Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor

Directions

Ingredients :

⅔ 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

½ 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

½ teaspoon ground ancho chile powder

¼ 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

½ cup diced fresh pineapple

½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

⅔ white onion

diced

Methods :

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.

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.

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.

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.