OT- Tacos El Pastor

tarheelmatt

Had some really good Tacos El Pastor last week and wanted to make some of my own.  

Ingredients were the following: 

Marinade

Pineapple
Onion
OJ
White Vinegar
Chile powder (I used ancho)
3 cloves of garlic
Salt
Oregano (I used fresh from the garden)
Cumin
Chipotle pepper and adobo sauce

Blend together with Nutribullet.  Cover pork loin.  

Served with tortillas (mine were homemade).  

Lime wedges, onion, and cilantro to top off.  


These were done on the Blackstone.  

Pictures: 

1 - Pork on.  I originally was going to Egg them, so that's why they're in strips instead of cubed already.  





2 - Pork and tortillas (this picture sucks, but wanted to show both items on the BS). 



3 - Added more of the sauce near the end.  



4 - Close up of the shells. 



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Okay, I got carried away with the pictures.  I couldn't pick a favorite, so sorry.  

In regards to the pork.  Don't do like me.  Start the marinade on Sunday and fail to cook until Tuesday.  The pineapple really breaks down the pork in this case.  Still good, just the texture was a little off to me.  


If you want to see the entire set, click HERE.


Thanks for taking a look.    

buzd504

Totally off topic.  Smh.


Also, looks amazing.  Everything scratch.  Very well done.  Top notch.

CPARKTX

Looks great

Mattman3969

Unreal cook!!

jabam

Love tacos al Pastor! Great job! There are many variations here on the left coast, your ingredients are spot on. You would be surprised what a couple tbls of peanut butter can do for the sauce. 

JohnnyTarheel

Lot going on there.... I like it!!

Hotwingking

Those look great!!!

tarheelmatt

jabam said:

Love tacos al Pastor! Great job! There are many variations here on the left coast, your ingredients are spot on. You would be surprised what a couple tbls of peanut butter can do for the sauce. 

Great,  thanks for the tip. I'll try and remember that next time. 

Killit_and_Grillit

Well done. I had a bad Pastor last night at a restaurant. Made me think, "I could do this."  And now I am equally inspired

johnmitchell

Beautifully done.. Awesome presentation. I have decided not to keep saying great pics, as thats a given with all your posts.. Fantastic !!!!

bgebrent

Nice work Matt!  It's a favorite over here and yours look great!

YukonRon

Thank you for posting I have not tried these yet, but I will soon. Looks delicious.

blind99

Nice pix my friend! Now I'm hungry for some tacos!

kl8ton

Maybe its a phase I am going through, but I really have been enjoying ANYTHING in a flour or corn tortillia.  That food looks insanely good.  I think I could eat a dozen of those.  Where is the Carona?

tarheelmatt

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Well done. I had a bad Pastor last night at a restaurant. Made me think, "I could do this."  And now I am equally inspired

It is very easy.  It's all about the marinade/sauce really.  Please don't make the mistake of leaving it in the marinade too long like I did.  I'd say 30 min to 4 hours is plenty.  If doing it on a BS, I recommend cubing the pork up before hand.  If on the Egg, strips will do.  

For a week night cook, it was very easy to do.  I got in the door at 5:10pm and we were eating by 6pm.  

tarheelmatt

kl8ton said:

Maybe its a phase I am going through, but I really have been enjoying ANYTHING in a flour or corn tortillia.  That food looks insanely good.  I think I could eat a dozen of those.  Where is the Carona?

You really need to try the homemade shells like I done here.  You'll love them!  I posted the recipe here sometime ago and don't have it on me.  If interested I can get that to you.  

As far as the Corona, I'm not much of a drinker, however a Corona does taste good every now and again (and a Dos Equis)  I'm a Diet Sunkist, Cheerwine, or sweet tea kinda guy.  

pgprescott

Yet another homerun!!!!!

NonaScott

tarheelmatt said:

kl8ton said:

Maybe its a phase I am going through, but I really have been enjoying ANYTHING in a flour or corn tortillia.  That food looks insanely good.  I think I could eat a dozen of those.  Where is the Carona?

You really need to try the homemade shells like I done here.  You'll love them!  I posted the recipe here sometime ago and don't have it on me.  If interested I can get that to you.  

As far as the Corona, I'm not much of a drinker, however a Corona does taste good every now and again (and a Dos Equis)  I'm a Diet Sunkist, Cheerwine, or sweet tea kinda guy.  

"As far as the Corona, I'm not much of a drinker, however a Corona does taste good every now and again (and a Dos Equis)  I'm a Diet Sunkist, Cheerwine, or sweet tea kinda guy."

This is probably why your food and pictures always look outstanding.

Dyal_SC

Looks terrific, Matt!!  I'm a diet A&W root beer kinda guy myself.   And sleepy time tea.  

pescadorzih

Nice cook Matt!
I made some of those last Saturday. I love tacos al pastor. Mine were missing the pineapple though. 

Dyal_SC

Had to give those tortillas a go tonight @tarheelmatt  !!  They did not disappoint!  We loved them.  Thx again for the awesome recipe!!! 

tarheelmatt

Dyal_SC said:

Had to give those tortillas a go tonight @tarheelmatt  !!  They did not disappoint!  We loved them.  Thx again for the awesome recipe!!! 

They look phenomenal!  Worthy of their own post!

NDG

looks great!! I order tacos al pastor everytime I see it on a menu.
reminded me of this old post where @Solson005 made them on a spit.  http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1148825/tacos-al-pastor/p1 

Brisket_Fanatic

Looks wonderful, one of my favorite recipes to do with leftover pulled pork

Golfguy77

Home run! Wow

tarheelmatt

Appreciate all the great comments guys.  Now, I just realized I spelled the name incorrectly.  

BYS1981

I love pastor and carnitas, looks delicious.

NPHuskerFL

Thanks for sharing the **** pics Matt
Spot on as per usual.

kl8ton

tarheelmatt said:

kl8ton said:

Maybe its a phase I am going through, but I really have been enjoying ANYTHING in a flour or corn tortillia.  That food looks insanely good.  I think I could eat a dozen of those.  Where is the Carona?

You really need to try the homemade shells like I done here.  You'll love them!  I posted the recipe here sometime ago and don't have it on me.  If interested I can get that to you.  

As far as the Corona, I'm not much of a drinker, however a Corona does taste good every now and again (and a Dos Equis)  I'm a Diet Sunkist, Cheerwine, or sweet tea kinda guy.  

I would be interested.  I have tried one  recipe for shells but they didn't turn out that great.  Thanks!