Al Pastor Tacos
No vertical spit, no problem — a screaming hot pan gives you the same charred edges. Pineapple in the marinade tenderises the pork, and pineapple on top makes the whole thing sing.
- Total time
- 17 min
- Serves
- 2
- Effort
- Medium
What you need
Written for 2 — nudge the counter and the numbers follow.
0 of 10 in the basket.
How you make it
Whisk the achiote paste with the pineapple juice, vinegar and oregano, coat the thin pork slices and leave them for 6 minutes, no longer.
Get a heavy pan very hot over high heat with the oil, then cook the pork in two batches for 3 minutes a side so it chars rather than steams.
Check the pork is cooked through, chop it into small pieces on the board and return it briefly to the pan with the diced pineapple for 1 minute of colour.
Warm the tortillas in a dry pan for 20 seconds a side until flexible and lightly spotted.
Pile the pork and pineapple into the tortillas and top with the onion and coriander.
Read all that and thought “absolutely not”?
Completely fair. Al Pastor Tacos is sitting in the Mexican kitchen right now, it costs nothing, and it will never arrive.
Order it insteadMore from the Mexican kitchen
Lime, chilli and char, wrapped in something warm.