Al Pastor Tacos






Recreating :  Al Pastor Tacos - 6-8 Servings


Ingredients:

Small  white corn tortillas
 4 lb Pork Loin 
1/4 cup chopped fresh Cilantro
Pineapples -diced in small cubes
1/2 Onion chopped finely
Lemon wedges

For the marinade: 
4 Ancho Pasilla Chilles
1 teaspoon Sea Salt
1/2 cup Orange Juice
2 Tbspns Honey
1 Tbspn Smoked Paprika
1 medium sized Onion - halved
Garlic-2 cloves
1/2 Tbspn Oregano Peppers


Directions:

Boil the Ancho Chillies and turn off the heat and let it steep for about half n hour. Deseed,cut and throw the stems out and put those in a blender with the sea salt, orange juice, honey, smoked paprika,onion,garlic cloves and oregano peppers. There's your marinade! 

Now make deep gashes or cut the pork loin into 3/4 inch thick slices.Make sure not to cut it all the way through and keep it intact. Rub the marinade all over the meat and let it sit in the refrigerator for 24hrs for best results.You could do minimum of 5-6 hrs or overnight also. 

Spray some cooking oil on to the grill and cook it thoroughly for about 3-4 minutes per side until slightly charred. Now warm the tortillas on the same grill while its hot and then chop the pork finely. Serve it on the warm tortillas, add chopped onions and cilantro.Squeeze some lime juice on top of it and finally add the chopped pineapples and done ! 

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