# Al Pastor

This is an easy and delicious recipe for Al Pastor that doesn't require any fancy tools.

- Total time: 195 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 lbs pork butt/shoulder
- 6 guajillo (deseeded)
- 2 ancho (deseeded)
- 0.5 bar of achiote
- 0.33 cup pineapple juice
- 0.33 cup pineapple chunks
- 0.25 tsp cumin
- 0.5 tsp oregano
- splash vinegar
- 0.5 onion
- 6 garlic cloves
- 3 cloves
- 3 peppercorn
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp salt
- 0.5 tbsp oil
- 2 skewer
- foil
- whole pineapple

## Instructions

1. Fry some onions and garlic in a skillet until fragrant.
2. Add guajillo and chile ancho to the skillet and toast for a few minutes, being careful not to burn them.
3. Add 2 cups of water, lower the heat, and cover for 10 to 15 minutes until softened.
4. Carefully transfer the softened ingredients to a blender.
5. Add bay leaves, cloves, peppercorns, oregano, cumin, half a bar of achiote powder, a third of a cup of pineapple juice, some pineapple chunks, salt, a splash of vinegar, and a little bit of oil to the blender.
6. Blend until the mixture is smooth.
7. Pour the blended marinade over thinly sliced pork butt or pork shoulder.
8. Mix the marinade well with the pork.
9. Cover the marinated pork and place it in the fridge until the next day to marinate.
10. Place two skewers into a pineapple base.
11. Start layering the marinated meat onto the skewers, adding some onion slices in between if desired.
12. Top the meat stack with a slice of pineapple.
13. Bake the Al Pastor at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for two and a half to three hours.
14. During the last 30 minutes of baking, baste the meat with its own juices.
15. Slice the cooked Al Pastor meat.
16. Finish the sliced Al Pastor in a pan with some oil to get a nice crust.
17. Serve the Al Pastor as tacos with sauce, cilantro, and lime.

## Equipment

- Skillet
- Blender
- Baking dish
- Oven
- Pan
- Spoon
- Knife

## Tips

- Don't burn the chiles and onions.
- Baste the meat with its own juices during the last 30 minutes of baking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SLoagC/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/923742f3-aade-4cca-9118-7496e49ab653
- Extracted: 2025-09-09

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