Paste

flour tortillas • Smoked cheese, thinly sliced, • thin slices of artisanal quince paste

all-purpose flour (about 190 grams) • pancake mix (about 190 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams) • salt • milk (about 120 ml) • dry yeast • unsalted butter (about 60 grams) • eggs • orange zest • egg yolk • powdered sugar (about 50 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 50 grams) •

unsalted butter • egg yolks • sweetened condensed milk • rice flour (about 260 grams) • baking powder • tamale corn husks, washed and soaked • quince paste, cut into strips

corn, kernels cut from 6 ears, remaining 2 ears cut into quarters • water (about 1.4 liters) • epazote • serrano chiles • coarse salt

masa harina (corn dough) • beef, chicken, or pork • achiote paste • black beans • onion • vegetable oil (about 500 ml)

pork, cut into pieces (I used leg with and without bone, ribs, and shank) • lard, softened • Juice of 2 medium oranges • Juice of 1 small lime • cane or apple cider vinegar • achiote paste (about 2 oz or 55 grams) • ground cumin, oregano, and black pepper • Salt • =====Pickled Red Onion and Habanero===== • medium red onion • habanero peppers • white or apple cider vinegar •

beef, preferably in one piece (about 450 grams) • olive oil • red wine (120 ml) • onion, cut into pieces • beef broth (480 ml) • Worcestershire sauce • fresh thyme • cornstarch • tomato paste • mushrooms

ground turkey (1 kg) • medium red tomato • onion • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • fresh epazote • recado negro paste (30 grams) • hard-boiled eggs • whole chickens • water (4 liters) • chicken bouillon cubes • tomatoes, chopped •

guajillo chiles • mulato chiles • garlic • achiote paste • Oregano flakes, to taste • Cumin, to taste • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Paprika, to taste • white vinegar • Cinnamon, to taste • pork shoulder (about 1.5 kg) •

extra-long grain rice (about 400 grams) • pork ribs, cut into pieces (1 kg) • bell pepper • chicken broth (1 liter) • garlic • white onion • green onions (scallions) • saffron powder or yellow food coloring • annatto powder, paprika, or tomato paste • olive oil

adobada soy protein, hydrated and squeezed • water (2 liters) • guajillo chiles • tomato • chipotle chiles • whole cloves • garlic cloves • bay leaves • Salt, to taste • oregano • chicken bouillon powder • pineapple juice or orange juice (120 ml) •

chicken breast • Salt, to taste • spicy mole paste (125 grams) • sweet mole paste (125 grams) • Mexican crema, • grated Cotija cheese (250 grams) • Chopped onion, • corn tortillas • Olive oil, • Water, • sesame seeds • disk Oaxaca chocolate

chicken breasts, halved • mole paste (about 300 grams) • roasted tomatoes • corn tortillas (about 1 kilogram) • onion, thinly sliced • As needed, sour cream • As needed, oil

pork leg (about 1 kilo) • achiote paste • orange juice (about 480 ml) • apple cider vinegar (about 240 ml) • Ground oregano • Paprika • Thyme • Garlic • Red onion

pork leg, cut into at least 3 pieces • white vinegar (300 ml) • Juice of 1 sour orange • Juice of 2 sweet oranges • onion • garlic • achiote paste (300 g) • thyme • whole cumin seeds • whole clove • bay leaves • oregano •

onion • achiote paste (110 grams) • oranges • limes • pork leg (600 to 800 grams) • cumin • cloves • black pepper • salt • oregano • Banana

pork steaks (about 500 grams) • medium potatoes • white onion • garlic • Cilantro, to taste • ground oregano • Salt and pepper, to taste • Recado para bistec (a type of achiote paste), to taste • Water, • sweet pepper

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

pork flank, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 kg) • achiote paste • sour orange juice (about 240 ml) • allspice berries • bay leaves • banana leaves, cleaned • red onion • garlic cloves • tomatoes, thinly sliced • Salt, • Water, • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) •

pork shoulder or butt with some fat (about 1.5 kg) • bay • salt, garlic, and onion • achiote paste • juice of 2 sour oranges (or substitute with 1/2 cup orange juice mixed with 2 tablespoons lime juice, about 120 ml + 30 ml)

rice (about 200 grams) • small cube achiote paste • ripe tomato • small garlic clove or a piece of onion • chicken broth or water (about 600 ml) / oil and salt

whole fish • red recado paste (see recipe in Cochinita Pibil) • sour orange juice (120 ml) • vegetable oil (50 ml) • banana leaves • green bell pepper • Roma tomato • red onion • yellow chili pepper (or substitute with a mild yellow pepper)

bolillo rolls • achiote paste (50 ml) • guajillo chiles • avocado • lime • orange • tomato • mushrooms or portobello or oyster mushrooms (200 grams) • lettuce or spinach for topping the bread • refried beans

pork leg (about 4 kg) • tomatoes • red onion • Chicken bouillon powder (for seasoning) • garlic powder • Pork lard • Yucatecan adobo paste • Apple cider vinegar

all-purpose flour (about 1.5 kg) • unsalted butter (about 200 grams) • vegetable shortening (about 300 grams) • powdered sugar (about 200 grams) • baking powder • packed brown sugar (about 250 grams) • instant dry yeast (about 11 grams) or 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh yeast (about 6 grams) • (about 1 teaspoon) fruit salt (such as Picot, 5 grams; if unavailable, use any brand with tartaric acid, ascorbic acid, and baking soda, same weight) • large eggs • ground cinnamon • neutral oil (such as canola or vegetable oil) • salt •

pork, 3 whole chickens, meat of your choice, or vegan substitute • masa (corn dough) • lard • achiote paste • epazote • white onion • banana leaves • achiote paste

dried corn kernels (about 1 kg) • coloradito mole paste (about 250 g) • tomato bouillon powder (about 50 g) • salt (about 50 g) • pork lard (about 1 kg) • cooked pork (about 100 g) • dried corn husks (for wrapping the tamales) • calcium hydroxide (cal, about 10 g) • water (about 4 liters) • chicken broth (about 1/2 liter)

masa (about 140 grams) • oil (45 ml) • pork lard (15 grams) • salt (2.5 grams) • broth (from cooking the meat) (20 ml) • meat (about 60 grams) • salt (3 grams) • garlic (2.5 grams) • onion (10 grams) • tomato (18 grams) • onion (10 grams) • achiote paste (5 grams) •

mole negro paste (1 kg) • chocolate (cacao-based) (100 grams) • Breadcrumbs, to taste • chicken breast (also reserve the broth) (2 kg) • Banana leaves or corn husks (totomoxtle), as needed, for wrapping the tamales • lard or 4 1/4 cups oil (3/4 kg lard or 1 liter oil) • masa harina (Maseca) (2 kg) • Water, • salt • baking powder

whole suckling pig (about 26 lbs / 12 kg) • achiote paste for pibil (250 grams) • bitter oranges, juiced (or substitute with a mix of orange and lime juice) • bay leaves • Salt,