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My favorite are tacos al pastor. The meat is thin layers of pork, marinated. The marinade has been illusive to me, but among the ingredients are achiote, chile, vinegar, garlic, cumin, salt, and some even say beer or Coca Cola. Oh, and pineapple, always pineapple. The thin layers of marinated meat are sandwiched together on a spit and roasted on a rotisserie. When the meat is cooked, it is sliced right off the rotisserie into a fresh corn tortilla, similar to the way they make gyros here in the US. Since the meat is in thin layers, the carne pastor slices off in little pieces.
Customarily, you would never put lettuce or tomato on tacos al pastor. Finely chopped onion and cilantro, a piece of the roasted pineapple and some good hot sauce finish it off.
If you haven't tried tacos al pastor, you must. They are my favorite and could easily become yours as well. If anyone has a recipe for good tacos al pastor that I could make at home (sans rotisserie), please post it!
Buen Provecho,
Vince
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