4 lacquered red Recipes

peeled fresh ginger, soy sauce, dry red wine, mirin (japanese sweet rice wine), dark brown sugar, fresh lime juice, olive oil, salmon fillet (preferably wild king; about 1 1/2 inches at thickest point), small bones removed, lime wedges

garlic cloves, peeled ginger, coarsely chopped, peach or apricot preserves or jam, soy sauce, water, hot red-pepper flakes, chicken wings, tips removed if desired

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)