Seas

medium sea bass • garlic • black pepper • vinegar, lemon juice, or sour orange juice • salt • spices to taste • salad to taste

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

whole fish with scales, 2.2–3.3 lbs (1–1.5 kg), any variety you like • coarse sea salt (1 kg) • Lemon • Butter • Baking • Aluminum foil • Oven preheated to 400°F (200°C)

cooked beef barbacoa (about 300 grams) • broccoli • white potatoes • small handful sea salt

medium or large shrimp per person • Coarse sea salt • Soy sauce • Lime • Olive oil • guajillo chili pepper • garlic

pork loin chops • Sea salt, to taste • Olive oil, to taste • asparagus spears • berry and rosemary jam • traditional mashed potatoes (about 250 grams) • red wine • baguette • balsamic vinegar

Shallow baking dish • coarse sea salt (about 1 to 2 kilos) • Fish roe of your choice

callos de hacha (pen shell scallops) or sea scallops (about 500 grams) • limes • tomato and clam juice (such as Clamato) • red onion • cucumber • Salt and pepper to taste • black seafood sauce, or to taste (about 100 ml)

Zest from 4 lemons • coarse sea salt (about 45 grams) • whole black peppercorns

tilapia fillets • avocado oil • garlic powder • smoked paprika • ground cumin • sea salt • ancho chili powder • ground black pepper • paprika • corn or flour tortillas, as preferred • Cooking spray, • Fresh pico de gallo, to taste (optional) •

fresh parsley • Salt to taste (preferably sea salt) • Garlic to taste • Chili pepper to taste • Black pepper to taste • Oregano to taste • Olive oil • Apple cider vinegar

uncooked brown rice (about 200 grams) • water (1.5 liters) • sea salt • olive oil • carrots, diced • green bell pepper, diced • celery stalks, diced small • chayote squash, diced small • onion, diced • coconut oil • garlic, minced • sea salt •

raw shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 750 grams) • large limes • cilantro • large tomatoes • white onion • red onion • Sea salt • medium carrots • tomato-clam juice (about 100 ml, optional; add to taste or omit if preferred)

whole chicken (about 4.6 lbs or 2.1 kg) • Salt to taste (preferably sea salt) • carrots • Green peas to taste • Chickpeas to taste • Maguey leaves as needed • medium onion • garlic • Roma tomatoes • dried mirasol chiles • dried ancho chiles • Cumin to taste •

medium zucchini • White or red onion, to taste • Oregano, to taste • Sea salt, to taste • Olive oil, to taste • Panela cheese, to taste

masa quebrada (coarse white corn dough) • broth (1 liter) • tequesquite water (alkaline mineral water, or substitute with 1 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda) • lard (about 1 cup or 225 grams) • chopped epazote (or substitute with cilantro if unavailable) • chopped onions • chia seeds • Sea salt, to taste • small corn husks, soaked in salted water with avocado leaves

potato • fish fillets (such as red snapper, sea bass, porgy, dorade, tilapia, etc.) • lemon • Salt and pepper • tomatoes • onion • cornstarch (Maizena) • garlic clove • ketchup • white wine (120 ml) • bay leaf • olive oil •

large red onion or 2 medium red onions • Filtered water, • green chiles, slit lengthwise • small garlic clove • whole cloves • allspice berries • Dried oregano, to taste • Sea salt, to taste • apple cider vinegar (10 ml) • Juice of 1/2 bitter orange or juice of 1 sweet orange and 1 lime

pinto beans (about 300 grams) • garlic • onion • chorizo (about 60 grams) • bacon (about 60 grams) • sausage (about 60 grams) • ham (about 60 grams) • pork rinds (about 100 grams) • tomato • fresh cilantro • fresh epazote • fresh oregano •

black pepper, to taste • cooked white corn kernels (about 340 grams) • grape tomatoes (about 75 grams) • fresh basil (about 10 grams) • green onions (white parts only) • apple cider vinegar (15 ml) • olive oil (45 ml) • sea salt, to taste

For the soup: • chicken breast • potatoes, cut into cubes • carrots, chopped • onion • chopped garlic • small handful of sea salt • chicken bouillon powder • bay leaves • For the chilaquiles: • tortilla chips • (about 14 oz) red enchilada sauce (such as La Costeña or any brand) •

fillets firm white fish such as red snapper, sea bass, bream, grouper, tilapia, etc • Dried fines herbes or Herbes de Provence • garlic • Green onions or chives • Parsley • Butter • Juice of 1 lemon • white wine (about 120 ml)

raw shrimp, cleaned and peeled (150 grams) • finely chopped red onion (30 grams) • Finely chopped cilantro, to taste • serrano peppers, finely chopped • Sea salt, to taste • Sugar-free, low-carb ketchup • avocado • cucumber, thinly sliced • Juice of 11 limes • Hot sauce for seafood, to taste

pork shoulder (about 1.5 kg) • pork backbone (about 500 grams) • pork feet, halved • pre-cooked hominy (about 1 kg) • garlic • medium onion • Sea salt to taste (add after the hominy pops) • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles or Sonoran red chiles • garlic clove • chopped onion • salt •

mini bolillo rolls or small French rolls • refried beans with chorizo (about 1 kg) • thin slices of carnitas or shredded pork leg (about 2 kg) • tomatoes, stemmed and roughly chopped (about 2 kg) • onions, peeled and roughly chopped (about 1/2 kg) • garlic, cloves peeled and chopped • cinnamon, toasted or roasted • small handful toasted cumin seeds • toasted whole cloves • toasted anise seeds • bay leaves • roasted red bell peppers, cleaned, seeded, and stemmed •

tlacoyos (I buy them pre-made) • medium tomatillos • pasilla chiles, washed, seeded, and deveined • onion • garlic cloves • sea salt, to taste • finely shredded lettuce, to taste • radishes, cut into thin strips, to taste • grated Cotija cheese, to taste

poblano peppers • pork leg • beef sirloin • To taste candied cactus (acitrón) • To taste pear • To taste apple • To taste pine nuts • tomato • To taste garlic • To taste onion • corn, safflower, or canola oil • To taste yellow peach •

pork neck bones • pork shoulder, cut into pieces • pig's feet, cut into pieces • ground cumin • sea salt • garlic • onion • bay leaves • dried guajillo chiles • dried arbol chiles • lettuce • radishes •

precooked hominy • garlic • onion • pork head • pork shoulder • pork backbone • guajillo chiles • sea salt • chopped lettuce • sliced radishes • finely chopped onion • lime •

boneless, skinless chicken breast • corn tortillas • red onion • garlic cloves • cilantro • Cotija or fresh cheese (about 100 grams) • Oaxacan mole (see recipe) • olive oil (2 oz. / about 60 ml) • hot water (1.5 liters) • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper