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Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor

5

450 min

Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor

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Time

450 min

Serving

10 persons

Calories

398

Rating

5.00★ (3)

Cuisine

Mexican
Author: Victoria Buriak
My buddy says it ain't al pastor unless I use a spit. Well, I don't own a spit so there's that. Garnish with lime wedges and crema or sour cream.

Ingredients

  • pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks: 0.66667 piece
  • white onion, quartered: 1 piece
  • chipotle peppers in adobo sauce: 1 piece (to taste)
  • guajillo Chilis: 2 piece (seeded, to taste, dried)
  • Chili de arbol pepper: 1 piece (seeded, to taste, dried)
  • garlic: 3 clove (halved)
  • fresh oregano: 1 Tbsp (minced)
  • orange juice: 0.5 cup
  • white vinegar: 2 Tbsp
  • achiote powder: 2 Tbsp
  • salt: 2 tsp
  • ground cumin: 1 tsp
  • lime zest: 1 tsp (to taste)
  • ground ancho Chili powder: 0.5 tsp
  • black pepper: 0.25 tsp (freshly ground)
  • boneless pork loin: 1 piece (3 pound, cubed)
  • canola oil: 1 Tbsp (or more if needed)
  • corn tortillas: 20 piece (6 inch)
  • fresh pineapple: 0.5 cup (diced)
  • fresh cilantro: 0.5 cup (chopped)
  • white onion: 0.66667 piece (diced)

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Stages of cooking

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  1. 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.
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  2. 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.
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  3. 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.
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  4. 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.
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