Tacos al Pastor

Name: Tacos al Pastor
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 1/2 ounces dried, guajillo chiles, stemmed; 1 ounce, dried ancho chiles, stemmed; 1/2 cup, cider vinegar; 1/2 cup, pineapple juice; 1 tablespoon, table salt; 4 , garlic cloves, peeled; 1 tablespoon, dried oregano; 2 teaspoons, ground cumin; 1 1/2 teaspoons, pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1 (2½-pound), boneless pork butt roast, trimmed; 1 , pineapple; 24 (6-inch), corn tortillas, warmed; Finely chopped, onion; Fresh, cilantro leaves; , Lime wedge

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2020

Main Courses

Mexican

Pork

Savory and sweet come together in this, the world's favorite taco.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME2 hours plus 1 hour marinating

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This traditional and historical taco has both Mexican and Lebanese roots. Toasting and soaking the deeply red and smoky guajillo and ancho chiles brought out their natural flavors and color. We blended these chiles with potent raw garlic, s...

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