) • enough water to prepare the soup • corn • salt, to taste • butter, to taste • sour cream (about 60 grams) • mayonnaise (about 60 grams) • juice of 1 lime • cotija cheese or crumbled queso blanco, to taste • Tajín seasoning, to taste • Valentina hot sauce, to taste • Takis Fuego chips, to taste

mole sauce (about 1/2 liter; you can use store-bought or homemade) • pork leg (about 1 kg, ask for it cut into three pieces) • whole allspice berries • whole cloves • bay leaves • garlic clove • Salt, to taste • Tostada shells, • green cabbage (thinly sliced) • refried beans (about 250 grams) • sour cream (about 1/4 kg) • Cotija or fresh cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 kg) •

cooked beans with broth (about 1/2 liter) • guajillo chile • toasted ground cumin • toasted dried oregano • small peeled onion • peeled garlic cloves • Salt, to taste • Epazote, to taste • cold corn tortillas • oil or lard • Refried beans with chorizo, • Mashed potatoes with chorizo, •

BAKED ENCHILADA SAUCE (magitta style) • dried guajillo chiles (seeded) • garlic cloves • salt • Soak the chiles in a little boiling water and let sit for about 10 minutes until soft. (Guajillo chiles are dried peppers.) • You can find these at international grocery stores in the US • filling • shredded mozzarella cheese (about 200 grams) • shredded cheddar cheese (about 200 grams) • onion, sliced • cooked, shredded chicken (about 300 grams) • corn tortillas •

guajillo chiles • ancho chiles • corn tortillas (nixtamalized, if available) • onion • garlic • eggs • sour cream • crumbled fresh cheese (such as queso fresco or farmer cheese)

pambazo rolls (or soft sandwich rolls) • potatoes • guajillo chiles • Mexican chorizo or longaniza (about 500 grams) • onion • garlic clove • Mexican crema (about 1/2 liter) • Cotija cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 kilogram) • lettuce • Salt, to taste • Green salsa, to taste

cold corn tortillas (about 1 kg) • Roma tomatoes • green chiles • onion • garlic clove • small bunch cilantro • Salt and pepper, to taste • Vegetable oil, • Sour cream, to taste • Crumbled fresh cheese, to taste • Beef steak, to taste