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Tacos al Pastor PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 04 April 2007
These tacos are simply delicious.  Between the marinated pork, pineapple and toppings on small tortillas, you won't be able to stop at just one.  Don't be alarmed by the number of chilies used in this recipe - they add complex savory flavors, but not much in the way of  heat (that's what the red and green hot sauces are for...).   plated2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:taco_ingredients

  • For pork:
  • 1 kilo/2.2 pounds boneless pork meat – either shoulder or loin, cut into 1-1/2 inch slices
  • 1 ripe pineapple,
  • 10 dry pasilla chilies, tops and seeds removed
  • 10 dry guajillo chilies, tops and seed removed
  • ½ head of garlic, cloves peeled
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ tablespoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • Salt to taste
  • To serve:
  • 25 small fresh corn tortillas
  • Cilantro
  • Onion, chopped
  • Lime wedges
  • Green and red salsa

Method:

  1. Place the chilies in a pot with the vinegar and water.  Cover and cook over medium heat until chilies are soft, approximately 15 minutes.  Add more water as necessary.
  2. Use a food processor to grind the cooked chilies plus cooking liquid, garlic, cumin and cloves to a thick paste.  Add salt to taste. 
  3. Place puree back into pot and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
  4. Remove from heat and cool completely.
  5. When chili mixture is cool, paint it onto the pork slices and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours.
  6. If you have a spit, cook your pork the traditional way by stacking the meat in between pineapple slices and cooking over coals.  Otherwise, cook in the oven, interspersing pineapple slices with meat slices in a shallow baking dish.  Cook at 350F/180C until meat is done. 
  7. Slice and serve as tacos with chopped onion, cilantro, red and green salsa.

Yield:  25 tacos

Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 April 2007 )
 
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