Authentic Al Pastor, Crockpot Style

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Authentic Al Pastor, Crockpot Style

Ingredients

• 1 pineapple

• 1 bottle of beer

• 1/4 cup vinegar

• 2 pounds of pork (loin, shoulder or butt)

• 1/2 cup onion

• 1 pasillo chile

• 1 guajillo chile

• 1 teaspoon cumin

• 1 1/2 teaspoons Mexican oregano

• 1 tablespoon Achiote powder

• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt

• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic

Preparation

1. chop onion
2. prep pineapple
   1. slice off the sides into 2-inch-wide strips, rinse and save 3 to 4
   2. cut in half
   3. core and dice one half into ½-inch pieces
   4. slice the rest into ¼-inch rounds
3. dump shit into crockpot (everything except the half of the pineapple you cut into rounds)
4. cover with pineapple strips
5. cook on high for 5 hours
6. eat it, fool! (with some cilantro and biz)

References

• http://www.tastingtable.com/cook/recipes/braised-pork-al-pastor-tacos-recipe-easy-slow-cooker-recipes
• http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/05/tacos-al-pastor-recipe.html
• http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/slow-cooker-tacos-al-pastor/
• http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tacos-al-pastor-242132
• http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/tacos-al-pastor-2
• This comment from a mexican grandma

More Notes

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1/4 cup white vinegar

2 pounds pork roast

1 cup onion

2 whole ancho chilies, seeds and stems removed
2 whole pasilla or guajillo chilies, seeds and stems removed

1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
1 teaspoon cumin

2 teaspoons sugar

onions and spices might be used as a substitute for chiles in this recipe

1/8 cup white vinegar (2 tablespoons)

1 pound pork roast

1/2 cup onion

3 tablespoons chili powder

1 teaspoon cumin

1/4 cup white vinegar

2 1/2 pound pork loin

1/4 cup guajillo chile powder (13 dried guajillo chiles)

1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
1 teaspoon cumin

(from a comment on slow cooker recipe)
"my gradma recipe in mexico

is 10pasilla chiles also known as ancho chiles
and 10guajillo chiles
and two dried chipotle chiles
and teaspoon of oregano
and five garlic cloves
and 1/4 teaspoon of cumin

and 1/2 cup of vinegar and half cup of orange juice and half cup of pineapple juice and a package of achiote paste"