Puercos

(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

black beans (about 500 grams) • pork (shoulder or ribs, about 750 grams) • water (2 liters) • onions, white or red • garlic • radishes • habanero peppers • cilantro • limes • Salt or powdered bouillon

pork leg and 7 ounces pork ribs • bay leaves • Peel of 1 orange • dried red chiles, seeded and soaked • dried oregano • onion • garlic cloves • whole cloves • vinegar • water (240 ml) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste •

pork loin (1 kg) • enough water • guajillo chiles (125 grams) • ancho chiles (125 grams) • oregano • cumin • onion • garlic • vinegar • olive oil • cactus paddles (nopales), peeled and washed • bay •

radishes • red onion (preferably for color) • cucumber • habanero pepper • avocado • to taste sea salt • white vinegar • orange juice

guajillo chiles • onions • garlic • Tomatillos • Cilantro • Pork cracklings (chicharrón) • Pork shoulder (cooked) • Salt • Avocado • Tomatillos • Cilantro • Garlic •

egg • Mexican-style cream (media crema) • almond flour (about 50 grams) • pork rind crumbs (about 60 grams) • fish fillets • Dried parsley, to taste • Garlic powder, to taste

tomatoes (about 500 grams) • Morita chiles to taste (use more or less depending on how spicy you want it) • garlic • onion • chicken drumsticks (or use pork if you prefer) • Salt to taste • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr, about 5 grams) • Oil

pork leg (you can use half pork shoulder) • achiote paste (80 grams) • fresh orange juice (about 500 ml, from about 6 oranges) • large garlic cloves • medium onion • dried oregano • black pepper • Salt • guajillo chiles, pre-soaked • limes (if the oranges are very sweet, use one more) • vinegar • bay leaves (add at the end)

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

zucchini (about 1.5 kg) • round cheese (such as queso fresco or panela) • pork ribs, cut into small pieces (about 1/2 kilo) • tomatoes (about 1 kg) • onion • Tampico chile, to taste (or substitute with jalapeño or serrano pepper) • pipicha, or to taste (or substitute with cilantro)

pork head with ear (about 1 3/4 lbs or 800 grams) • fresh cilantro • jalapeño pepper • onion • garlic • whole allspice berries • Salt • water (180 ml) • bay leaves • Banana leaf (enough to wrap the meat), washed and softened on a griddle or skillet over low heat • Aluminum foil

pork cracklings (about 500 g) • dried ancho chile • dried chipotle chile • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic • chicken bouillon powder • Salt to taste • oil

boneless pork leg, whole piece • large white onions • garlic • fresh parsley leaves • fresh cilantro leaves • celery • fresh basil leaves • apple cider vinegar • lemon juice • red wine (optional) • Salt and pepper • Sauce: •

🥓 Pork belly • 🧂 Coarse salt • 🤍 A little baking soda • 🥑 Avocados • 🧅 Onion • 🌱 Cilantro • 🍋 A splash of lime juice

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 trotters (about 1 kg) • tomatillos (about 1/2 kg) • green chiles or serrano peppers • onion • large garlic clove • epazote • Oil • Salt and pepper to taste • potato • green beans (about 1/4 kg)

pork ribs (or another cut) (about 750 grams) • small tomatillos • green chile de árbol peppers • large garlic cloves (for cooking the meat and for the sauce) • onion (for cooking the meat and for the sauce) • Salt, to taste • bay leaves • fresh fava beans (about 350 grams, or to taste)

pressed pork cracklings (chicharrón prensado) • peeled tomatoes • chicken bouillon powder • garlic • serrano peppers • onion • cooked and chopped nopales (cactus paddles) • Salt to taste

(about 25 oz/700 g) precooked hominy • pork neck bones • pork loin • Pork skin, to taste • dried guajillo chiles • garlic • white onion • small handful of dried oregano • Salt, to taste • Shredded cabbage or lettuce, to taste • Chopped onion, to taste • chili oil salsa

onion • garlic • tomato • guajillo chiles • ground beef and pork (about 450 grams) • cleaned nopales (cactus paddles, thorns removed) • serrano chiles (green)

or 700 grams) ground beef or pork • Black pepper, to taste • large mango • chipotle peppers • Vegetables of your choice: green beans, pear, zucchini, carrot

pork, cut into pieces (500 grams) • purslane (verdolagas) (500 grams) • oil • tomatillos • Roma tomatoes • onion • large garlic cloves or 4 small ones • serrano chiles • Salt, to taste • cumin

pork spare ribs (about 400 grams) • dried red chiles (such as guajillo) • garlic • onion • Maseca corn flour (or corn masa flour) • cumin • oregano • black pepper • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cube (optional) • cooked nopales (about 400 grams) • Water,

green tomato salsa (see recipe) • cooked nopales (about 4 large nopales; see recipe) • –5.3 oz pork chicharrón (the kind that comes in curled pieces) (about 120–150 grams) • Salt, to taste

thick) Italian bread • (14 oz.) pork or beef chorizo sausage • large eggs • kosher salt • black pepper • finely chopped green onions, reserve 1 tablespoon for garnish • olive oil • finely chopped green bell pepper • finely chopped red bell pepper • shredded quesadilla cheese or Oaxaca cheese

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

pork (about 400 grams) • tomatoes (about 1 lb or 450 grams) • medium-large red tomato • or 1 bag purslane (about 1 kg) • serrano peppers, or to taste • garlic, or 6 garlic bouillon cubes • ground cumin • Oil • Salt, to taste

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 •

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