Tacos al pastor. Al pastor (from Spanish, "shepherd style"), also known as tacos al pastor, is a taco made with spit-grilled pork. Based on the lamb shawarma brought by Lebanese immigrants to Mexico. Tacos Al Pastor are thinly sliced pieces of marinated pork that make for the best taco.

Mexican-style Pork Tacos (Tacos Al Pastor). La mejor comida del mundo y por supuesto, chilanga por excelencia! You don't need a spit to make this authentic-tasting tacos al pastor recipe. You can Cook Tacos al pastor using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Tacos al pastor

What You needis 2 lb of pork meat.
Lets Go Prepare 2 of dry ancho chile.
Lets Go Prepare 5 of dry California chile.
It's 3 of Chipotle chili in adobo.
Lets Go Prepare 1/2 cup of orange juice.
What You needis 1/2 cup of pineapple juice.
Lets Go Prepare 6 clove of of garlic.
What You needis 1/2 of large onion.
It's 1 cup of diced pineapple.
Lets Go Prepare 3 of cloves.
Lets Go Prepare 1 tbsp of dry oregano.
Lets Go Prepare 1 tsp of ground cumin.
What You needis of salt ( remember enough for all the pork).

Grilling the pork over low heat gives the marinade time to. Tacos al pastor cooked on a vertically situated trompo ('spinning top') are a direct descendant of the vertical rotisserie cooked doner kebab. Real-deal tacos al pastor are made by cooking stacked, marinated pork shoulder slices in front of a vertical rotisserie. Here's how to get the same slow-cooked, crisply charred effect at home.

Tacos al pastor instructions

Boil water then turn off heat and put the dry chilies in the water and leave then in the water for about 15 min.
Put the rest of the ingredients into the blender to make the marinate.
Pour the marinate over the pork and refrigerate for 4 hours or for best results over night.
Now you can grill them up for best smokey taste but I cooked them on the stove top.
To serve as tacos lay the meat on a tortilla top with chopped onion, cilatro, I use a green salsa (tomatillos salsa), and a squirt of lime..

This Tacos al Pastor recipe was given to me by my sister, she wrote the recipe while watching a TV show in Mexico, they were having a competition for the best Tacos al Pastor in Mexico City. Tacos al pastor—achiote-marinated pork tacos—are bursting with flavor. Thin slices of pork are stacked in a corn tortilla, topped with chopped white or red onions, fresh cilantro, fresh or grilled. Tacos al pastor is a quintessential Mexican dish, with tender pork and pineapple marinated in a savory and aromatic chile sauce. Serve with warm corn tortillas, tomatillos salsa, and lemon or lime wedges.