Pickled meat

tortilla chips for nachos, • nacho-style cheese, • pickled jalapeños (optional), • chopped onion, • ground beef or pork (200 grams) • dried guajillo chiles • tomato • cooked whole beans (about 240 ml) • whole clove • salt, to taste

pickled pork skins (cueritos) • red onion • cucumbers • dried mirasol or guajillo chiles • small handful chiltepin chiles • small handful dried árbol chiles, toasted • limes • tomato cocktail juice (about 200 ml, such as Clamato) • garlic clove • Coarse salt to taste • avocado • tostada shells

large fried pork skin (chicharrón duro) • pickled pork skins (cueritos) • limes • sour cream • chopped onion • chopped tomato • pickled chili vinegar • pickled chili peppers • ground dried oregano • Salt to taste • lettuce, washed, disinfected, and chopped • avocado •

pork (for frying) (about 500 grams) • small head of cabbage • chorizo sausages, chopped • large carrots, cut into matchsticks • large tomatoes • onion (I use red onion) • thyme • bay leaves • oregano • white vinegar (120 ml) • Coconut oil, olive oil, or lard for frying • Salt and pepper •

bacon, chopped • chorizo • hot dogs, sliced • garlic, minced • tomatoes, diced • onion, chopped • Chopped cilantro, to taste • pickled pork skin (cueritos) • pinto beans (about 500 grams) • onion, for cooking with the beans • onion, for cooking with the pork skin • Salt, black pepper, and cumin, to taste

pickled pork skin, washed • large Roma tomatoes • small piece of onion • cooked cactus paddles, chopped into small pieces • Limes, to taste • Ground roasted árbol chili (optional) • Salt, to taste

large sesame seed rolls • black beans mashed with epazote and mint to taste • onions pickled in sour orange juice, sea salt, and dried oregano with a splash of tequila • or to taste chopped cooked pork carnitas, Michoacán style • ripe tomatoes • roasted xoconostles, peeled, seeded, and chopped • large onion, peeled and quartered • garlic, peeled and chopped • mint, chopped • fresh rosemary leaves • cinnamon stick • vinegar •

beef short ribs, seasoned with salt and lime • avocados • tomatoes • onion • Lime, to taste • Swiss cheese • American cheese • ham • Pickled jalapeños, to taste • bolillo rolls or French rolls

pork leg (about 1 kg) • Juice of 3 oranges • Peel from half an orange • onion • pork lard (about 30 grams) • garlic • avocados • large tomato • onion • serrano peppers or canned pickled peppers • Mayonnaise, to taste • Mustard, to taste •

(about 2 2/3 cups) Peruvian beans (or pinto beans) • (about 14 oz) Spanish-style chorizo sausage • (about 14 oz) Chihuahua or Menonita cheese • (about 7 oz) sliced red pickled peppers • (about 1 lb 2 oz) smoked bacon • (about 7 tablespoons) unsalted butter

pork leg (about 750 grams) • pork lard • large onion or 2 small onions • bay leaves • garlic cloves • coarse salt, • whole cloves, to taste • broth (about 480 ml) • California chiles • guajillo chiles • oregano • black pepper •

shredded chicken (about 300 grams) • onions, peeled and thinly sliced into julienne strips • jalapeño peppers, stemmed, peeled, seeded, and cut into thin strips • red poblano peppers, seeded, stemmed, and thinly sliced into strips • fresh epazote, finely chopped • garlic, peeled and finely chopped • pork lard (from carnitas) (about 60 grams) • Salt, to taste • warm corn tortillas • Enough oil for deep frying • Spicy homemade red salsa • Spicy homemade green salsa •

chicken (about 1 kg) • ripe tomatoes • green olives • capers • large oregano leaf • onion • garlic clove • pickled chili broth, to taste • salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cube • large potatoes • bay leaf, 1 sprig thyme •

chicken breast • bay leaves • dried oregano • Roma tomatoes • sliced pickled jalapeños • onion • garlic cloves • carrots, peeled and diced • potatoes, peeled and diced • Salt and pepper to taste

---- For the enchiladas: • corn tortillas • dried guajillo chiles (about 100 grams) • onion • whole garlic clove • Oil • ---- Filling: • Parmesan cheese or aged cheese • Finely chopped onion • ----- Chicken in Asado: • chicken legs and 2 thighs, trimmed of fat and skinless • red tomato, sliced •

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

medium cauliflower • medium beet • carrots • medium onion • red cabbage, washed • celery • garlic • chia seeds, soaked (about 70 grams) • toasted wheat germ (about 115 grams) • oregano • ground black pepper • Oil and salt, to taste •

beef round (about 1 kg) • onion + 1/4 onion • garlic, or 3 if small + 2 or 3 more • Roma tomatoes • Oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste • water (2.5 liters) • carrots, grated • sliced lettuce • cucumber, sliced or cut into half-moons, seeds removed • Avocado, to taste • Pickled red or white onion, to taste

cooked beef trotter (about 400 grams) • apple cider vinegar (about 80 ml) • thinly sliced onion, divided (about 80 grams) • refried beans (about 240 grams) • lettuce, cleaned, shredded, and rinsed • dried oregano, crushed by hand • thick sour cream (about 120 ml) • finely shredded queso fresco (about 120 grams) • Pickled jalapeños, to taste • tostada shells • water (about 80 ml) • avocado

chicken breast • cilantro • celery • garlic • lettuce • onion • tomato • Sour cream, to taste • Cheese, to taste • Pickled jalapeños, to taste • Vegetable oil, • Corn tortillas, •

shredded seitan or similar plant-based meat (350-450 grams) • corn tortillas (about 1 kg) • sour cream (50 grams) • queso fresco (about 225 grams) • small head red leaf lettuce • homemade salsa • pickled onions • avocado

corn tortillas • to taste freshly cooked beans • to taste California chiles • to taste garlic • to taste chicken bouillon • to taste oil • to taste shredded cooked chicken • to taste grated dry cheese (such as Cotija or queso fresco) • to taste thinly sliced lettuce • to taste Mexican crema or sour cream • to taste your favorite salsa • to taste red onion pickled in lime juice and salt •

cooked chicken breast, shredded • hard-boiled eggs, chopped • panela cheese, diced (about 200 grams) • onion, diced • mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, and corn) or use fresh • avocado, sliced • lettuce, sliced • spinach leaves, sliced • sour cream (about 1/2 liter) • mayonnaise • Salt and pepper, to taste • Red pepper flakes or pickled jalapeño slices, to taste

bolillo rolls • chicken tinga (see recipe) • refried beans (see recipe) • pickled onions (see recipe) • tomato sauce: • tomatoes • garlic • water (240 ml) • salt (5 grams) • fresh oregano

Tostitos tortilla chips • small cucumbers • juicy jicama • pickled pork rinds (cueritos) • small bottle Clamato juice • limes • Botanera-style hot sauce, to taste • Plenty of chamoy sauce • spicy tamarind candy (such as Chaca-Chaca) • Japanese-style peanuts

tomato • lettuce • avocado • bolillo or telera rolls, or your preferred sandwich rolls • salt, to taste • ground black pepper, to taste • chicken breast, sliced • pickled jalapeños, to taste (optional, for extra flavor)

masa harina (about 275 grams) • Salt, pepper, and chicken bouillon powder to taste • Warm water • butter (about 3.5 grams) • ground beef (about 450 grams) • chopped onion (about 40 grams) • Anaheim or California chile pepper • celery • cilantro • salt and pepper • soy sauce • Refried beans •

Tostitos tortilla chips • Pickled pork skin (cueritos) • Japanese-style peanuts • Chaca-chaca tamarind candy • Cucumber • Jicama • Salt • Lime • Clamato tomato cocktail • Chili powder • Chamoy sauce

As many flour tortillas as needed (see my recipe collection) • Sliced ham (turkey, pork, or bologna), • Shredded cheese, such as Manchego, Chihuahua, Asadero, Oaxaca, or Gouda, as desired • Sliced tomato, as desired • Lettuce, as desired • Pickled jalapeños (see my recipe collection), optional, as desired • Spicy salsa, optional, as desired

cooked or prepared pork shoulder (carnitas style) • As needed, warm corn tortillas • large tomatoes, roasted and stemmed • onion, peeled and thinly sliced, roasted • garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, roasted • serrano chiles, stemmed and roasted • Juice of 1 bitter orange (or substitute with a mix of orange and lime juice) • Citrus zest, to taste • freshly ground spices with salt • Salt, to taste • tequila • pickled jalapeños with carrots, onions, etc., thinly sliced, plus one whole jalapeño •