5 rick bayless mexican Recipes

whole garlic cloves, unpeeled, dried pasilla peppers (about 4 oz total ), dried mexican oregano, black pepper, ground cumin, vegetable oil, lamb shoulder, cut into 1 inch cubes, beef broth, assorted mushrooms (i use crimini, shitake & oyster), sliced epazote or 1/4 cup cilantro, hot sauce , to taste, masa harina or 3 tbsp all-purpose flour, salt

chicken broth, salt, plus more for the chicken (1/3 cup if you re using low-sodium broth, 1/2 cup if using unsalted broth), red-ripe tomatoes or 2 (28 oz) cans diced fire-roasted tomatoes, undrained, fresh poblano chiles, chicken thighs (with bones and skin in tact), good-quality olive oil, white onions, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces (about 5 cups), fresh mexican chorizo sausage, casing removed, heads garlic, peeled and finely chopped, grain rice, shrimp, peeled (leaving the tail and final joint in tact, if you wish), mussels , scrubbed and de-beareded (if necessary), frozen peas , defrosted, chopped flat leaf parsley, silver tequila (optional)

tomatillos, husked and rinsed, sesame seeds, rich tasting pork lard or 1 cup vegetable oil, plus a little more if necessary, dried mulato chiles, stemmed, seeded and torn into large flat pieces, dried ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded and torn into large flat pieces, dried pasilla chiles, stemmed, seeded and torn into large flat pieces, garlic cloves, peeled, unskinned almonds, raisins, cinnamon , preferably freshly ground mexican canela, black pepper, preferably freshly ground, anise, preferably freshly ground, firm white bread , darkly toasted and broken into several pieces, mexican chocolate, roughly chopped, chicken broth, salt, sugar, agave syrup (preferably organic raw ) or 1/2 cup dark corn syrup, chicken (24 leg-and-thigh pieces, 24 bone-in breast halves or a mixture of the two), salt and fresh ground pepper, toasted sesame seeds (reserved from the classic red mole recipe), watercress (to garnish ) or 1 sprig flat-leaf parsley (to garnish)

white onion, chopped (medium), chicken broth , plus a little extra if needed, salt, crema (homemade , creme fraiche or heavy whipping cream), ripe tomatoes (or 2 28-oz cans good-quality whole tomatoes in juice, drained), vegetable oil (or rich-tasting pork lard, plus a little oil for brushing or spraying the tortillas), chicken (preferably grilled , roasted or rotisserie chicken-coarsely shredded), shredded mexican melting cheese (chihuahua, quesadilla, asadero or the like or monterey jack, brick or mild cheddar), corn tortillas, white onion, sliced, separated into rings, for garnish, fresh fresh cilantro stem (to garnish )