Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor

Name: Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor
Total time: 420 min
Yield: 10 Servings
Ingredients: 🍍 ⅔ large pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks; 🧅 1 small white onion, quartered; 1 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce; 2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded; 1 dried chile de arbol pepper, stemmed and seeded; 🧄 3 cloves garlic, halved; 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano; ½ cup orange juice; 2 tablespoons white vinegar; 2 tablespoons achiote powder; 🧂 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon lime zest; ½ teaspoon ground ancho chile powder; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 (3 pound) boneless pork loin, cubed; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 🌮 20 (6 inch) corn tortillas; 🍍 ½ cup diced fresh pineapple; ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro; 🧅 ⅔ white onion, diced

Cost $20, save $15

Source: Recommended by CookPal

420 Min
10 Servings
$20

Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor

Cost $20, save $15

Source: Recommended by CookPal

420 Min
10 Servings
$20

INGREDIENTS

Main Ingredients
- 🍍 ⅔ large pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks
- 🧅 1 small white onion, quartered
- 1 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
- 1 dried chile de arbol pepper, stemmed and seeded
- 🧄 3 cloves garlic, halved
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons achiote powder
- 🧂 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- ½ teaspoon ground ancho chile powder
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (3 pound) boneless pork loin, cubed
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 🌮 20 (6 inch) corn tortillas
- 🍍 ½ cup diced fresh pineapple
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 🧅 ⅔ white onion, diced

STEPS

Place pineapple, onion, chipotle peppers with 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, ancho chile powder, and black pepper. Mix sauce well.

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.

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.

Shred pork using 2 forks; mix to coat with the sauce. Scoop pork onto tacos using a slotted spoon. Top each with diced pineapple, chopped cilantro, and onion.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

398

Calories

26g
Protein
43g
Carbs
14g
Fats

💡 Use fresh and ripe pineapples for a sweeter and richer flavor.Corn tortillas are traditional for tacos al pastor, but you can substitute with flour tortillas if preferred.Toast tortillas on a skillet to enhance flavors and make them more pliable.Leftover pork can be stored and used for burritos, enchiladas, or quesadillas.