My buddy says it ain’t al pastor unless I use a spit. Well, I don’t own a spit so there’s that. Garnish with lime wedges and crema or sour cream.
Ingredients
Taco Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil, or more as needed
- 20 (6 inch) corn tortillas
- ½ cup diced fresh pineapple
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2/3 white onion, diced
Slow Cooker Ingredients
- 2/3 large pineapple – peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks
- 1 small white onion, quartered
- 1 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or more to taste
- 2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste
- 1 dried chile de arbol pepper, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste
- 3 cloves garlic, halved
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons achiote powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon lime zest, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground ancho chile powder
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (3 pound) boneless pork loin, cubed
Directions
Step 1
Place pineapple, onion, chipotle peppers plus 1 1/2 teaspoons adobo sauce, guajillo chiles, chile de arbol, garlic, and oregano in a food processor. Blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and add orange juice, vinegar, achiote powder, salt, cumin, lime zest, chile powder, and black pepper. Mix sauce well.
Step 2
Place pork in a slow cooker and cover with the sauce. Cover and cook on Low until pork is very tender, 7 to 9 hours. Begin heating tortillas 35 to 40 minutes before pork is done.
Step 3
Heat oil in a saucepan over high heat. Cook tortillas one at a time until brown spots appear, 30 seconds to 1 minute per side. Plate tortillas in stacks of two for each taco.
Step 4
Shred pork using 2 forks; mix to coat with the sauce. Scoop pork onto tacos using a slotted spoon. Top each with a portion of pineapple, cilantro, and onion.
Cook’s Notes:
Either achiote powder and paste will do.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 10 | |
Calories 398 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat14g | 18% |
Saturated Fat5g | 23% |
Cholesterol65mg | 22% |
Sodium543mg | 24% |
Total Carbohydrate43g | 16% |
Dietary Fiber5g | 19% |
Total Sugars15g | |
Protein26g | |
Vitamin C71mg | 353% |
Calcium87mg | 7% |
Iron2mg | 12% |
Potassium1635mg | 35% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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