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Al Pastor-Style Pork Tacos

Name: Al Pastor-Style Pork Tacos
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 pounds Pork shoulder, sliced very thin; 4 Dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded; 2 Chipotle peppers in adobo; ¼ cup White vinegar; ¼ cup Pineapple juice; 4 Garlic cloves; 1 teaspoon Dried oregano (Mexican if you have it); 1 teaspoon Ground cumin; 1 ½ teaspoons Kosher salt; 4 Pineapple spears; 18 Corn tortillas; 1 White onion, diced; to taste Fresh cilantro, chopped; to taste Lime wedges

Chile-marinated pork with charred pineapple.

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Prep25 min

Cook12 min

Serves6

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No trompo required: thin pork marinates in dried chiles and warm spices, then sears hard in a skillet. Charred pineapple on top is not optional.

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6 servings or type

2 pounds Pork shoulder, sliced very thin

4 Dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded

2 Chipotle peppers in adobo

¼ cup White vinegar

¼ cup Pineapple juice

4 Garlic cloves

1 teaspoon Dried oregano (Mexican if you have it)

1 teaspoon Ground cumin

1 ½ teaspoons Kosher salt

4 Pineapple spears

18 Corn tortillas

1 White onion, diced

to taste Fresh cilantro, chopped

to taste Lime wedges

Steps

Toast the guajillos in a dry skillet 2 minutes; cover with hot water and soak 15 minutes. Blend with the chipotles, vinegar, pineapple juice, garlic, oregano, cumin, and salt until smooth.
Coat the pork in the marinade and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
Sear the pork in a hot skillet in batches, 3 minutes per side, until charred at the edges. Chop coarsely.
Char the pineapple spears in the same skillet 2 minutes per side; chop. Warm the tortillas and serve the pork with pineapple, onion, cilantro, and lime.

Tip: Slice the pork as thin as you can, partially frozen if needed. Thin slices crisp at the edges like the real trompo.

Al Pastor-Style Pork Tacos

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