Water leaf

loose leaf green tea • hot water (about 1 liter), not boiling • (about 5 grams) turmeric • black pepper • Honey to taste, for sweetening

table salt (I used pink salt) (about 120 grams) • fresh herbs (celery stalks with leaves, cilantro, parsley, basil) (about 60 grams) • water

chepil leaves (about 400 grams) • masa harina (about 300 grams) • pork lard (about 150 grams) • dried corn husks • Salt, to taste • Water,

hoja santa leaves • large chaya leaves • Dough: • masa quebrada (about 2 kg) • tequesquite water (1 liter) • water from boiled tomatillo husks • Filling: • cooked black beans (cooked only with tequesquite and mashed) • bunching onions (with green tops), chopped • garlic, peeled and chopped • avocado leaves, finely chopped • chopped epazote

masa quebrada de maíz (coarse corn dough) • tequesquite water (1.5 liters) • medium hoja santa leaves, washed and dried • small white spring onions, finely chopped with green tops • epazote, finely chopped • huauzontle florets (just the small buds, removed from stems) • garlic, finely chopped • large fresh avocado leaves, free of blemishes

pork steak (about 350 grams) • pasilla chile • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • allspice berries • whole cloves • ground cinnamon • water, vinegar, or lime juice • chicken bouillon powder, to taste • garlic, to taste • black pepper, to taste • hibiscus leaves (jamaica) •

chicken breast strips (about 350 grams) • onion • yellow bell pepper • jalapeño pepper • garlic • Swiss chard leaves, stems removed • water (60 ml) • vegetable oil (I use avocado oil) • cumin • Salt and pepper to taste • tomato

masa harina (about 1 kg) • water (60 ml) • vegetable oil (180 ml) • garlic • chepil leaves (about 100 grams) • chili pepper • Corn husks for tamales • Salt • Cheese and salsa (optional, for serving)

corn masa • vegetable oil • Salt or chicken bouillon powder to taste • baking powder • Oaxaca cheese • Swiss chard leaves (about 1 large bunch) • Boiling water • Ice water

Greek yogurt • olive oil • water • Juice of 1 lemon • fresh basil leaves • poppy seeds • honey • Salt and pepper to taste

chicken drumsticks, 6 chicken gizzards, and 2 chicken wings • medium nopales (cactus paddles) • dried morita chiles • onion, sliced into half-moons • garlic, finely chopped • epazote to taste • salt to taste • chicken bouillon cube • maguey mixiote leaf • water (2 liters)

lamb or mutton (ribs, leg, and backbone) • maguey leaves (optional) • cooked chickpeas (about 300 grams) • mixed herbs (such as thyme, marjoram, bay leaf) • rice • dried guajillo chile • dried morita chiles • Himalayan salt, to taste • onion • avocado leaves • garlic cloves • allspice berries •

beef • oil • ---- Sauce for Birria • guajillo chiles • arbol chiles • water (about 1.2 liters) • garlic • black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaf • small stick cinnamon • salt

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

large potatoes • carrots • water • bay leaves • onion • salt to taste • pepper to taste • chicken bouillon powder • tuna in water • grated Parmesan cheese to taste • all-purpose flour • coconut oil

boneless beef shank (about 1 kg) • beef short ribs (about 1 kg) • dried guajillo chiles (nopaleros) • dried ancho chiles • dried cascabel chiles • dried morita chiles • whole allspice berries • whole cloves • ground cumin • dried marjoram • dried thyme • ground ginger •

purified water (2 liters) • chicken breast • cooked chickpeas (about 250 grams) • large zucchini • medium potatoes • large carrots • large chayote squash • cilantro • onion • avocados • large chipotle chiles • oregano •

chicken giblets • chicken wings, previously cooked in another recipe • leftover chicken stew broth (1 liter) • water (1 liter) • chicken bouillon • each of oregano, bay leaf, thyme, and cumin • carrot, chopped • potato, chopped • White rice to taste, for serving

short-grain brown rice (about 90 grams) • water (240 ml) • chicken bouillon • saffron powder • bell pepper, finely chopped (I used green because I didn't have red, but red adds a nice color) • onion, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • Nonstick cooking spray, • Water, as needed, for sautéing • chicken drumstick (you can also use chicken breast) • Cilantro leaves, to taste • lemon

beef tripe (about 3 kg) • beef feet (about 1 kg) • beef marrow bones (about 1 kg) • precooked hominy or 2 large cans hominy (about 2 kg) • Water, • onion (preferably white) • dried bay leaves • garlic • Menudo spice mix (sold in small packets) • Tortilla chips, to taste • Cilantro, to taste • Onion, to taste •

pork (about 1.5 kg) • bay leaves • garlic cloves, unpeeled and halved • Salt, to taste • guajillo chiles (or similar dried red chiles) • arbol chiles • garlic cloves • Cumin, to taste • Salt, • lard • Broth from the cooked pork, • masa (about 3 kg) •

beef (chuck roast, bone-in pieces, and stew meat) (about 2 kilos) • dried guajillo chiles • dried morita chiles • dried chipotle chiles • oregano, to taste • garlic • bay leaves • thyme, to taste • salt and pepper, to taste • vinegar (60 ml) • water

chicken breast and 2 chicken thighs • guajillo chiles (use fewer if you prefer less heat) • morita chiles • canned chipotle chiles • oregano, to taste • garlic cloves • bay leaves • avocado leaves • thyme • salt and pepper, to taste • vinegar (60 ml) • cooking water from the chiles (60 ml) •

ground beef (1 kg) • potatoes, diced • (12 oz/350 g) tomato puree • garlic, finely chopped • small bunch mixed herbs (bay leaf, thyme, marjoram) • water (120 ml) • oil • chicken bouillon powder

(cut into 2-inch pieces) pork ribs (500 g) • Hatch chiles • nopales (cactus paddles) (200 g) • Salt, to taste • ground black pepper • ground cumin • bay leaf • water (800 ml) • oil or pork lard • cooked beans, for serving (200 g) • cooked rice, for serving (200 g) • corn tortillas

pork shoulder (500 grams) • roasted poblano peppers, seeded and sliced into strips • roasted red tomatoes, chopped with skins on • medium zucchini, diced • corn • onion, chopped • garlic, finely chopped • epazote or cilantro • oregano and 1 pinch thyme, salt to taste • bay leaves • oil • chicken broth or water (200 ml)

boneless chicken thighs • limes • salt, to taste • ground black pepper, to taste • spaghetti (500 grams) • water (5 liters) • medium poblano peppers • onion • bay leaves, • medium head of garlic • whole black peppercorns • Mexican crema or sour cream (250 ml) •

drizzle of oil • large carrots • medium potatoes • white onion • medium tomato • celery • small half head of cabbage or 1/4 if it's large • About 16 cups water (about 4 liters) • Salt, to taste • bay leaves • small handful whole peppercorns • small handful dried oregano •

Ground beef • carrots • potatoes • zucchini • onions • tomatoes • garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder (chopped or powdered) • Black pepper, to taste • bay leaves • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon powder or 1 chicken bouillon cube • oil •

pork ribs (about 115 grams) • bay leaves • Salt, to taste • Roma tomatoes (about 1 pound/450 grams) • tomatillos (about 4 ounces/115 grams) • garlic clove • dried árbol chiles • onion • medium potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds/680 grams) • oil • water (about 475 ml)