![]() ![]() ![]() I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do.It’s as tantalizing as your favorite restaurant! You could say I’m an Al Pastor connoisseur and order it every chance I get. It makes for a super fun taco night and will temporarily cure your craving for Al Pastor. I love to serve this meal buffet style and have everyone serve themselves. 12 pouches of Frontera Chicken Taco Skillet Sauce.A super easy dinner everyone will love! *Highlight this recipe for a more printer friendly version! Easy Al Pastor Tacos I also like to use the Cotija cheese which is a Mexican crumbling cheese that is readily available here in Chicago but if it isn’t where you live, you can use cheddar or even jack cheese. If you aren’t familiar with the Frontera Taco Sauce it is typically in the ethnic food aisle of your local grocery or you can get it on Amazon. What I like about this “recipe” is that it is not only easy, but it makes a large amount in order to have leftovers for lunches or even a big salad. I assemble my tacos with the pork and pineapple mixture and let everyone top them how they choose.As your pork cooks, get a skillet hot with a little oil and fry up your corn tortillas and keep them warm in a dish towel. ![]() Bring to a simmer, reduce heat and let cook for about 15 minutes. Then add your two pouches of the Frontera Chicken Skillet Taco Sauce. When the pineapple is nice and charred, add your pork back to the pan and give it all a good toss.Get a nice char on all the pineapple chunks and I use my spatula to break it up into smaller bite sized pieces. I don’t do anything to the pineapple but you can add a little sea salt and chili powder to it as you fry it up. I drain my can of pineapple chunks and add it to the same pan as I cooked the pork in.When your pork is cooked remove it from the pan and set it aside.Tipsy Tip, I like to get my pork just a little well done so that it is crispy like real Al Pastor.Cook the pork making sure to break it up so its crumbled. You may want to use a little oil if your pork is lean. Add your ground pork to a hot skillet.This is the cheese I use, but if you don’t have access you can use any cheese you choose. This is more of an “assembly” of a dinner. In fact, I am hesitant to even call this a recipe. The steps are equally as easy as the ingredients. This taco sauce is available in most grocery stores. Salsa, Guacamole and Sour Cream if you choose.4 T of Corn Oil for frying the tortillas.2 pouches of Frontera Chicken Taco Skillet Sauce.This recipe feeds 4 to 6 people with enough leftovers for a couple of lunches. Here is what you will need to make the Easy Al Pastor Tacos: Follow along and you will soon be making these Easy Al Pastor Tacos once a week. But they are delicious, they are easy to make, and they will tide you over until you can get yourself to a proper taqueria. These Easy Al Pastor Tacos are not authentic, so please don’t come after me telling me so, LOL. I have found some of the best Al Pastor in my neighborhood and when I am not able to walk out my front door and grab one of these delicious tacos I make a cheater version myself. they then slice the crispy bits of pork onto your taco shell and top it with cilantro and onion. I won’t go into great detail but basically Al Pastor is marinated pork layered onto a spit with pineapple and grilled to perfection. One of my most favorite types of taco is Al Pastor. You can read that blog post here A Taco Tour of Rogers Park. In fact, I once did a taco crawl in my neighborhood and tried an incredible amount of tacos. I am lucky enough to live in a neighborhood with a taco cart on every corner and a Mexican restaurant every two steps. I personally could eat tacos every single day of the week. I don’t think I have ever met a person who doesn’t like tacos. ![]()
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