Tacos al pastor is a quintessential Mexican dish with tender pork and pineapple marinated in a savory and aromatic chile sauce Serve with warm corn tortillas tomatillos salsa and lemon or lime wedges
Prep Time
4 hrs
Dificult
Medium
Servings
5 hrs
Ingredients
Instructions
Cook tomato on a ridged grill pan over medium-high heat until slightly blackened
about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool until easily handled. Peel off skin and remove seeds.
Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add guajillo and ancho chile peppers; cook until softened
about 5 minutes. Drain.
Combine tomato flesh
softened chile peppers
2 slices pineapple
orange juice
quartered onion
vinegar
chipotle peppers
salt
garlic
cloves
cumin seeds
and oregano in a blender; blend until smooth.
Arrange pork slices in a glass or ceramic baking dish. Pour blended mixture over pork
ensuring all sides are evenly coated. Cover baking dish with plastic wrap.
Marinate pork in the refrigerator
4 hours to overnight.
Cook remaining pineapple slices on a ridged grill pan over medium-high heat until slightly blackened and soft
about 5 minutes per side. Chop into small pieces.
Wipe out grill pan and preheat over medium-high heat. Cook marinated pork in the hot pan
turning once
until browned
4 to 5 minutes.
Chop pork coarsely into small pieces against the grain. Serve with pineapple
