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The history of this cooking method originated from Lebanese immigrants who settled in Puebla, Mexico, and brought their famous lamb shawarma, which is cooked on a vertical spit. They can be served as the primary protein entrée alongside Mexican Rice, Pico de Gallo, or Pineapple Salsa.Īl pastor means “shepherd style,” and it explicitly references a style of cooking spit-roasted or grilled. The meat is thinly sliced from the spit and commonly served as tacos al pastor. Al PastorĪl Pastor is a Latin specialty consisting of thinly sliced marinated pork stacked on a vertical spit and roasted.

If you want to explore some more food from Mexico then try my Birria Tacos or Chicken Tinga. I am always blown away by Mexican cuisine’s rich, delicious flavor and the love that goes into each recipe. I have a feeling these will quickly become your new favorite tacos. Cooking in batches of about 1 pound helps speed the cooking process and allows meat to cook evenly.This delicious Authentic Mexican Tacos al Pastor is thinly sliced marinated pork roasted on a spit with pineapple for an unbelievably delicious recipe.While cooking, if the pieces of pork are bigger than bite-sized, use scissors to cut it up into smaller pieces.Diced chicken thighs should be an excellent protein substitute.If fresh pineapple is unavailable, canned Dole pineapples are perfect substitutes.I love using pork butt/shoulder for this recipe, but other cuts of pork work as well.

#PORK AL PASTOR HOW TO#

If you prefer to grill the al pastor instead, you can check out my original al pastor recipe for how to cook al pastor on the grill.

Serve Al Pastor – Add al pastor (about 1.5 ounces) over warmed corn tortillas and top with your favorite garnishes, salsa, and hot sauce. Add pineapple and continue to stirfry until the liquid evaporates and al pastor and pineapple crisp up. When the skillet is hot, add a tablespoon of vegetable oil and stirfry al pastor for about 5 minutes. Let pork marinate for at least 4 hours.Ĭook Al Pastor – Cooking in batches, Heat a large non-stick skillet/wok on medium-high heat. Marinate Pork – Add small bite-size pork and onions into a large bowl. Make Al Pastor Marinade – Add reconstituted chilies, achiote paste, garlic cloves, white vinegar, pineapple juice, salt, black pepper, and ground cinnamon into a blender jar. Boil the chilies in a medium saucepan with 1-2 cups of water for 15-20 minutes until the chilies are re-hydrated. Rehydrate dried chilies – Remove the stems and seeds from dried chilies. I especially love how the pork fat renders into the hot pan while cooking and helps produce scrumptious crispy bits of meat to go along with all the other fabulous sweet and savory flavors of al pastor.Ģ pounds pork butt, cut in small bite-size piecesģ dried guajillo chilies, seeds, and stems removedġ dried pasilla-ancho chili, seeds and stems removed

So, I want to show you all another method of cooking amazing al pastor at home…on the stovetop! Once the marinated al pastor is ready to cook, cooking al pastor in a hot skillet/pan on the stovetop is super easy. I recognize that sometimes a grill or flat top iron grill is not accessible. Sometimes when the al pastor cravings creep up on me, and I want to cook at home, I go to the Carniceria at the local Mexican supermarket and buy pre-marinated and pre-chopped al pastor meat at the meat counter to cook it at home.

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I love going to taquerias and birthday parties where the taquero cooks al pastor directly on a flat top iron grill and serves up a hot plate full of beautiful al pastor tacos fresh, delicious, and made to order.

Pork al pastor