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Tacos al Pastor

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Tacos al Pastor

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

1

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

2

Coat pork slices thoroughly in marinade, refrigerate overnight.

3

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

4

Chop pork roughly and toss with pineapple pieces.

5

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

6

Fill each tortilla with pork and pineapple.

7

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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