Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor recipe
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Ingredients
- ⅔ large pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks 1 small white onion, quartered 1 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or more to taste 2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste 1 dried chile de arbol pepper, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste 3 cloves garlic, halved 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano ½ cup orange juice 2 tablespoons white vinegar 2 tablespoons achiote powder 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon lime zest, or to taste ½ teaspoon ground ancho chile powder ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 (3 pound) boneless pork loin, cubed 1 tablespoon canola oil, or more as needed 20 (6 inch) corn tortillas ½ cup diced fresh pineapple ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro ⅔ white onion, diced
Nutrition Info
- 397.7 caloriescarbohydrate: 43.2 gcholesterol: 64.6 mgfat: 14.2 gfiber: 5.4 gprotein: 26 gsaturatedFat: 4.5 gservingSize: -sodium: 542.9 mgsugar: 14.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor
Directions
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Place pineapple, onion, chipotle peppers plus 1 1/2 teaspoons adobo sauce, guajillo chiles, chile de arbol, garlic, and oregano in a food processor. Blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and add orange juice, vinegar, achiote powder, salt, cumin, lime zest, chile powder, and black pepper. Mix sauce well.
Place pork in a slow cooker and cover with the sauce. Cover and cook on Low until pork is very tender, 7 to 9 hours. Begin heating tortillas 35 to 40 minutes before pork is done.
Heat oil in a saucepan over high heat. Cook tortillas one at a time until brown spots appear, 30 seconds to 1 minute per side. Plate tortillas in stacks of two for each taco.
Shred pork using 2 forks, mix to coat with the sauce. Scoop pork onto tacos using a slotted spoon. Top each with a portion of pineapple, cilantro, and onion.