Homemade Tacos al Pastor

Name: Homemade Tacos al Pastor
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 10 tacos
Ingredients: 2.2 lbs pork leg (1 kg); 3 dried ancho chiles; 3 dried guajillo chiles; 2 sour oranges (or substitute with 1/2 cup orange juice mixed with 2 tablespoons lime juice); 1.5 oz achiote paste (45 g); 2 onions; Apple cider vinegar, to taste; Allspice, to taste; Clove, to taste; 1 cinnamon stick; as needed Tortillas,

Pamela Morales @PamdeCaja

Homemade Tacos al Pastor

Pamela Morales @PamdeCaja

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Ingredients

2 hours

10 tacos

2.2 lbspork leg (1 kg)
3dried ancho chiles
3dried guajillo chiles
2sour oranges (or substitute with 1/2 cup orange juice mixed with 2 tablespoons lime juice)
1.5 ozachiote paste (45 g)
2onions
Apple cider vinegar, to taste
Allspice, to taste
Clove, to taste
1cinnamon stick
as neededTortillas,

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Steps

2 hours

1

Place the cleaned chiles in boiling water. Once they are soft, transfer them to a blender.
2

Add the juice of the oranges, a splash of vinegar, a piece of onion, one clove, a pinch of allspice, a piece of cinnamon stick, and the achiote paste to the blender. Add a little of the chile soaking water. Blend until smooth.
3

Slice one onion into strips and add to the previously chopped pork. Pour in the blended marinade and mix until all the meat is well coated. Let it marinate for 2 hours.
4

Heat a little oil in a pot and add the marinated meat. Cover and cook for 20 minutes, then uncover to let the liquid evaporate.
5

Once the meat is cooked through and no longer juicy, turn off the heat. It's ready to serve.
6

Serve the tacos with chopped onion, chopped cilantro, your favorite salsa, pineapple, and lime.
7

The salsa I made is a "Faux Guacamole"—I found the recipe here on Cookpad at the link in step 8.
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I also served these with grilled spring onions. I cooked them in a skillet with oil, added soy seasoning sauce, and once they were well browned and cooked, I wrapped them in aluminum foil to steam and soften.