Tacos al Pastor

Name: Tacos al Pastor
Prep time: 8 h 50 min
Cook time: 8 h 50 min
Total time: 8 h 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon achiote powder; 32 5-inchs (5 inch) corn tortillas; 118 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 8 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 8 dried guajillo chiles, seeded and torn to pieces; 4 limes, cut in wedges; 1 small onion, chopped; 118 milliliters chopped pineapple; 907 grams pork tenderloin, thinly sliced; 8 servings salt to taste; 237 milliliters white vinegar

You can never have too many Mexican recipes, so give Tacos al Pastor a try. One serving contains 323 calories, 28g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A few people really liked this main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 8 hours and 50 minutes. If you have onion, ground cumin, limes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Soak pasilla chiles and guajillo chiles in a bowl with hot water until chiles are softened, about 10 minutes; drain. Mash chiles, garlic, achiote powder, cumin, and cloves in a saucepan with a fork.

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Guajillo Pepper

Annatto

Chili Pepper

Clove

Garlic

Cumin

Water

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Sauce Pan

Bowl

Pour vinegar into sauce pan and bring to a boil; cook and stir until mixture becomes a thick paste. Season with salt. Rub chile paste over sliced pork, stacking meat on a plate. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours to overnight.

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Chili Paste

Vinegar

Sauce

Meat

Pork

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Sauce Pan

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir marinated pork and pineapple until pork is browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Divide pork over stacks of two corn tortillas and serve with onion, cilantro, and lime wedges.

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Corn Tortilla