Name: Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks - ⅔ large; White onion, quartered - 1 small; Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or more to taste - 1; Dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste - 2; Dried chile de arbol pepper, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste - 1; Garlic, halved - 3 cloves; Minced fresh oregano - 1 tablespoon; Orange juice - ½ cup; White vinegar - 2 tablespoons; Achiote powder - 2 tablespoons; Salt - 2 teaspoons; Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon; Lime zest, or to taste - 1 teaspoon; Ground ancho chile powder - ½ teaspoon; Freshly ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Boneless pork loin, cubed - 1 (3 pound); Canola oil, or more as needed - 1 tablespoon; Corn tortillas - 20 (6 inch); Diced fresh pineapple - ½ cup; Chopped fresh cilantro - ½ cup; White onion, diced - ⅔

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Ingredients for - Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor

1. Pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks - ⅔ large

2. White onion, quartered - 1 small

3. Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or more to taste - 1

4. Dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste - 2

5. Dried chile de arbol pepper, stemmed and seeded, or more to taste - 1

6. Garlic, halved - 3 cloves

7. Minced fresh oregano - 1 tablespoon

8. Orange juice - ½ cup

9. White vinegar - 2 tablespoons

10. Achiote powder - 2 tablespoons

11. Salt - 2 teaspoons

12. Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon

13. Lime zest, or to taste - 1 teaspoon

14. Ground ancho chile powder - ½ teaspoon

15. Freshly ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon

16. Boneless pork loin, cubed - 1 (3 pound)

17. Canola oil, or more as needed - 1 tablespoon

18. Corn tortillas - 20 (6 inch)

19. Diced fresh pineapple - ½ cup

20. Chopped fresh cilantro - ½ cup

21. White onion, diced - ⅔

How to cook deliciously - Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor

1. Stage

Place pineapple, onion, chipotle peppers plus 1 1/2 teaspoons 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, chile powder, and black pepper. Mix sauce well.

2. Stage

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. Begin heating tortillas 35 to 40 minutes before pork is done.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

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