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Al Pastor

Al Pastor

From The Pioneer Woman.

CategoryMain Course
CuisineMexican
Total time2 hr2 hr2 hr2 hr2 hr2 hr2 hr
Yield1 serving1 ⅓ servings2 servings4 servings8 servings12 servings16 servings
Scale
1 serving1 ⅓ servings2 servings4 servings8 servings12 servings16 servings

Ingredients

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Marinade

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Instructions

  1. Heat a skillet over medium heat with 2 tbsp oil and add the chillies and garlic. Cook until the chillies soften and the garlic just starts to brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
  2. Mix remaining marinade ingredients in a food processor or blender. Adding the chili, garlic, and oil from the skillet.
  3. Marinate pork for 2+ hours, then strain pork from the marinate.
  4. Add unused oil to a skillet over medium-high heat and work in batches to cook the pork and pineapple chunks until slightly charred and cooked through.

Ingredients

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Marinade

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Instructions

  1. Heat a skillet over medium heat with 2 tbsp oil and add the chillies and garlic. Cook until the chillies soften and the garlic just starts to brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
  2. Mix remaining marinade ingredients in a food processor or blender. Adding the chili, garlic, and oil from the skillet.
  3. Marinate pork for 2+ hours, then strain pork from the marinate.
  4. Add unused oil to a skillet over medium-high heat and work in batches to cook the pork and pineapple chunks until slightly charred and cooked through.

Ingredients

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Marinade

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Instructions

  1. Heat a skillet over medium heat with 2 tbsp oil and add the chillies and garlic. Cook until the chillies soften and the garlic just starts to brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
  2. Mix remaining marinade ingredients in a food processor or blender. Adding the chili, garlic, and oil from the skillet.
  3. Marinate pork for 2+ hours, then strain pork from the marinate.
  4. Add unused oil to a skillet over medium-high heat and work in batches to cook the pork and pineapple chunks until slightly charred and cooked through.

Ingredients

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Marinade

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Instructions

  1. Heat a skillet over medium heat with 2 tbsp oil and add the chillies and garlic. Cook until the chillies soften and the garlic just starts to brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
  2. Mix remaining marinade ingredients in a food processor or blender. Adding the chili, garlic, and oil from the skillet.
  3. Marinate pork for 2+ hours, then strain pork from the marinate.
  4. Add unused oil to a skillet over medium-high heat and work in batches to cook the pork and pineapple chunks until slightly charred and cooked through.

Ingredients

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Marinade

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Instructions

  1. Heat a skillet over medium heat with 2 tbsp oil and add the chillies and garlic. Cook until the chillies soften and the garlic just starts to brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
  2. Mix remaining marinade ingredients in a food processor or blender. Adding the chili, garlic, and oil from the skillet.
  3. Marinate pork for 2+ hours, then strain pork from the marinate.
  4. Add unused oil to a skillet over medium-high heat and work in batches to cook the pork and pineapple chunks until slightly charred and cooked through.

Ingredients

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Marinade

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Instructions

  1. Heat a skillet over medium heat with 2 tbsp oil and add the chillies and garlic. Cook until the chillies soften and the garlic just starts to brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
  2. Mix remaining marinade ingredients in a food processor or blender. Adding the chili, garlic, and oil from the skillet.
  3. Marinate pork for 2+ hours, then strain pork from the marinate.
  4. Add unused oil to a skillet over medium-high heat and work in batches to cook the pork and pineapple chunks until slightly charred and cooked through.

Ingredients

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Marinade

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Instructions

  1. Heat a skillet over medium heat with 2 tbsp oil and add the chillies and garlic. Cook until the chillies soften and the garlic just starts to brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
  2. Mix remaining marinade ingredients in a food processor or blender. Adding the chili, garlic, and oil from the skillet.
  3. Marinate pork for 2+ hours, then strain pork from the marinate.
  4. Add unused oil to a skillet over medium-high heat and work in batches to cook the pork and pineapple chunks until slightly charred and cooked through.

Notes

I throw some extra pineapple chunks into the marinade. I also tend to trim my pork of all fat, so adding chopped bacon to the final cooking step or using bacon grease instead of oil in the final step is probably a good idea.