Pasilla pepper

steak (use your choice: beef, pork, or chicken) • red tomatoes • dried pasilla chiles • garlic cloves • onion • bean, chicken, or beef broth (about 1/2 liter; use water if you don't have broth) • cilantro • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Oregano, to taste • Cumin, to taste • Oil, to taste

eggs • medium tomatoes (red) • small piece onion • garlic • dried oregano • pasilla chiles • Oil, salt, and pepper to taste • Chiles de árbol to taste

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 •

chicken leg quarters (about 680 grams) • potatoes, diced (about 225 grams) • large zucchini, diced • large carrots, diced • chayotes, diced • green beans, cut into 4 pieces each (about 115 grams) • Cabbage • corn, each cut into 3 pieces • Herbs of your choice (such as bay leaf, thyme, marjoram) • Onion, garlic • Black pepper to taste • Salt to taste •

dried chiles (such as ancho, pasilla, cascabel, or your choice), toasted • roasted tomatoes • roasted garlic cloves • roasted onion • coarse salt, preferably • black pepper • oregano • oranges • water (about 480 ml) • pork shanks • Black pepper, to taste

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

boneless pork leg (about 3 kilos) • pasilla chiles • onion • large garlic cloves • Salt, to taste • Black pepper • whole cloves • dried oregano • mixed dried herbs • vinegar (about 355 ml) • water (about 475 ml)

To cook the pork: • onion • bay leaves • garlic • pork shoulder or up to 2.2 lbs (800 g to 1 kg) • For the marinade: • ground cumin • ground black pepper (whole peppercorns can be used) • dried oregano • whole clove • large garlic cloves • small piece cinnamon stick (see photo) •

pork loin (about 500 grams) • tomatoes (about 500 grams) • spicy guajillo chiles • onion • garlic • white potatoes • pepper, to taste • salt, to taste • water • parchment paper for mixiotes or aluminum foil

pork shoulder, cut into pieces (1 kg) • lard (about 170 grams) • pasilla chiles (Mexico) • guajillo chiles (Mexico) • Chiles, cooked and seeded • coriander seeds (optional) • dried oregano • ground cumin • vinegar (120 ml) • garlic cloves • Black pepper to taste (optional) • Salt to taste

beef of your choice (short ribs, brisket, neck, skirt steak, sirloin) • steak seasoning (garlic salt, cumin, oregano, paprika, crushed red pepper, onion powder) • large avocado leaf • bay leaves • chopped garlic or 3 cloves • water (2.5 liters) • Salt to taste • pasilla chile

nopales (cactus paddles) • chickpeas (about 200 grams) • zucchini • large red onions • potatoes • Guero chile pepper • large carrots • poblano peppers • cilantro • Avocado • Tomato sauce with pasilla and mirasol chiles

textured soy • onion • pasilla chiles • guajillo chiles • bay leaves • allspice berries • white vinegar • cloves • garlic cloves • cumin • salt to taste • chopped cilantro to taste •

beef tenderloin (about 1 kg) • guajillo chiles • pasilla chiles • ancho chiles • chipotle chile (for a Sonoran touch) • large garlic clove • ground cumin • ground cloves • onion • chicken bouillon cube • Salt to taste • Black pepper to taste •

boneless pork leg, sliced (1 kg) • pork lard (about 2 1/4 cups or 500 grams) • limes • dried guajillo chiles • dried pasilla or ancho chiles • paprika • white onion • red onions • green cabbage or white cabbage • dried chile de árbol or bird’s eye chiles (250 grams) • avocados • Salt and pepper to taste •

pork shanks (about 2 kg) • Roma tomatoes • onion • dried ancho chile • dried pasilla chiles • dried guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • Black pepper, cumin, cloves, and bay • Beans • Rice • Onion with habanero pepper • Red chili sauce

ripe tomatoes • guajillo chiles • pasilla chile • Chipotle chile, to taste • chicken broth (about 950 ml) • garlic clove • Oregano, to taste • Natural chicken bouillon, to taste • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • cooked chicken breast or any cooked chicken pieces • Vegetables of your choice, such as zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot •

pork shoulder (500 g) • Roma tomatoes • tomatillos • serrano chiles • pasilla chile • garlic • bay leaves • onion • poblano chiles • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • dried oregano •

onion • dried chipotle pepper • dried morita pepper • dried pasilla pepper • cherry tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes • garlic • beef or pork broth (400 ml) • large potato • corn • green beans • Salt and pepper to taste • bay leaf •

nopales (about 500 grams) • chicken drumsticks (about 1.5 kilograms) • guajillo chiles • pasilla chile • ancho chile • garlic / 1 red tomato • small pieces onion • Salt and pepper / oil

cumin • oregano • black pepper • avocado leaves • bay leaves • whole cloves • garlic • dried pasilla chiles • achiote paste • banana leaf • tomatoes • onion •

chicken • mixiote leaves (or substitute with mixiote paper or aluminum foil) • salt and pepper • pork lard • white onion • garlic • serrano chiles • tomatillos (about 500 grams) • nopales (cactus paddles) • cilantro

medium tomatoes • garlic • onion • dried pasilla chile pepper • epazote • chicken broth (600 ml) • fried tortilla strips (90 g) • fresh cheese (queso fresco) • fried pasilla chile strips (optional) • avocado (optional) • Mexican crema or sour cream • salt •

beef (brisket, boneless shank, or chuck) (about 1 kg) • pork leg or loin (about 1/2 kg) • potatoes (about 1 kg; I used 4.4 lbs/2 kg) • onions • medium carrots • tomatoes • Anaheim peppers • Olives (optional) • Bay • Ground black pepper • Cumin • pasilla chiles •

corn tortillas • cooked chicken breast (about 300 grams) • tomato • onion • lettuce • Cotija or fresh cheese (about 200 grams) • Oil • guajillo chiles • pasilla chile • garlic clove • Salt and pepper, to taste • sour cream (about 200 ml)

beef shank (about 750 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • dried guajillo chiles • dried pasilla chiles • thyme • cumin • oregano • ground cloves • vinegar • ground cinnamon •

beef feet (about 600 grams) • beef shank (about 700 grams) • –1.1 lbs beef stew meat (about 300–500 grams) • beef short ribs (about 500 grams) • oxtail (about 600 grams) • beef shank center cut (about 400 grams) • beef brisket (about 500 grams) • jalapeño peppers • onion • garlic • dried guajillo chiles • dried pasilla chiles •

bean broth, chicken broth, beef broth, or boiled water (2 liters) • tomatoes • onion • Anaheim green chile pepper • celery stalk • garlic clove • tomato purée • Chipotle in adobo sauce, to taste • Salt, thyme, marjoram, and cumin, to taste • fried tortilla strips • pasilla or guajillo chile pepper • Fresh queso fresco, to taste

About 1 lb (450 grams) masa for tortillas • salt • filtered water • guajillo chiles • ancho chile • pasilla chile • garlic clove • onion • ground or whole cumin • oregano • whole cloves • allspice berries •

tomatoes • pasilla chiles • small onion • jalapeño pepper • garlic clove • chicken broth (about 710 ml) • Oregano, salt, and pepper to taste • panela cheese (about 35 grams) • medium avocado • Fried tortilla