My buddy says it ain't al pastor unless I use a spit. Well, I don't own a spit so there's that. Garnish with lime wedges and crema or sour cream.
Prep
32 min
Cook
54 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
0.67 large pineapple - peeled
, cored, and chopped into small chunks
1 small white onion
, quartered
1 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
, or more to taste
2 drieds guajillo chiles
, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste
1 dried chile de arbol pepper
, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste
3 cloves garlic
, halved
1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano
0.5 cups orange juice
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons achiote powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon lime zest
, or to taste
0.5 teaspoons ground ancho chile powder
0.25 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1
, 3 pound
Instructions
1
Place pineapple, onion, chipotle peppers plus 1 1/2 teaspoons adobo sauce, guajillo chiles, chile de arbol, garlic, and oregano in a food processor. Blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and add orange juice, vinegar, achiote powder, salt, cumin, lime zest, chile powder, and black pepper. Mix sauce well.
2
Place pork in a slow cooker and cover with the sauce. Cover and cook on Low until pork is very tender, 7 to 9 hours. Begin heating tortillas 35 to 40 minutes before pork is done.
3
Heat oil in a saucepan over high heat. Cook tortillas one at a time until brown spots appear, 30 seconds to 1 minute per side. Plate tortillas in stacks of two for each taco.
4
Shred pork using 2 forks; mix to coat with the sauce. Scoop pork onto tacos using a slotted spoon. Top each with a portion of pineapple, cilantro, and onion.
Nutrition per serving
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