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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...).
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:
- 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.
- Use a food processor to grind the cooked chilies plus
cooking liquid, garlic, cumin and cloves to a thick paste. Add salt to taste.
- Place puree back into pot and cook over low heat, stirring
constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
- Remove from heat and cool completely.
- When chili mixture is cool, paint it onto the pork slices
and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours.
- 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.
- Slice and serve as tacos with chopped onion, cilantro, red
and green salsa.
Yield: 25 tacos
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 April 2007 )
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