Tacos al Pastor Recipe

Tacos al Pastor Recipe

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The key to the most flavorful tacos al pastor is to use Mexican dried chiles, achiote paste, and this easy recipe.

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 4 dried cascabel or guajillo chiles, stemmed and deseeded
  • 2 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and deseeded
  • 1 dried pasilla chile, stemmed and deseeded
  • 1 large ripe pineapple
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon achiote paste
  • 1 tablespoon Mexican oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for cooking the pork
  • 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms) pork shoulder steaks
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon ground ancho or guajillo chiles
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 white onion, finely diced
  • 1 small bunch cilantro, finely chopped
  • 3 limes, cut into wedges
  • 20 (4- to 5-inch) corn tortillas

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