By Tastes Better From Scratch
Tacos Al Pastor
7 steps
Prep:4h 20minCook:10min
There’s a reason Tacos Al Pastor are everyone’s favorite and I’m so excited to share my take on on these delicious Mexican tacos, adapted for home cooks to use a grill, stove or oven to cook the meat. Serve them on warm corn tortillas with tender meat, grilled pineapple, pickled red onions, and cilantro.
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:43:24 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
51
Low
Glycemic Load
37
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories817.8 kcal (41%)
Total Fat33.2 g (47%)
Carbs72.8 g (28%)
Sugars6.6 g (7%)
Protein51.3 g (103%)
Sodium2998.5 mg (150%)
Fiber4.4 g (16%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
5 servings
3 lbpork shoulder
sliced into wide, thin pieces
4 spearspineapple
6guajillo chiles
1chile de arbol
5 clovesgarlic
0.25onion
10whole black peppercorns
1 teaspoonMexican oregano
½ teaspoonground cumin
¼ teaspoonground allspice
¼ teaspoonground cloves
¼ teaspoonground ginger
2 packetsSazon Goya
OR 1 Tablespoons ground achiote powder
1 ½ teaspoonskosher salt
¼ cupapple cider vinegar
¼ cuppineapple juice
or orange
15corn tortillas
white or yellow
½ cuppickled red onion
OR chopped red or white onion
½ cupcilantro
fresh chopped
lime wedges
avocado salsa
creamy, optional, for serving
Instructions
Step 1
Cut Pork: Remove any large pieces of fat. Slice the pork horizontally into long, 1/4’’ thick pieces (you could see if your butcher would do this).
Step 2
Soften Chiles: Remove seeds and veins from the dried chiles (wear gloves if desired). Add to a small saucepan cover with water. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 15 minutes, to soften the chiles.
Step 3
Blend: Add chiles and ¼ cup of water from the pot (discard remaining water) to a high powdered blender. Add onion, garlic cloves, chipotle chili, allspice, peppercorn, cloves, Mexican oregano, cumin, ginger, achiote powder, salt, apple cider vinegar, and juice. Blend until completely smooth.
Step 4
Marinate: Add pork to a large bowl or ziplock bag and spread mixture all over pork, tossing to coat. Cover and refrigerate for several hours, or overnight.
Step 5
Grill Pork: Remove pork from marinade and cook on a very hot grill for a few minutes on each side until just shy of 145 degrees F. Remove to a cutting board allow to rest.
Step 6
Grill pineapple: Brush pineapple spears with olive oil and place on hot grill, cooking briefly on both sides. Remove and chop into pieces.
Step 7
Assemble Tacos: Chop pork into small pieces for serving. Warm tortillas in a hot dry skillet or on the grill. Top tortillas with a spoonful of pork some pineapple, onion, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.
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