Ingredients
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil, plus more for cooking
- One 1-ounce package achiote paste
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
- 4 chipotles in adobo sauce
- 1 clove garlic
- Pinch kosher salt
- 2 pounds boneless pork butt, sliced into 1/2-inch-thick slices, then into 1/2-inch-wide strips
- 12 fresh 6-inch white corn tortillas
- 1 yellow onion, 1/4-inch dice
- 1 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, 1/2-inch dice
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- Cotija cheese, crumbled, for serving
- Salsa, for serving
Directions
Puree 3/4 cup of the pineapple juice, the vegetable oil, achiote paste, adobo sauce, chipotles, garlic and salt in a 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.
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. Remove the tortillas and store in a towel to keep warm.
Raise the heat under the skillet to high and add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Remove the pork from the bag and wipe off any excess pineapple juice mixture. Cook the pork in batches, until charred and cooked through.
Remove the pork from the skillet. Chop the meat into bite-size pieces. Add half of the onions and the fresh pineapple and quickly cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining 1/4 cup pineapple juice and the chopped pork back to the skillet with the juices.
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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By Mylz
Flint, MI
on May 07, 2013
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This recipe was a great foundation for my tacos.. I used pork tenderloin as my meat instead of butt, which was much more tender. for my marinade i used the recommended chipoltes in adobo, 1 cup pineapple juice, 2 cloves garlic and about 4 Tbs sriracha and salt. i marinated the tenderloin for a full 24 hours before i went out to the grill. i cooked the sliced meat on a medium low setting on my grill and then took canned sliced pineapple and gave them some nice char marks.. finally i nuked my tortillas placed the meat and pineapple and topped them with mild salsa verde.. a for sure keeper for my family ;
By dglaman_500265
Sparta, WI
on December 08, 2012
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I've never had tacos al pastor before so did not know what to expect. These were delicious! There is just enough slightly sweet to balance the heat. Yum.
By jackyjoe
Eastern Oregon USA
on October 22, 2012
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These were fabulous. I ended up leaving them in the marinade over night instead of the 1-2 hrs, but from the flavor of the pork, it didn't matter. Seconds and third servings eaten by all. We have many tacoreas around our area, but nothing compared to this. Thanks Jeff.
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