beef (preferably chuck); ask your butcher for a marrow bone for extra flavor • garlic • bacon, finely chopped • cooked pinto beans (frijoles de la olla) • green tomatillos • cilantro • onion • serrano peppers • green onions (spring onions) • Salt and pepper, to taste
turmeric • bay leaves and/or 1 sprig rosemary • Noodles or rice, to taste • water (3 liters) • bone-in chicken breast • oil • garlic cloves • carrot • celery • leek (use only the firmest part) • green onions (especially the green tops) • cilantro •
bone-in, skinless chicken breast • water (2 liters) • medium onion • garlic • parsley • celery • carrots • medium potatoes • chayote squash • Salt, to taste • Cooked white rice, for serving
pork (I recommend pork leg with bone for extra flavor) • pre-cooked hominy corn • whole onion • whole head of garlic • Salt • dried guajillo chiles • garlic cloves • onion • Oil • For garnish: • romaine lettuce • onion, finely chopped •
pork neck bones (espinazo de cerdo) • pork leg, trimmed of fat • large can white hominy (I use Teasdale brand) • Nana Mary red enchilada sauce • coarse salt • bay leaves • large onions • garlic • dried oregano
pre-cooked hominy • pork (leg, flank, backbone, head, or bones) (about 1 kg) • You can substitute part of the pork with chicken breast • water (5 liters) • onion • garlic clove • dried oregano • Salt to taste • Chicken bouillon powder to taste • guajillo chiles • ground cinnamon • ground cloves •
skinless chicken drumsticks • chicken breast bone • onion, to taste • garlic clove • small whole allspice berries • whole cloves • corn, cut into 5 or 6 pieces each • chayote squash • large carrot • long green zucchini • fresh mint • limes, to taste •
skinless chicken drumsticks • medium carrots • medium chayotes • medium zucchini • medium piece of onion • medium garlic clove • cilantro • chicken bouillon powder • salt • washed rice • small mint leaf • OPTIONAL: 1 chicken carcass and 2 chicken wings, for extra flavor