Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor

Name: Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h 30 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: ⅔ large pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks ⅔ large pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks; 1 small white onion, quartered 1 small white onion, quartered; 1 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or more to taste 1 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or more to taste; 2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded, 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 1 dried chile de arbol pepper, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste; 3 cloves garlic, halved 3 cloves garlic, halved; 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano; ½ cup orange juice ½ cup orange juice; 2 tablespoons white vinegar 2 tablespoons white vinegar; 2 tablespoons achiote powder 2 tablespoons achiote powder; 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon lime zest, or to taste 1 teaspoon lime zest, or to taste; ½ teaspoon ground ancho chile powder ½ teaspoon ground ancho chile powder; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 (3 pound) boneless pork loin, cubed 1 (3 pound) boneless pork loin, cubed

Prep: 30 minsCook: 7 hrs

Prep

30 mins

Cook

7 hrs

Servings

Difficulty

Hard

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Ingredients

Servings:

⅔ large pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks⅔ large pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks
11 small white onion, quartered
11 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or more to taste
22 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste
11 dried chile de arbol pepper, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste
33 cloves garlic, halved
11 tablespoon minced fresh oregano
½ cup orange juice½ cup orange juice
22 tablespoons white vinegar
22 tablespoons achiote powder
22 teaspoons salt
11 teaspoon ground cumin
11 teaspoon lime zest, or to taste
½ teaspoon ground ancho chile powder½ teaspoon ground ancho chile powder
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
11 (3 pound) boneless pork loin, cubed

Instructions

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.
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.
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.
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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