![]() Serve in corn tortillas with crumbled queso fresco, chopped red onions, fresh pineapple chunks and chopped cilantro. Bake for 15-20 minutes until pork starts to brown and get crispy. Drizzle about 1 cup of slow cooker juices evenly onto pork. Shred with two forks, removing fatty pieces where you find them. Remove pork from slow cooker and place chunks on baking sheet. Cook on low for 8-9 hours, or high for 3-4 hours. Use your hands to massage pureed mixture over pork until each piece is covered. Add pork to slow cooker and pour chipotle-pineapple puree over pork. Puree all ingredients for about a minute until smooth. ![]() Place the onion and pineapple on the prepared baking sheet. Season the pork with 3 teaspoons of the salt and the black pepper, making sure to cover the whole pork shoulder. I'm also lazy and often buy the super expensive pineapple pre-cut into chunks at the store and a tub of this would work just fine!ġ tablespoon Kosher salt plus more for seasoning porkĬorn tortillas - you know I'm all about those La Tortilla Factory ones!!Īdd chipotles and the adobo sauce, red onion, garlic, pineapple, lime juice, vinegar, cumin, chili powder and salt to a food processor. Slick a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. In one bite you get so many flavors that just build upon the next - spicy, then smoky, then sweet, then tangy then creamy.įrom someone who loves cooking and eating tacos these are by far a favorite! Slow cooker Tacos Al Pastorġ 12 oz can chipotle peppers in adobo sauceĪbout 2.5 cups pineapple - I actually used a 20 oz can of pineapple chunks drained, but fresh pineapple is fine. But the bright and flavorful toppings - queso fresco, cilantro and fresh pineapple - really seal the deal. Crazy tender and bursting with flavor, they are absolutely the star of the show. My recipe takes these classic flavors of al pastor and adapts them for the slow cooker. Tacos al pastor typically feature pork marinated in chipotles, pineapple and spices which is slow cooked on a spit, similar to gyro meat. Once cooked remove the lamb shoulder from the slow cooker and place on the cutting board. ![]() Set the slow cooker either on low for 8-hours or on high for 4-hours. Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor 3. Cover the lamb shoulder with the al pastor sauce. Yes Use tomato paste instead No forks required. Then shredding all that succulent, flavorful taco meat before getting all sorts of creative with your taco topping bar? It is simply the best.Īs your self-proclaimed taco girl, I present to you a superbly delicious and easy recipe for tacos al pastor. Place the lamb shoulder into the bottom of a 5-quart slow cooker. But what's made me appreciate tacos more than anything is how cooking them at home is easy and fun. I might even go as far as to say slow cooking taco meat is downright therapeutic. I mean, who doesn't? They're delicious no doubt, in all of their infinite ways you can possibly eat them. ![]() I can't say it enough: I just love tacos. You may have noticed, but I cook (and subsequently eat) a lot of tacos. ![]()
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