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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)

pork head with ear (about 1 3/4 lbs or 800 grams) • fresh cilantro • jalapeño pepper • onion • garlic • whole allspice berries • Salt • water (180 ml) • bay leaves • Banana leaf (enough to wrap the meat), washed and softened on a griddle or skillet over low heat • Aluminum foil

chicken giblets • chicken wings, previously cooked in another recipe • leftover chicken stew broth (1 liter) • water (1 liter) • chicken bouillon • each of oregano, bay leaf, thyme, and cumin • carrot, chopped • potato, chopped • White rice to taste, for serving

beef liver, cut into small cubes (about 1 kg) • large onions, sliced into thin strips • Salt, to taste • lime • Tortillas, • Oil, • yellow chiles (guero peppers) • lime • Salt, to taste • small tomatoes, diced (about 1 pound/450 grams) • medium onion, diced • prepared tomato chili salsa (store-bought) •

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 •

beef sweetbreads (500 grams) • Juice of 3 limes • Salt, to taste • Pickled onions, to taste • avocado, sliced • Red salsa, to taste • corn tortillas

beef head • guajillo chiles • ancho chiles • white vinegar (60 ml) • large garlic cloves • onions • tomatoes • oregano • marjoram • mixed dried herbs • thyme • nutmeg •

dried guajillo chiles • dried poblano chile (ancho chile) • large beef tongue • white onion • red tomatoes (Roma or plum) • tomatillos (green tomatoes) • Salt and pepper to taste • dried arbol chiles • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr)

white hominy (about 4 kg) • beef foot, cut into pieces (about 3 kg) • beef tripe (about 5 kg) • large garlic cloves • white onions, cut in half • Anaheim or green chiles • cilantro • chicken bouillon • Salt • Green onions • Chopped cilantro • Black pepper •

oxtail, cleaned and cut into pieces (about 1.5 kg) • dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried puya chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried arbol chiles, unseeded • dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded • garlic cloves • medium onion, quartered • carrots, sliced • corn, kernels removed • shelled peas, cleaned (about 150 grams) • salt • water (about 2.5 liters) •

beef tongue (about 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 lbs) • onion • garlic • bay leaves • salt • water (about 1 liter), or as needed

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

For cooking the • whole beef head • whole heads of garlic • bay leaves • whole allspice berries • whole white onions • whole cloves • salt • For serving • white onions, finely chopped • cilantro, chopped and well washed • limes, cut into wedges •

hominy corn (about 3 kg) • pork head • pork backbone (about 3 kg) • pig's feet (about 3 kg) • pork leg (about 3 kg) • large onion • garlic • bouillon • oregano • coarse salt

beef tongue • dried Guajillo or California chiles • Pasilla chile • bay leaves • dried oregano • garlic cloves • whole black peppercorns • unsweetened cocoa powder • chicken bouillon • Chicken broth (enough to cover the tongue)

pork head • large onions • garlic • Water • Cilantro • Salt • black pepper • oregano • Tortillas • avocado • limes

beef tongue, about 3 1/3 lbs (1.5 kg) • white onion • whole black peppercorns • whole allspice berries • salt • avocado leaves • garlic cloves • Corn tortillas, • Spicy salsa, preferably green, to taste • Chopped cilantro and onion, • Lime, to taste • Salt, to taste

cooked and chopped beef head (about 1 kg) • whole beef tongue, cleaned, cooked, and sliced • corn tortillas • medium onion, finely chopped • cilantro, cleaned, disinfected, and finely chopped • limes, halved • your favorite salsa, to taste • salt, 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

blood sausage (moronga or morcilla) • garlic • medium onion • Roma tomatoes • green chili peppers • small bunch fresh mint • Salt and pepper • lard • corn tortillas

beef tongue, about 1.3 to 1.5 lbs (600–700 grams) • bay leaves • dried dill • chicken bouillon powder • large garlic cloves • onion • small bunch of cilantro

water • small carp or fish heads • fish skeletons • carrots cut into sticks • chayotes cut into eight pieces • large potatoes quartered • cabbage • cilantro • serrano peppers halved • garlic peeled • onion peeled and halved • shrimp powder •

beef liver • white onions • corn tortillas • tomatoes • jalapeño peppers • garlic cloves • Cilantro • Limes • Salt • Oil • chicken bouillon

whole wheat bread • mayonnaise • cheese spread • To taste pork liver pâté (I use ham-flavored Zwancito) • To taste hot sauce or chipotle chili

ground pork (1 kg) • pasilla chiles • guajillo chiles • small handful whole black peppercorns • Oregano, to taste • bay leaves • small head garlic • cumin • small handful coriander seeds • Salt, to taste • vinegar (60 ml)

small head cabbage, very finely shredded • cooked chickpeas (I use them peeled) • cooked green peas (about 250 grams) • dried ancho chiles, soaked overnight and seeded • tomatoes, sliced into thin strips • small red onion, thinly sliced • chorizo (about 250 grams) • thin pork cutlets, chopped • garlic cloves, chopped • parsley, coarsely chopped • white pork lard • salt, to taste

beef brisket (about 9 oz / 250 g) • beef chuck (about 9 oz / 250 g) • beef shank (about 9 oz / 250 g) • beef short ribs (about 9 oz / 250 g) • marrow bones • green cabbage • corn • soaked chickpeas (about 200 g) • carrots • chayotes • potatoes • Cilantro •

Roma tomatoes • small onions • small head of cabbage • small garlic clove • Chipotle peppers to taste • Salt to taste • Black pepper to taste • cooked chicken (I'm using leftover roasted chicken, about 1/2 chicken) • Butter • olive oil

Mexican sausage (longaniza) (about 250 grams) • zucchini, diced (about 400 grams) • onion, finely chopped (about 150 grams) • tomato, chopped (about 180 grams) • corn kernels or kernels from 1 ear of fresh sweet corn (about 1 cup or 165 grams) • salt

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 •