Horizontal Tacos al Pastor

Name: Horizontal Tacos al Pastor
Prep time: 2 h 40 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 28 grams package achiote paste; 1 Tbsp adobo sauce; 4 chipotles in adobo sauce; 6 servings Cotija cheese, crumbled, for serving; 59 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 1 clove garlic; 1 pinch Pinch kosher salt; 1 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, 1/2-inch dice; 237 milliliters pineapple juice; 907 grams boneless pork butt, sliced into 1/2-inch-thick slices, then into 1/2-inch-wide strips; 6 servings Salsa, for serving; 59 milliliters vegetable oil, plus more for cooking; 12 6-inchs fresh 6-inch white corn tortillas; 1 yellow onion, 1/4-inch dice

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Horizontal Tacos al Pastor a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 37g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 595 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of vegetable oil, pork butt, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the pineapple you could follow this main course with the Pineapple Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

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Puree 3/4 cup of the pineapple juice, the vegetable oil, achiote paste, adobo sauce, chipotles, garlic and salt in a food processor.

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Pineapple Juice

Annatto Paste

Vegetable Oil

Adobo Sauce

Chipotle Chiles

Garlic

Salt

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Food Processor

Mix the pineapple juice mixture with the pork in a freezer bag and move around to coat. Marinate the pork in the fridge, 1 to 2 hours.

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Pineapple Juice

Pork

Preheat a cast-iron skillet or grill to medium-high heat. Lightly oil the skillet and add the tortillas, toasting, about 30 seconds per side.

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Tortilla

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Grill

Remove the tortillas and store in a towel to keep warm.

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Tortilla

Raise the heat under the skillet to high and add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.

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Vegetable Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove the pork from the bag and wipe off any excess pineapple juice mixture. Cook the pork in batches, until charred and cooked through.

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Pineapple Juice

Pork

Remove the pork from the skillet. Chop the meat into bite-size pieces.

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Meat

Pork

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Add half of the onions and the fresh pineapple and quickly cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes.

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Pineapple

Onion

Add the remaining 1/4 cup pineapple juice and the chopped pork back to the skillet with the juices.

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Pineapple Juice

Pork

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Place the pork, pineapple and onion mixture in the tortillas. Top with the remaining onions, cilantro, cotija and salsa. Order a margarita, apply SPF 2 and take a bite.

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Margarita

Pineapple

Tortilla

Cilantro

Onion

Salsa

Pork

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Grill

Ingredients

Servings:

28grams

package achiote paste 1Tbsp

adobo sauce 4

chipotles in adobo sauce 6servings

Cotija cheese, crumbled, for serving 59milliliters

fresh cilantro leaves 1clove

garlic 1pinch

Pinch kosher salt 1

fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, 1/2-inch dice 237milliliters

pineapple juice 907grams

boneless pork butt, sliced into 1/2-inch-thick slices, then into 1/2-inch-wide strips 6servings

Salsa, for serving 59milliliters

vegetable oil, plus more for cooking 126-inchs

fresh 6-inch white corn tortillas 1

yellow onion, 1/4-inch dice

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The WindRacer Russian River Pinot Noir with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 60 dollars per bottle.