🌮 Tacos al Pastor

Name: Tacos al Pastor
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexico · Mexico City
Ingredients: 600 g pork shoulder, thinly sliced; 3 dried guajillo chilies, soaked; 2 tbsp achiote paste or paprika; 3 tbsp pineapple juice; 2 tbsp vinegar; 2 garlic cloves; 200 g fresh pineapple, sliced; 12 small tortillas; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 bunch cilantro, chopped

Origin: Mexico · Mexico City

400kcal

per serving · 200 g

200kcal

per 100 g

26 gProtein13 g / 100 g

18 gFat9 g / 100 g

34 gCarbs17 g / 100 g

Tacos al pastor are filled with thin slices of chili-marinated pork that is roasted on a vertical spit and shaved off to order. Each small tortilla is topped with the juicy, smoky-red pork, a sliver of roasted pineapple, chopped onion and cilantro. The meat is tangy and lightly spicy, and the pineapple adds a sweet contrast; lime and salsa are served on the side.

Diets

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

✓

High protein13 g protein per 100 g — 26% of the calories

Not vegetarianbecause of: pork

Not veganbecause of: pork

Contains porkbecause of: pork

Contains glutenbecause of: tortilla

Not keto17 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten

What it is made of

porkpineappleonioncilantrochili peppertortilla

Recipe

4 servings40 min

Ingredients

600 g pork shoulder, thinly sliced
3 dried guajillo chilies, soaked
2 tbsp achiote paste or paprika
3 tbsp pineapple juice
2 tbsp vinegar
2 garlic cloves
200 g fresh pineapple, sliced
12 small tortillas
1 onion, finely chopped
1 bunch cilantro, chopped

Method

Blend chilies, achiote, pineapple juice, vinegar, garlic and salt into a marinade.
Coat the pork and marinate for at least 2 hours.
Grill or pan-sear the pork in batches until charred, then chop finely; grill the pineapple slices.
Warm the tortillas in a dry pan.
Fill with pork, pineapple, onion and cilantro and serve with lime.

How to make it lighter

Use lean pork loin and trim visible fat.
Count your tacos — two or three make a satisfying portion.
Add plenty of onion, cilantro and fresh salsa, which add volume for few calories.

History

Tacos al pastor are usually credited to Lebanese immigrants in Mexico, whose spit-roasted shawarma was adapted in the 20th century using pork and Mexican chili marinades. Today they are one of the signature street foods of Mexico City.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →