

This is a good time to cut up the 3 to 4 pounds of pork loin. Next, pour the pineapple juice and vinegar and simmer for a minute or so until the chiles soften even more. Once the garlic is soft, add in the chiles and sauté until they start to soften. Meanwhile, cut the tops off of the chiles and slice them open. Heat on medium-low heat, stir and cook until the garlic softens and the spices are fragrant. The most hands-on part of this recipe is making the marinade. To start, add 1 tablespoon olive oil, the 4 garlic smashed garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon annatto, 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano, 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper I looked everywhere I could think of and ended up buying them on amazon (linked in recipe printable). If you’re lucky, you can find guajillo chiles in your local market. pork loins – Is a cut of meat from a pig and is great grilled, baked or fried.white vinegar – Breaks down the food’s surface and lets the marinade be adsorbed.pineapple juice – Imparts great flavor and also helps to tenderize meat while it marinates.dried guajillo chiles – These add a complex fruity flavor with little burn.freshly ground black pepper – For an earthy kick.You’ll need more for greasing grill grates. olive oil – Helps bring out the spices and garlic.TO Make the marinade for these Tacos al Pastor you will need: Skewered grilled and then stuff into tacos and topped with a simple yet MAJORLY fresh and delicious pineapple salsa. The pork marinates overnight in a blend of garlic, chiles, spices and pineapple juice. Needless to say it was love after first bite. With having this passion for tacos al pastor, I made sure that I did lots of research and read all about how tacos al pastor came to be and came up with what I think is a simplified semi-authentic recipe. But their tacos al pastor called to me, I think it was the fresh pineapple salsa. Typically when I go to a Mexican restaurant I go for steak fajitas or fish tacos. We sat outside, at chips and salsa and chatted for hours. I was so excited to eat here because I’ve heard so many good things about it. I met my good fried Heidi for lunch at Honchos, a somewhat new restaurant in downtown Clarkston. Tacos al Pastor has been my obsession since the first time I tasted them this summer. I serve these tacos with a easy pineapple salsa and fresh lime wedges. In my easy version (because I don’t own a vertical spit) I marinated pieces of pork loin and thread them onto skewers and grill them on my outdoor grill. Based on shawarma, pork marinated in chiles, spices and pineapple is grilled (traditionally on a spit) and shaved off into tacos. Tacos al Pastor is a dish brought by Lebanese immigrants and developed in Central Mexico.
