7 oaxacan style Recipes

queso fresco, chili powder, mexican crema or sour cream, kosher salt, ground red pepper, ears corn, shucked, lime wedges

queso fresco, chili powder, mexican crema (or sour cream if you can tsp find crema), kosher salt, cayenne pepper, ears corn, shucked, lime, cut into 4 wedges

guajillo chiles (about 16 large chiles), tops and seeds removed, cumin seeds, allspice berries, dried oaxacan oregano or 1 tbsp dried mexican oregano, crumbled, fresh thyme (leaves only), or 2 tsp dried, garlic cloves, onion, coarsely chopped, cider vinegar, salt or to taste, plus additional for seasoning goat, freshly ground black pepper, goat, quartered , or 6 to 8 lb lamb shoulder, bone in, trimmed, dried avocado leaves, about 30 large leaves

bone-in beef short ribs *, 3/4 to 1 lb. each, onion, coarsely chopped, garlic cloves, smashed, fresh thyme sprigs, rosemary sprigs (7 to 8 in . each), dried bay leaves, kosher salt, fresh fig leaves, stems trimmed, rinsed; or use 4 (12- by 12-in.) pieces thawed frozen banana leaves, cabernet sauvignon, balsamic vinegar, dried mission figs, stems trimmed, mole sauce* (preferably oaxacan-style mole negro ); or use 1/4 cup mole paste mixed with 3/4 cup beef broth, molasses, beef broth, sweet-potato chips or other root-vegetable chips (optional), cacao nibs, salted roasted pumpkin seeds (pepitas), salt

pork spareribs, garlic peeled, thyme, dried, oregano, dried, marjoram, dried, salt, ground cinnamon (or 1/2 piece cinnamon stick), ground allspice (or 2 allspice berries), distilled white vinegar, water (or more if needed)