Tacos al Pastor with Hibiscus Leaves

Name: Tacos al Pastor with Hibiscus Leaves
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: 12 oz pork steak (about 350 grams); 1 pasilla chile; 2 guajillo chiles; 2 arbol chiles; 2 allspice berries; 2 whole cloves; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; as needed water, vinegar, or lime juice; chicken bouillon powder, to taste; garlic, to taste; black pepper, to taste; as needed hibiscus leaves (jamaica); as needed cilantro; as needed pineapple; 2 onions; 2 avocados; 1 tomatillo; cumin, to taste; as needed red tomato; as needed ancho chile; as needed chipotle chile

Mel Casanova @cook_17511903

Chetumal Quintana Roo México

You won't believe how delicious this is! At first, I was unsure about using hibiscus leaves, but they actually taste great. You can even use them as a meat substitute, but this time I combined both pork and hibiscus leaves.

Mel Casanova @cook_17511903

Chetumal Quintana Roo México

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Ingredients

3 servings

12 ozpork steak (about 350 grams)
1pasilla chile
2guajillo chiles
2arbol chiles
2allspice berries
2whole cloves
1 teaspoonground cinnamon
as neededwater, vinegar, or lime juice
chicken bouillon powder, to taste
garlic, to taste
black pepper, to taste
as neededhibiscus leaves (jamaica)
as neededcilantro
as neededpineapple
2onions
2avocados
1tomatillo
cumin, to taste
as neededred tomato
as neededancho chile
as neededchipotle chile

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Steps

1

First, soak the chiles in hot water for 5-10 minutes to rehydrate. Remove them, then blend them (with water or vinegar) along with the other ingredients, except for the hibiscus leaves.
2

Once blended, and after washing the pork steaks, add a little more salt and pepper, and squeeze in a lime (if you used water instead of vinegar). Add some of the blended mixture to the pork and refrigerate for about two hours or overnight.
3

Do the same with the hibiscus leaves: after washing and drying them, add half of the blended mixture and refrigerate.
4

While the meat is marinating, make the guacamole. Blend the avocados, half an onion, 1 tomatillo, and a handful of cilantro. Add salt and pepper, and blend. If you want it spicy, add a green chile or habanero. Leave the seed in and add a few drops of lime juice to keep it from turning brown.
5

Once the meat is marinated, cook the pork and the marinated hibiscus leaves in a skillet or on a griddle. Chop the cooked pork.
6

Serve the pork in tortillas with hibiscus leaves, onion, cilantro, pineapple, and guacamole. Enjoy!