Thin pork

pork leg • pork ribs • peeled onion • peeled garlic cloves • fresh aromatic herbs (such as thyme, marjoram, bay leaf) • epazote • water (about 5.7 liters) • Salt • Salsa to season the broth • dried guajillo chiles, 3 dried pasilla chiles, and 4 dried smoked chipotle chiles, roasted and soaked in vinegar and piloncillo (or brown sugar) • peeled and crushed garlic cloves • avocado leaves •

guajillo chiles • ground achiote • pineapple juice (60 ml) • white vinegar (60 ml) • garlic cloves • dried oregano • ground cumin • black pepper • whole cloves • Salt, to taste • pork, beef, chicken, or tofu, sliced into thin fillets (about 500 grams) • cilantro, to taste •

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 •

precooked hominy corn • chicken breast or meat of your choice (can use beef brisket or pork head) • large guajillo chiles • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • cumin seeds • garlic, peeled • onion • fresh thyme • cheesecloth or a thin clean cloth • Salt, to taste

thin-sliced beef round (milanesa de pulpa) • cilantro • cooked beans (about 1/2 liter) • water (1 liter) • green onions (cebolleta or spring onions) • green salsa (salsa verde) • bacon • spices to taste

chicken breast, cut into 4 thin cutlets • ham (use either smoked ham or turkey breast) • cheese (Manchego, Gouda, Emmental, or Cheddar) • flour (about 65 grams), seasoned as desired • breadcrumbs (about 120 grams) • large egg • milk (about 60 ml) • passion fruit jam (about 160 grams) • water (about 60 ml) • soy sauce (about 30 ml) • Salt and pepper, to taste • Herbes de Provence or Italian seasoning, to taste

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

beef skirt steak or thin-cut steak (about 500 grams) • tomatillos (about 500 grams) • serrano peppers • cilantro • beef bouillon cube • bacon (about 150 grams) • lime • limes, halved • cilantro, finely chopped • onion, diced • corn tostadas

cooked pinto beans with their broth (1 liter) • hot dogs, diced • thin strips of bacon, diced • chorizo (100 grams) • roasted tomatoes • onion • chopped cilantro

banana leaves • pork (about 3 kg) • pork lard (about 225 grams) • achiote paste (about 50 grams) • orange juice (1 liter; if you can find sour oranges for the juice, even better) • lime juice • ground cinnamon • ground cumin • dried oregano • ground black pepper • allspice or 5 whole allspice berries • large garlic cloves •

small head cabbage, very finely shredded • cooked chickpeas (I use them peeled) • cooked green peas (about 250 grams) • dried ancho chiles, soaked overnight and seeded • tomatoes, sliced into thin strips • small red onion, thinly sliced • chorizo (about 250 grams) • thin pork cutlets, chopped • garlic cloves, chopped • parsley, coarsely chopped • white pork lard • salt, to taste

For the enchiladas: • soft fried corn tortillas, preferably fried in good-quality pork lard • For the Christmas sweet 13-chile sauce: • different dried chiles (Morita, Japanese, Cascabel, Pasilla, Costeño, Guajillo, dried Chipotle, Ancho, smoked Chipotle, Árbol, yellow Costeño, smoked Ancho, and Pico de Paloma chile) • roasted cinnamon • Small handful of sweet spices (anise, coriander seeds, cardamom, cloves, and Tabasco pepper) • Grated nutmeg • Small handful of raisins • Small handful of prunes • Small handful of peanuts • Small handful of pecans or walnuts • epazote •

shredded chicken (about 300 grams) • onions, peeled and thinly sliced into julienne strips • jalapeño peppers, stemmed, peeled, seeded, and cut into thin strips • red poblano peppers, seeded, stemmed, and thinly sliced into strips • fresh epazote, finely chopped • garlic, peeled and finely chopped • pork lard (from carnitas) (about 60 grams) • Salt, to taste • warm corn tortillas • Enough oil for deep frying • Spicy homemade red salsa • Spicy homemade green salsa •

rice (about 400 grams) • butter (about 28 grams) • salt (about 15 grams) • onion • water (1 liter) • cooked beans (about 340 grams) • bean broth (about 240 ml) • evaporated milk (about 60 ml) • Pork lard, to taste • thin slice onion

refried black beans (about 500 grams) • Oaxacan cheese (quesillo) (about 500 grams) • shredded lettuce (about 500 grams) • pork lard (asiento) (about 250 grams) • large tlayuda tortillas • thin-sliced beef (tasajo) (about 1 kilogram)

panela cheese (about 500 grams) • red corn tortillas • pork lard • red sauce • large potatoes, for serving • lettuce, cut into thin strips • Roma tomato, cut into thin strips

tlayudas or as needed large tortillas • pork lard (asiento) (about 200 grams) • green cabbage (about 300 grams) • Oaxaca cheese (quesillo) (about 250 grams) • thin-sliced beef steak (tasajo) (about 250 grams) • onion (about 120 grams) • cooked whole black beans (about 250 grams) • pork lard (about 1 oz or 30 grams) • dried avocado leaf (about 10 grams) • oil (about 1.7 fl oz or 50 ml) • garlic (about 2 grams) • cilantro (about 200 grams) •