Tacos al Pastor

Name: Tacos al Pastor
Ingredients: 4 1/2 pounds pork steak; 2 guajillo chiles; 2 pasilla chiles; 1/4 onion; 2 garlic cloves; 6 whole black peppercorns; 4 cloves; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1/2 cup vinegar; Juice of 2 oranges; 1.8 ounces achiote; Salt to taste; Pineapple to taste; Cilantro to taste; Onion to taste; Caramelized onion to taste; Hot sauce to taste

Alejandra Esparza @cook_24037602

Preparation time from marinating to taco assembly is approximately 3 hours.

This amount of meat yielded about 40 tacos for me. Obviously, it depends a lot on the size of the tortilla and the amount of meat served in each one.

Preparation time from marinating to taco assembly is approximately 3 hours.

This amount of meat yielded about 40 tacos for me. Obviously, it depends a lot on the size of the tortilla and the amount of meat served in each one.

Alejandra Esparza @cook_24037602

Preparation time from marinating to taco assembly is approximately 3 hours.

This amount of meat yielded about 40 tacos for me. Obviously, it depends a lot on the size of the tortilla and the amount of meat served in each one.

Preparation time from marinating to taco assembly is approximately 3 hours.

This amount of meat yielded about 40 tacos for me. Obviously, it depends a lot on the size of the tortilla and the amount of meat served in each one.

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Ingredients

Meat
4 1/2 poundspork steak
Marinade
2guajillo chiles
2pasilla chiles
1/4onion
2garlic cloves
6whole black peppercorns
4cloves
1 teaspooncumin
1/2 cupvinegar
Juice of 2 oranges
1.8 ouncesachiote
Salt to taste
Toppings
Pineapple to taste
Cilantro to taste
Onion to taste
Caramelized onion to taste
Hot sauce to taste

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Steps

1

Blend all the marinade ingredients.
2

Add them to the meat and marinate for two hours, or if preferred, leave it marinating overnight.
3

After marinating, cook the meat in the marinade in a deep pot over medium heat for half an hour.
4

Let it cool to avoid burns, or use tongs, a fork, and knives to cut the meat into pieces.
5

Cook the meat with vegetable oil or your preferred oil.
6

Assemble the tacos with the toppings.