Puya

fresh tuna, cut into cubes (about 400 grams) • dried guajillo chiles • dried puya chiles • whole allspice berries • whole cloves • ground cumin • garlic clove • white onion, cut into chunks • white onion, thinly sliced • white vinegar • oil • Salt, to taste •

chicken (drumsticks, thighs, and back) • water (3 liters) • chayotes • green beans (about 115 grams) • onion • garlic cloves • Salt, to taste • dried puya chile (optional) • hoja santa leaves

beef shank (about 1 kg) • dried árbol or costeño chiles • dried guajillo chiles • dried puya chiles • garlic • onion • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • ground oregano • bay leaves • salt

oxtail, cleaned and cut into pieces (about 1.5 kg) • dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried puya chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried arbol chiles, unseeded • dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded • garlic cloves • medium onion, quartered • carrots, sliced • corn, kernels removed • shelled peas, cleaned (about 150 grams) • salt • water (about 2.5 liters) •

Sauce: • guajillo chiles • dried red ancho chiles (for a little heat, add 2 roasted and soaked puya chiles) • garlic clove • onion • whole allspice berries • cinnamon stick • small pinch cumin • tablet Mexican chocolate • water (about 480 ml) • small piloncillo or a piece (about 1.5 oz / 40 g) • lard or vegetable shortening (about 40 g) •

dried shrimp (about 85 g), eyes removed • large eggs, at room temperature • plain breadcrumbs • onion, thinly sliced • nopales (cactus paddles), cut into thin strips (about 1 kg) • garlic clove • onion • tomatillo husks • salt • dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded • dried ancho chile, stemmed and seeded • dried puya guajillo chiles with seeds or 6 dried arbol chiles •

guajillo or puya chiles, seeded • ancho chile, seeded • Roma tomato • garlic clove • carrots, peeled • potato, peeled • corn tortillas • fresh cheese (queso fresco), for filling the tortillas • little finely shredded lettuce (washed and disinfected beforehand) • salt, to taste • black pepper, to taste • oil for frying the tortillas, carrots, potatoes, and sauce

pork leg (400 grams) • pork ribs (400 grams) • white onion • garlic • bay leaves • cascabel chiles • puya chiles • ancho chiles • oil • tomatillos • medium onion • garlic •

bone-in chicken breast (about 1 3/4 lbs or 800 grams) • garlic • celery • dried guajillo chiles (100 grams) • onion (150 grams) • tomatoes (500 grams) • panela cheese (300 grams) • medium avocados • dried puya chiles, thinly sliced and lightly toasted • day-old corn tortillas (250 grams)

pork spare ribs, cut into bite-sized pieces (about 1 1/4 kilos) • pork shoulder, cut into bite-sized pieces (about 3/4 kilo) • tomato puree (about 60 ml) • dried puya chiles (about 15 grams) • dried chipotle chiles (about 15 grams) • dried morita chiles (about 15 grams) • dried cascabel chiles (about 15 grams) • dried piquín chiles (about 15 grams) • small can chipotle chiles in adobo • fresh jalapeño peppers • large onions • large garlic cloves •

pork ribs or pork shoulder (about 800 grams) • nixtamalized corn masa (about 750 grams) • pork lard (about 225 grams) • pork broth (about 710 ml) • small onion • large garlic cloves • dried pasilla chiles • dried guajillo chiles • dried puya chiles • dried ancho chile • chicken bouillon powder • baking powder •