Tacos al Pastor

Name: Tacos al Pastor
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1.2 kg pork shoulder, sliced thin; 6 pieces guajillo chillies, dried; 2 pieces ancho chillies, dried; 0.5 pieces pineapple; 80 ml white vinegar; 3 tbsp achiote paste; 5 pieces garlic cloves; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried oregano; 18 pieces corn tortillas; 1 pieces white onion, finely diced; 30 g coriander, chopped; to taste salt; 2 lime, cut into wedges, to serve

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Prep40 min

Cook80 min

Total120 min

Chilli-and-pineapple marinated pork, stacked and roasted, then shaved into warm corn tortillas with onion and coriander.

Ingredients

Serves:6

1.2 kg pork shoulder, sliced thin
6 pieces guajillo chillies, dried
2 pieces ancho chillies, dried
0.5 pieces pineapple
80 ml white vinegar
3 tbsp achiote paste
5 pieces garlic cloves
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried oregano
18 pieces corn tortillas
1 pieces white onion, finely diced
30 g coriander, chopped
to taste salt
2 lime, cut into wedges, to serve

Nutrition (estimated)

medium confidence

1036kcal · per serving

69.2g

Protein

95.5g

Carbs

40.8g

Fat

Recipe total: 6217 kcal · P 415.4g · C 573.1g · F 244.6g

Estimated from 13 of 14 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Toast the dried chillies in a dry pan for 20 seconds a side until they smell sweet, then soak them in hot water for 20 minutes. Toasting too long makes them acrid.
2
Blend the drained chillies with the vinegar, achiote, garlic, cumin, oregano, a slice of the pineapple and salt to a smooth marinade.
3
Coat the thin pork slices thoroughly and marinate at least 6 hours, ideally overnight.
4
Stack the slices tightly on a vertical skewer, or press them into a loaf tin in layers with pineapple rings between.
5
Roast at 200°C for 1 hour 15 minutes until the outside is dark and caramelised.
6
Rest 15 minutes, then shave thin slices off the outside of the stack.
7
Char the shavings briefly in a hot pan for extra crust, and serve in warm tortillas with onion, coriander, grilled pineapple and lime.

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Questions and answers

How long does Tacos al Pastor take to make?

About 120 minutes: 40 min prep and 80 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Tacos al Pastor?

14 ingredients: pork shoulder, guajillo chillies, ancho chillies, pineapple, white vinegar, achiote paste, garlic cloves, ground cumin, dried oregano, corn tortillas, white onion, coriander and 2 more.

How many servings does this Tacos al Pastor recipe make?

6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Tacos al Pastor?

About 1036 kcal, with 69.2 g protein, 95.5 g carbohydrate and 40.8 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Tacos al Pastor?

Tacos al Pastor comes from Mexican cuisine.

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