Tacos al Pastor at home (slightly simplified) - Rick Bayless

Name: Tacos al Pastor at home (slightly simplified) - Rick Bayless
Ingredients: For the marinade and meat:; 5 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and torn into flat pieces or 1/2 cup (2 ounces) powdered ancho chile; 8 garlic, cloves, unpeeled; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, preferably Mexican canela; 1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon cumin; 1 teaspoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican; 1/4 cup vinegar ( I like apple cider vinegar); 1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil, plus more for the pineapple and for the meat (if sauteing); One-half of a 3 ½-ounce package achiote paste (available to Mexican groceries; recommended but not necessary); salt; 1/4 large pineapple, top cut off, core cut out, peeled (about 8-10 ounces); 1 tablespoon agave; 1 1/2 pounds thin-sliced pork shoulder (a little thicker than ¼-inch is ideal—the kind Mexican butchers sell for making tacos al pastor; 20 warm corn tortillas; about 3/4 cup chopped white onion, rinsed under cold water; 1/2 cup chopped cilantro; about 1 1/2 cups Chipotle Salsa

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Ingredients

For the marinade and meat:
5 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and torn into flat pieces or 1/2 cup (2 ounces) powdered ancho chile
8 garlic, cloves, unpeeled
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, preferably Mexican canela
1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican
1/4 cup vinegar ( I like apple cider vinegar)
1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil, plus more for the pineapple and for the meat (if sauteing)
One-half of a 3 ½-ounce package achiote paste (available to Mexican groceries; recommended but not necessary)
salt
1/4 large pineapple, top cut off, core cut out, peeled (about 8-10 ounces)
1 tablespoon agave
1 1/2 pounds thin-sliced pork shoulder (a little thicker than ¼-inch is ideal—the kind Mexican butchers sell for making tacos al pastor
20 warm corn tortillas
about 3/4 cup chopped white onion, rinsed under cold water
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
about 1 1/2 cups Chipotle Salsa