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Tacos al Pastor in Slow Cooker

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PREP TIME
30 min
COOKING TIME
420 min
TOTAL TIME
450 min
SERVINGS
10 servings
Dinner Mexican
Tacos al Pastor in Slow Cooker
Ingredients
  • 2/3 large pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks
  • 1 small white onion, quartered
  • 1 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or more to taste
  • 2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste
  • 1 dried chile de arbol pepper, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste
  • 3 cloves garlic, halved
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons achiote powder
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ancho chile powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 (3 pound) boneless pork loin, cubed
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil, or more as needed
  • 20 (6 inch) corn tortillas
  • 1/2 cup diced fresh pineapple
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2/3 white onion, diced
Instructions
1
Combine the following ingredients in a food processor: pineapple, onion, chipotle peppers, 1.5 teaspoons of adobo sauce, guajillo chiles, chile de arbol, garlic, and oregano. Process until the mixture is well combined and smooth.
2
Transfer the blended mixture to a bowl and add orange juice, vinegar, achiote powder, salt, cumin, lime zest, chile powder, and black pepper. Mix the sauce thoroughly.
3
Place pork in a slow cooker and pour the prepared sauce over it, covering the meat completely. Close the lid and cook on Low for 7 to 9 hours, or until the pork is extremely tender.
4
About 35-40 minutes prior to serving, begin heating tortillas in a saucepan over high heat. Cook the tortillas one at a time, flipping them every 30 seconds to 1 minute until they develop brown spots.
5
To assemble the tacos, place a stack of two tortillas on each plate.
6
Using two forks, shred the cooked pork and mix it with the remaining sauce. Use a slotted spoon to scoop the shredded pork onto each taco.
7
Top each taco with a portion of pineapple, cilantro, and onion.