Tacos al Pastor
Learn how to make tacos al pastor at home easy and fast with the help of a pressure cooker or instant pot
Servings: 80 tacos
Calories: 117kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 7 lb pork shoulder
- 4 teaspoons salt divided
- 7 garlic cloves peeled
- 6 guajillo chiles seeded, with stem removed
- 2 ancho chiles seeded, with stem removed
- 3 chipotle chiles in adobo
- 1/2 white onion
- 20 oz can crushed pineapple in juice
- 6 cloves
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1/2 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon dried marjoram
- 1/2 cup wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 80 corn tortillas
For garnish
- 1 big bunch fresh cilantro washed and chopped
- 1 white onion finely chopped
- 1 pineapple chopped
- 15 limes
- Salsa of your choice try my avocado salsa, or chunky red salsa or green salsa.
Utensilios
- * Blender
- * Pressure cooker or Instant Pot
- * Meat knife
- * Measuring spoons
- * Measuring cups
- * Kitchen tongs
Instructions
- Cut pork into 3-4 inch squares. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of salt on the meat. Heat oil in the pressure cooker and sear meat on all sides (including the bone).
- While meat is searing, add garlic, guajillo chiles, ancho chiles, chipotle peppers, onion, pineapple (with juice), cloves, oregano, thyme, marjoram, white vinegar, lime juice, white wine vinegar and the other 3 teaspoons of salt to a blender and puree until smooth.
- Pour salsa on seared meat, cover pressure cooker, and cook at high heat until the vapor valve starts rocking, lower temperature to a point when the valve rocks evenly and softly, and cook for 25 minutes (cook times may vary depending on your pressure cooker).
- * If you don't have a pressure cooker, but you own a slow cooker, don't sear the meat, just add sauce to it, cover and cook following your slow cooker instructions.
- Turn off heat and make sure the pressure cooker cools down completely before opening it.
- Shred meat and serve on corn tortillas warmed on a comal!
- Add cilantro, onion, pineapple, lime juice and salsa.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Tacos al Pastor
Amount per Serving
Calories
117
% Daily Value*
Fat
3
g
5
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Cholesterol
16
mg
5
%
Sodium
155
mg
7
%
Potassium
185
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
17
g
6
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
3
g
3
%
Protein
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
348
IU
7
%
Vitamin C
10
mg
12
%
Calcium
33
mg
3
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Notes
* If you don't have a pressure cooker, but you own a slow cooker, don't sear the meat, just add sauce to it, cover and cook following your slow cooker instructions.
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