Offal spices

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

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 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) •

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 •

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 shank (about 500 grams) • oxtail (about 500 grams) • large garlic cloves • cilantro • large carrots • small zucchini • celery stalks • small head green cabbage • medium potatoes • Salt, to taste • Black pepper

boneless chicken thighs • limes • salt, to taste • ground black pepper, to taste • spaghetti (500 grams) • water (5 liters) • medium poblano peppers • onion • bay leaves, • medium head of garlic • whole black peppercorns • Mexican crema or sour cream (250 ml) •

drizzle of oil • large carrots • medium potatoes • white onion • medium tomato • celery • small half head of cabbage or 1/4 if it's large • About 16 cups water (about 4 liters) • Salt, to taste • bay leaves • small handful whole peppercorns • small handful dried oregano •

beef brisket, cut into pieces (about 4 kg) • onion, chopped • garlic, chopped • chicken liver pâté (about 60 ml) • beer • beef broth (about 240 ml) • each) tomato sauce • bay leaves • vinegar (about 30 ml) • ground black pepper • crushed red pepper • salt •

pork ribs (about 200 grams) • pork snout or pork shoulder (about 200 grams) • pork belly (about 150 grams) • ripe tomatoes • potato • whole head of garlic • turnip • paprika • parboiled rice (about 250 grams) • extra virgin olive oil (about 30 ml) • Saffron • Salt, to taste •

corn kernels (from 6 to 7 ears of corn) • flour (wheat, rice, or corn—your choice) • sugar • ground cinnamon • baking powder • salt • eggs • unsalted butter, at room temperature • sweetened condensed milk • evaporated milk • vanilla extract

corn kernels (from about 5 ears of corn) • sweetened condensed milk • eggs • unsalted butter (about 90 grams each) • sugar • vanilla extract • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • baking powder • ground cinnamon • salt • Butter for greasing the pan and flour for dusting

beef tripe (librito cut) • beef feet • hominy (nixtamalized corn) • garlic • onion • menudo spice mix • chicken bouillon powder • salt to taste • Anaheim green chile

fresh corn kernels (from about 6 ears of corn) (about 1 kg) • unsalted butter (about 1/2 cup or 113 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 60 grams) • baking powder • sweetened condensed milk • large eggs • ground cinnamon

noodles of your choice (I used fideo noodles) (about 100 grams) • large tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • Chicken pieces or giblets, depending on the number of servings • Salt or chicken bouillon, to taste • fresh cilantro • Vegetables to taste (I used 1 ear of corn) • oil or lard (about 7 grams) • ground oregano • Chipotle in adobo, green chile, or serrano pepper, to taste (optional)

precooked hominy corn (Cacahuazintle) (about 1 kg) • Roma tomatoes • garlic cloves • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chile • dried arbol chiles • pork leg (about 1/2 kg) • pork ribs (about 1/2 kg) • pork feet • bay leaves • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves •