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Mexican Street Tacos al Pastor

Authentic pork tacos marinated in achiote and pineapple, served with fresh cilantro and onion

Total Time
4h 15min
Servings
6
Difficulty
medium

Time Breakdown

Prep:4h
Cook:15min
Cuisine: mexican
Meal Type:
dinner
Tags:
street-foodmarinatedgrilledauthentic

Ingredients (6 servings)

  • 2 lbpork shoulder, thinly sliced
  • 18 piecescorn tortillas, small
  • 1 cuppineapple, diced
  • 3 tbspachiote paste
  • 1/2 cuporange juice, fresh
  • 1 mediumwhite onion, finely diced
  • 1/2 cupcilantro, chopped
  • 3 limeslime, cut into wedges

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix achiote paste with orange juice and spices to make marinade

    5min
  2. 2

    Marinate pork slices for 4 hours or overnight

    4h
  3. 3

    Heat large skillet or griddle over high heat

    2min
  4. 4

    Cook marinated pork in batches until charred and cooked through

    8min
  5. 5

    Warm tortillas on dry skillet for 30 seconds per side

    3min
  6. 6

    Serve pork in tortillas with pineapple, onion, cilantro, and lime

    2min

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