Get the Recipe: Tacos Al Pastor
Make street-style Tacos Al Pastor at home in under 30 minutes! Packed with bold flavors, the spicy pork and sweet pineapple are the perfect combination.
Ingredients
- 2-2 ½ lbs pork shoulder, sliced into strips (big enough so they don’t fall through the grill)
- 1 large pineapple
- ½ cup pineapple juice
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 canned chipotle peppers, chopped
- 2 tbsp adobo sauce, from the can
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp Mexican oregano
Tacos
- 12 small corn tortillas, regular, low carb, or gluten free
- Salsa
- Cilantro, chopped
- Lime wedges
- Grilled pineapple, from above
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Instructions
- Slice pineapple into large spears or pieces (large enough so they don’t fall through the grill). Dice ¾ cup of the pineapple and set aside for the marinade. Set the large pineapple pieces aside for later.
- Combine the ¾ cup diced pineapple, juices, vinegar, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, salt and oregano in a large bowl. Add the sliced pork, and marinade for 4-8 hours.
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Remove the pork from the marinade and place it on the grill. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, until cooked through. Grill the large pieces of pineapple on all sides as well, until charred.
- Diced the grilled pineapple and cooked pork, then assemble the tacos!
Notes
- I prefer slicing the pork, then marinating it just because it cooks much faster and it absorbs more flavor if it’s sliced. Make sure to slice it in big enough pieces so that it doesn’t fall through the grill.
- Store leftover pork and grilled pineapple for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
- These tacos are really flavorful, the pork is spicy and the pineapple is sweet and acidic, the perfect combination!
- I cooked the pork at 450 degrees on my Traeger grill and it cooked in about 8 minutes. If you don’t slice the pork beforehand it will likely take longer to cook. Make sure to cook it to 145 degrees internal temp.
Serving: 1 taco (nutrition calculated using Mission Street Taco Carb Balance Tortillas), Calories: 289kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Protein: 26.2g, Fat: 15.4g, Cholesterol: 80.3mg, Sodium: 656mg, Fiber: 9.1g, Sugar: 5.4g
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