Poultry

extra long grain white rice (about 400 grams) • onion (about 100 grams) • tomato (about 400 grams) • garlic • chicken broth (about 600 ml) • coarse salt (about 10 grams) • ground black pepper (about 5 grams) • oil (about 10 ml)

very ripe tomatoes • medium onion • garlic clove • medium potato • sugar (optional, to reduce tomato acidity) • chicken broth (about 1/2 liter) or 2 cups water (about 1/2 liter) and half a chicken bouillon cube • olive oil • heavy cream • Salt

beef steak (about 500 grams) • Garlic, to taste • Salt, to taste • serrano peppers • Roma tomatoes • onion • fideo pasta • bouillon cube (tomato-flavored) • chicken bouillon cube

ground beef (1 kg) • potatoes, diced • (12 oz/350 g) tomato puree • garlic, finely chopped • small bunch mixed herbs (bay leaf, thyme, marjoram) • water (120 ml) • oil • chicken bouillon powder

ladles red sauce • tortilla chips or corn tortillas • ladles oil • Beef, chicken, chorizo, or eggs as a topping • Beans, to taste • Onion, to taste • Sour cream, to taste

rice (about 200 grams) • onion (about 50 grams) • tomatoes • garlic • chicken broth (about 600 ml) • salt (about 5 grams) • oil (about 10 ml)

rice (pre-washed) • tomatoes • onion • garlic • olive oil • water (about 950 ml) • Salt or chicken bouillon, to taste

long-grain or Morelos rice (about 200 grams) • Roma tomatoes • white onion • large spoonful of oil • garlic clove • serrano pepper (optional) • peas (about 35 grams) • diced carrot (about 35 grams) • salt or chicken bouillon powder • hot chicken broth or water (about 240 ml)

tomatillos • white onion • large handful dried chile de árbol peppers (we recommend more than 20) • garlic • chicken bouillon powder (like Knorr) or 1 tablespoon salt • water (about 475 ml)

roasted poblano peppers, seeded and sliced into strips • fresh corn, kernels removed • garlic, minced • small red onion, chopped • tomatoes, pureed • Chicken broth (homemade or powdered) as needed for seasoning • Mexican crema or sour cream (60 ml) • cornstarch • Butter • Shredded cheese of your choice • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

ground pork (200 grams) • ground beef (200 grams) • apple • almonds • dried cranberries • tomato • onion • large garlic clove • small pinch ground cumin • black pepper • ground cinnamon • salt, to taste •

rice (about 400 grams) • tomato puree (Val Vita or similar, about 7 ounces/200 grams) • chicken broth (about 950 ml) • Vegetable oil,

Roma tomatoes • chunk of onion • garlic • White rice, • Chicken bouillon, • Salt, to taste

small onion, finely chopped • elbow macaroni No. 2 (about 100 grams) • water (1 liter) • large tomatoes • garlic clove • good splash of olive oil • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon powder • spinach • Cilantro, to taste (optional)

shrimp, peeled and deveined • poblano peppers • Oaxaca cheese, to taste • Mexican-style table cream (media crema) • (about 475 ml) heavy cream • chipotle peppers in adobo sauce • Black pepper, to taste • Chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr), to taste • onion, chopped • Minced garlic, to taste

chicken, cut into pieces • tomatoes (about 2 kg) • miltomate (tomatillo) (about 1/2 kg) • stale bolillo rolls (or substitute with 1 1/2 cups stale French bread, cut into pieces) • large plantains • onions • Pickled chili peppers • whole cloves • black peppercorns • Oregano • Thyme • cinnamon •

long-grain white rice (about 400 grams) • water (about 710 ml), more as needed • Roma tomatoes • medium onion • Salt, to taste • Chicken bouillon, to taste • oil

pork shoulder (500 grams) • roasted poblano peppers, seeded and sliced into strips • roasted red tomatoes, chopped with skins on • medium zucchini, diced • corn • onion, chopped • garlic, finely chopped • epazote or cilantro • oregano and 1 pinch thyme, salt to taste • bay leaves • oil • chicken broth or water (200 ml)

ground meat (beef or chicken) • rice (about 50 grams) • tomatillos (about 750 grams) • dried árbol chiles • onion and garlic, to taste • medium zucchini • medium potatoes • nopales (cactus paddles), cleaned, disinfected, and diced • hard-boiled eggs • salt, to taste • soy sauce • oil (about 15 ml)

rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • onion • garlic • Oil • Salt, to taste • Roma tomatoes • chicken bouillon cube

tuna • onion • tomato • eggs • breadcrumbs • oil • for the pasta: • pasta (any kind you like) • butter or margarine (about 28 grams) • sour cream (about 60 ml) • chicken bouillon powder • pepper to taste •

lentils (about 500 grams) • Salt to taste • Cilantro to taste • tomatoes • onion • bacon (about 150 grams) • As many hot dogs as you like (optional) • chicken bouillon cubes • spinach (optional)

pork cracklings (I used the kind you find in snack aisles) • large tomatillos • red tomatoes • onion • large garlic clove • oil • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr) • fresh jalapeño pepper • fresh serrano pepper

Maseca (corn masa flour) • oil (about 1/2 liter) • corn, kernels removed, or 1 large can of corn • carrots, grated • zucchini, grated • Corn husks or banana • Spinach or Swiss chard, to taste • If you have chicken broth, use it to mix the dough; if not, use water • Salt, to taste • Chihuahua cheese (about 600 grams) • Thick salsa (spicy and thick enough so it doesn't leak out of the tamale)

large potatoes (about 2 1/2 pounds or 1.1 kg) • tomatoes (about 1 pound or 450 grams) • medium white onion • Salt, to taste • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste

long-grain white rice (about 1 1/2 cups or 300 grams) • Roma tomatoes (use 1 if large, 2 if small) • Chicken bouillon cubes, to taste • Salt, to taste • small garlic clove • Onion, to taste • Boiling water

chicken breast, cut into pieces • carrots, cut into thin strips • zucchini, cut into strips • broccoli, cut into small pieces • corn • soy sauce (about 480 ml) • spaghetti • cornstarch (about 32 grams) • sugar or honey (to balance saltiness) • onion • bay leaves • Oil

pork leg (about 1 kg) • white onion (about 1 kg) • chipotle peppers in adobo sauce • Knorr chicken bouillon powder, to taste

butter (50 grams) • chopped white onion • cornstarch • chicken or vegetable broth • milk • crumbled blue cheese (100 grams) • baby spinach, washed and drained (250 grams; I used ready-to-eat) • heavy cream • Salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste

milk (about 2 cups/500 ml) • sour cream • You can skip the sour cream if you want; the cornstarch will thicken the sauce • cornstarch • chicken bouillon cubes • spaghetti • medium tomatoes • serrano peppers, or to taste (optional) • Salt and oil, to taste