Al Pastor Tacos

Marinade Magic

• 4 guajillo chiles, soaked and seeded
• 2 ancho chiles, soaked and seeded
• 3 tbsp achiote paste
• ½ cup pineapple juice
• 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp Mexican oregano
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• Salt

1. 01Blend into a thick brick-red paste.

Meat Mastery

• 2½ lbs pork shoulder, sliced ¼-inch thick
• 1 ripe pineapple, sliced

1. 01Marinate the pork at least 3 hours, overnight if you can.
2. 02Stack on a vertical spit if you have one. If not, grill or pan-sear in batches with pineapple slices until charred at the edges.
3. 03Chop thin, like it came off a trompo.

King's notes

• The pineapple is not decoration. The acid cuts the pork fat.
• Char the edges. Pale pastor is just sad pork.