Tacos al Pastor

Name: Tacos al Pastor
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 800g pork shoulder, thinly sliced; 200g pineapple, diced; 3 chipotle chillis in adobo; 3 guajillo chillis, soaked and seeded; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried oregano; 3 tbsp white vinegar; 16 small corn tortillas; 1 white onion, finely diced; 1 handful fresh coriander; 2 limes, cut in wedges; salsa verde to serve

Mexico City street tacos with marinated pork cooked on a vertical spit with pineapple, onion and coriander.

Total time

50 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mexican

gluten-free

Ingredients

800gpork shoulder, thinly sliced

200gpineapple, diced

3chipotle chillis in adobo

3guajillo chillis, soaked and seeded

4 clovesgarlic

1 tspground cumin

1 tspdried oregano

3 tbspwhite vinegar

16small corn tortillas

1white onion, finely diced

1 handfulfresh coriander

2limes, cut in wedges

salsa verdeto serve

Instructions

Blend chipotles, guajillos, garlic, cumin, oregano, vinegar and salt into a paste.

Coat pork slices thoroughly in marinade, refrigerate overnight.

Cook pork on a very hot griddle or grill pan in batches until charred at edges.

Chop pork roughly and toss with pineapple pieces.

Warm corn tortillas directly over a gas flame or dry pan.

Fill each tortilla with pork and pineapple.

Top with diced onion, coriander and a squeeze of lime.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

778

Protein

57.8g

Fat

33.8g

Carbs

62.4g

Fiber

8.3g

Sodium

279mg

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