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Tacos Al Pastor Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Put the pork in the freezer until its firm enough to cut (about 30 minutes).
  • Put the the ancho and guajillo chiles along with the bay leaf in a put of water and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and allow the chiles to steep until they are rehydrated. Discard the seeds and stems and toss the chiles in a food processor along with all the other ingredients.
  • Take the roast out of the freezer and orient the roast how you’d have it sitting in the roasting pan (fat side up). The idea here is that you want to slice the meat into 3/4″ thick slices that will stack on top of each other in the roasting pan. I don’t slice all the way through which helps when you’re trying to put the roast back together.
  • Slather the marinade between each layer until every nook and cranny is covered. Tie the roastback together. Cover it and allow it to marinade for no more than an hour. Fresh pineapple has a powerful enzyme that breaks down proteins and if you let it sit too long you’ll end up with mush. If you’re using canned pineapple let it marinate overnight as most of the enzyme is destroyed in the canning process.
  • When the roast is ready to go in the oven, set the oven to 450 degrees F. Put the roast on a rack in a roasting pan and add water to the bottom of the pan (this is to keep the drippings from smoking). Roast for 30 minutes at this temperature then place the pineapple slices on top of the roast and turn down the heat to 300 degrees F. Roast until the meat is tender (about 3 hours).
  • After removing the meat from the oven, cover it with foil and let it rest for about 20 minutes. When you’re ready to serve, just cut the meat up into small cubes. I like to pan fry it at this point to give the pieces a bit more caramelization but it’s up to you.
  • To assemble the tacos just heat up a pile of tortilla’s in the microwave covered with a damp paper towel for about 30 seconds. Using 2 tortilla’s per taco, fill with meat, then top with minced onions, cilantro and salsa verde. Serve with a wedge of lime for squeezing.

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    " It was excellent "
    juels ate it and said...
    Wow, this is great! Love the pineapple and adobo in the taco, although adobo is really spicy, so I might go easy on that. Great salsa, too!
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  • mamat 15 years ago
    yeah these look great can't wait to try i love mexican food
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  • robyns 15 years ago
    Tacos al pastor were my favorite when I lived in Mexico. They were most often made with goat there. YUM!
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    " It was excellent "
    minitindel ate it and said...
    Oooooooooooooooo yummmmmmmmm looks good thank you
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  • unclefedor 15 years ago
    Like it? Thanks for comments :)
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    " It was excellent "
    legoflamb ate it and said...
    Wow these look really authentic, Like what I'd get in the Mission. I lived in California for many years so I know my taquerias. Thanks for the very detailed recipe too.
    Keep Cookin'
    --Lambo
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    " It was excellent "
    jenniferbyrdez ate it and said...
    Awesome.
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  • bakermel 15 years ago
    Sounds really good! :)
    ~Melinda
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  • turlak 15 years ago
    Sounds great!
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