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Tacos al Pastor

Achiote- and chile-marinated pork seared crisp, piled on corn tortillas with pineapple.


Prep 40 min Cook 20 min Serves 4Medium

Ingredients

  • · 2 lb pork shoulder, thinly sliced
  • · 3 dried guajillo chiles
  • · 2 tbsp achiote paste
  • · 1/4 cup pineapple juice
  • · 3 cloves garlic
  • · 1 tsp cumin
  • · Corn tortillas
  • · Pineapple, onion, cilantro, lime

Steps

  1. 1

    Toast and soak the guajillos, then blend with achiote, garlic, juice, cumin and salt.

  2. 2

    Marinate the pork at least 4 hours.

  3. 3

    Sear over high heat until the edges char.

  4. 4

    Chop and serve on warm tortillas with pineapple, onion, cilantro and lime.