Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor
Description
Finally, tacos al pastor you can try at home: just cook the pork low and slow in a mixture of pineapple, orange juice, achiote, and 3 varieties of chiles.
Ingredients
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2/3 large pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks
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1 small white onion, quartered
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1 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or more to taste
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2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste
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1 dried chile de arbol pepper, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste
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3 cloves garlic, halved
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1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano
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1/2 cup orange juice
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2 tablespoons white vinegar
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2 tablespoons achiote powder
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2 teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon ground cumin
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1 teaspoon lime zest, or to taste
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1/2 teaspoon ground ancho chile powder
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1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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1 (3 pound) boneless pork loin, cubed
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1 tablespoon canola oil, or more as needed
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20 (6 inch) corn tortillas
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1/2 cup diced fresh pineapple
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1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
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2/3 white onion, diced
Directions
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Place pineapple, onion, chipotle peppers plus 1 1/2 teaspoons adobo sauce, guajillo chiles, chile de arbol, garlic, and oregano in a food processor. Blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and add orange juice, vinegar, achiote powder, salt, cumin, lime zest, chile powder, and black pepper. Mix sauce well.
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Place pork in a slow cooker and cover with the sauce. Cover and cook on Low until pork is very tender, 7 to 9 hours. Begin heating tortillas 35 to 40 minutes before pork is done.
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Heat oil in a saucepan over high heat. Cook tortillas one at a time until brown spots appear, 30 seconds to 1 minute per side. Plate tortillas in stacks of two for each taco.
4
Shred pork using 2 forks; mix to coat with the sauce. Scoop pork onto tacos using a slotted spoon. Top each with a portion of pineapple, cilantro, and onion.