Tacos al Pastor

Description

These tacos are sure to impress your family and friends. A good Taco al Pastor is very hard to come by in the States. Now you can enjoy them in the comfort of your own home anytime!

Ingredients

  • 8 dried pasilla chiles, seeded and torn to pieces
  • 8 dried guajillo chiles, seeded and torn to pieces
  • 8 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon achiote powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • salt to taste
  • 2 pounds pork tenderloin, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup chopped pineapple
  • 32 (5 inch) corn tortillas
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 4 limes, cut in wedges

Instructions

  1. Soak pasilla chiles and guajillo chiles in a bowl with hot water until chiles are softened
  2. about 10 minutes; drain. Mash chiles
  3. garlic
  4. achiote powder
  5. cumin
  6. and cloves in a saucepan with a fork.
  7. Pour vinegar into sauce pan and bring to a boil; cook and stir until mixture becomes a thick paste. Season with salt. Rub chile paste over sliced pork
  8. stacking meat on a plate. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours to overnight.
  9. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir marinated pork and pineapple until pork is browned
  10. 7 to 10 minutes. Divide pork over stacks of two corn tortillas and serve with onion
  11. cilantro
  12. and lime wedges.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 8 hrs 50 mins

Servings: 8

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