Authentic Tacos Al Pastor

DifficultyMedium

Total time1 hour10 minutes

Servings4

Ingredients

Ingredients

For the Marinade Meat

  • 4 guajillo chili , seed removed
  • 1 tablespoon achiote paste
  • 1/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin, ground
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 5 cloves

For the Tomatillo Chipotle Sauce

  • 3 tomatillos
  • 1/4 onions
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 or 2 chipotle in adobo sauce, depending on your level of heat
  • 4 tablespoons pineapple juice
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Instructions

For The Meat

  • 1
    • place guajillo peppers in a saucepan cover with water, simmer over medium heat for about 15 minutes just to soften the peppers, let them cool a little bit
  • 2
    • place peppers, vinegar, pineapple juice, achiote, the spices, and a little bit of the water from boil guajillo peppers, in a blender. Process until you get a smooth texture, pour the sauce through a cheese cloth. Taste the sauce to make sure there is enough salt.
  • 3
    • put the meat in a bowl and season the with salt and pepper, pour the sauce over the meat and mix well, marinade for 4 hours or overnight.
  • 4
    • Remove the meat from the refrigerator grill the meat until cooked.
  • 5
    • then serve the sliced meat with finely chopped onions, cilantro, pieces of pineapple and whatever salsa you have on hand.

For the Tomatillo Chipotle Sauce

  • 1
    • roast the tomatillos, onion, and garlic in the oven at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes, then remove from the oven.
  • 2
    • blend with the rest of the ingredients except salt and pepper until well blended
  • 3
    • pour it in a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.