Tacos Al Pastor Recipe - Mexican.Food.com

Name: Tacos Al Pastor Recipe - Mexican.Food.com
Total time: 110 min
Ingredients: 4 ounces about 8 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded; 2 cups water; 3 -4 roasted plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped or 3/4 cup chopped canned tomato; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 lbs pork stew meat, trimmed and cubed or 3 lbs cubed pork cushion meat; 1/2 cup finely diced white onion; 8 garlic cloves, peeled and minced; 1 tablespoon toasted dried Mexican oregano; 1 teaspoon lightly toasted ground cumin; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme (optional) or 1 teaspoon dry thyme leaves (optional); 4 whole bay leaves; 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; 1/8 cup apple cider vinegar or 1/8 cup unseasoned rice wine vinegar; 3/4 cup pineapple juice; 2 teaspoons granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; corn tortilla; chopped green onion; guacamole; salsa fresca; lime wedge

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Tacos al Pastor literally means "shepherd's tacos". Commercially in Mexico, the meat is cooked on a rotating spit and carved into thin slice

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Ingredients

4 ounces about 8 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
2 cups water
3 -4 roasted plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped or 3/4 cup chopped canned tomato
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 lbs pork stew meat, trimmed and cubed or 3 lbs cubed pork cushion meat
1/2 cup finely diced white onion
8 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 tablespoon toasted dried Mexican oregano
1 teaspoon lightly toasted ground cumin
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme (optional) or 1 teaspoon dry thyme leaves (optional)
4 whole bay leaves
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/8 cup apple cider vinegar or 1/8 cup unseasoned rice wine vinegar
3/4 cup pineapple juice
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
corn tortilla
chopped green onion
guacamole
salsa fresca
lime wedge