corn tortillas • cooked and shredded chicken breast • green salsa • cream cheese (about 1/2 package, 113 grams) • table cream (media crema) • cilantro • chicken bouillon • butter • shredded Monterey Jack cheese (about 57 grams)

chicken breast or whole chicken (about 1 kg) • El Pato brand tomato sauce or other Mexican-style tomato sauce • Yellow corn tortillas • red onion • Enough limes to marinate the onion • lettuce • Avocado, to taste • Sour cream (squeeze bottle) • Queso fresco, to taste

As many as needed corn tortillas • Oil • Salt, to taste • guajillo chiles • poblano chiles • tomatoes • Cumin, to taste • Oregano, to taste • onion • chicken bouillon cube (such as Knorr) • Refried beans • cooked chicken (about 225 grams) •

cooked chicken breast • chicken broth (2 liters) • corn tortillas • as needed, oil • Roma tomatoes • onion • green cabbage • as needed, Mexican crema • as needed, cheese • green chili pepper

medium tomatoes (red/jitomate) • onion • garlic • salt • poblano peppers • enough cheese to fill the peppers (preferably fresh cheese that doesn’t melt easily, like panela) • sour cream • chicken bouillon powder

eggs • tomatoes • jalapeño pepper • onion • garlic • chorizo (about 100 grams) • dried shredded beef (machaca) (about 70 grams) • chicken bouillon powder or salt to taste

shrimp, well cleaned and peeled (about 1.2 kg) • freshly squeezed orange juice (240 ml) • ketchup (240 ml) • tamarind concentrate (240 ml) • garlic • Roasted dried árbol chiles, to taste • roasted green chile • chicken bouillon • chopped fresh pineapple or canned pineapple in syrup (about 75 grams) • Black pepper, to taste • butter

fideo pasta (about 100 grams) • medium tomatoes • garlic • small onion (thinly sliced into half-moons) • small carrot (diced) • cilantro • chicken broth (about 1/2 liter) • oil • salt to taste

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

boneless, skinless chicken breast • poblano pepper • small can of corn kernels • onion • cactus tortillas (or substitute with low-carb tortillas) • all-purpose tomato sauce (about 240 ml) • mozzarella cheese (about 100 grams) • garlic cloves • olive oil • salt to taste • pepper to taste • light sour cream •

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 •

Tortillas, cut into thin • large tomatoes • garlic • onion • avocados • Sour cream • panela cheese • dried chipotle peppers • Pork rinds (chicharrón) • chicken broth (1 liter) • Salt

ground beef (400 grams) • rice • egg • water (1.5 liters) • canola oil • garlic clove • chopped onion • chopped green chili pepper • chopped Roma tomato • chopped cilantro • chopped carrots • chopped zucchini •

beef sirloin (500 grams) • smoked bacon (200 grams) • green onions • jalapeños • cilantro • finely chopped garlic • chicken bouillon • medium tomatillos • cooked beans (about 480 grams)

thinly sliced beef steak (about 1 kg) • bacon (about 350 g) • tomatillos (about 300 g) • jalapeño peppers • small bunch cilantro • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste • Salt, to taste • small bunch green onions (or substitute 1 large onion, sliced) • bacon (about 100 g)

onion • cooked beans • Water or chicken broth • garlic clove • Oil • vermicelli noodles (about 100 grams) • dried guajillo chili, seeded

eggs, separated into yolks and whites • dried and ground corn kernels (huachal, cooked corn kernels that have been dried and ground) (about 225 grams) • ground dried shrimp • oil (about 240 ml) • For the mole: • árbol chiles • guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • water (about 4.7 liters) • masa harina (such as Maseca) (about 240 grams) •

cooked chicken breast, shredded • ripe tomatoes • onion • roasted poblano peppers, sliced • crema or sour cream, to taste • corn (optional) • day-old corn tortillas

bone-in chicken breast • corn tortillas • butter • shredded Chihuahua cheese (about 250 grams) • Mexican crema (media crema) • poblano peppers • white onion • corn

medium tomatoes • onion • garlic • water (240 ml) • fideo pasta • vegetable oil • parsley • dried cilantro (optional) • salt or chicken bouillon powder, to taste • enough water

boneless, skinless chicken breast (1 kg) • pork shoulder or pork loin (1 kg) • pre-cooked hominy corn (1 kg) • onions • tomato • garlic • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • dried arbol chiles • large radishes • limes • Oregano, to taste •

lentils • bacon, chopped • chorizo • large tomato, diced • small onion, sliced • cilantro, washed and chopped • large serrano pepper • large garlic clove • chicken bouillon • black pepper • cumin • Salt, to taste

eggs • vegetable oil • corn tortillas • garlic, to taste • chipotle chiles • cooked tomatoes • chicken bouillon cube • small ball of chorizo • water • serrano or jalapeño pepper, to taste • tomatillos, • salt, to taste

cooked chicken breast • chicken broth (about 240 ml) • corn tortillas • garlic clove • onion • serrano peppers • tomatillos (about 225 grams) • shredded Monterey Jack cheese (about 225 grams) • sour cream (about 240 ml) • Salt or chicken bouillon powder, to taste • water (about 60 ml) • Cooking oil,

corn tortillas • chicken breast (cooked and shredded) • Anaheim peppers (roasted and sliced) • Mexican crema (250 ml) • tomato puree • corn kernels • onion, finely chopped • American cheese • Butter • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

cooked and shredded beef (1 kg) • medium potatoes, diced • green tomatillos • red tomato • jalapeño peppers • large garlic clove • Salt, to taste • Ground cumin, to taste • chicken bouillon • Reserved broth from cooking the beef • oil

homemade chicken broth (1 liter) • Fried tortilla strips or tortilla chips, to taste • bitter orange, sliced • cooked chicken breast, shredded (from the homemade broth) • Escabeche Oriental spice blend • Chopped habanero with tomato, red onion, and cilantro, to taste • Lime wedges (with seeds) for squeezing, to taste • little Kut (smoked and seasoned habanero sauce)

chicken broth (about 1.2 liters) • guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • onion • ground cumin • Salt, to taste • Crema (Mexican-style sour cream), to taste • queso fresco (or your preferred fresh cheese), cut into cubes • pork cracklings (about 150 grams) • pork cracklings (about 150 grams) • Fried tortilla strips, to taste • vegetable oil (about 480 ml)

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)

cooked chicken (about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds/700-900 grams), cooked in broth (use your family's favorite recipe) • corn tortillas • Vegetable oil (as needed) • butter • Mexican crema or sour cream (240 ml) • cream cheese (about 2 ounces/60 grams) • chicken broth (60 ml) from cooking the chicken • roasted red bell pepper (or use canned) • American cheese, to taste (or substitute with your favorite melting cheese) • canned chipotle pepper (optional)