Current Events > Gonna make an attempt on Tacos Al Pastor tomorrow (my version)

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It's not gonna be totally authentic, I'm not gonna BBQ the meat for example, but I got some Guajilo and Ancho chillies for the marinade.

I don't like pineapple in food, so this is gonna be interesting, somehow I think I'll like it.
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I wanna do it tonight, but it should marinade at least 4 hours and if I do it now it'll be done with marinade at 10-11pm :/
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Anyone ever had it before?
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We have that at my work soemtimes. The marinated meat. Haven't tried it yet though. Probably yummy.
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I hate when theres pineapple. The best al pastor i had, had no pineapples
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MorbidFaithless posted...

We have that at my work soemtimes. The marinated meat. Haven't tried it yet though. Probably yummy.

It seems yummy.

darkprince45 posted...

I hate when theres pineapple. The best al pastor i had, had no pineapples

What I understand, the basics of al pastor is pork, chilies and pineapples. It needs pineapple to be called that. I dunno tho, but every recipe and even wiki says so.
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My favorite place in Chicago doesn't do it like that I love it
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darkprince45 posted...

My favorite place in Chicago doesn't do it like that I love it

Are you sure? The marinade could still have pineapple juice in it, you just don't taste it.
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Ok, the marinade is prepared. It was a nice but yet a bit odd flavor to it. Doesn't taste like pineapple despite having all the liquid be pineapple juice, even put some pineapple in it to blend.

Tomorrow I'll cook it.
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Who posted?
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Mang get excite!

Anyways I'll post tomorrow.

I dunno if I'll just use them on my soft tortillas, or if I'll fry them to make shells.
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Do Cochinita Pibil next.

Wtf ew don't even call that unholy monstrosity tacos al pastor.
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CommonStar posted...

Do Cochinita Pibil next.

Seems interesting, but I dunno if I can get hold of all stuff, like achilo and banana leaves.

Taxer posted...

Wtf ew don't even call that unholy monstrosity tacos al pastor.

What are you talking about? I haven't cooked anything yet.
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Americans in California/Southwest can't even make tacos, so I wouldn't even call whatever a european makes a taco. It's like when people add curry powder to a dish then call it curry.
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Taxer posted...

Americans in California/Southwest can't even make tacos, so I wouldn't even call whatever a european makes a taco. It's like when people add curry powder to a dish then call it curry.

I'm doing as authentic as I can.

The "norm" of tacos here are as far as authentic as they can be. But I've made tacos that are close to authentic, well with my own twists.

Most recently this:



Beef that I spiced with my own blended taco spice. Corn and kidney bean salsa with very chunky guacamole and a cilantro green onion lime salad. Crispy lettuce on the bottom of the corn tortilla to keep it to get mushy.
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FF_Redux posted...

Anyone ever had it before?

Taco al Pastor can be amazing. I live near a place that is nationally recognized as being awesome!

http://los-guachos.com/
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Taxer posted...

Americans in California/Southwest can't even make tacos, so I wouldn't even call whatever a european makes a taco. It's like when people add curry powder to a dish then call it curry.

Here is an old very messy pic, but a pic of me when I eat our more traditional ways of eating tacos altho bit spiced up.



It's not authentic, but tasty still.
Been a long time since I had our "fake" tacos, since I've been trying to do more authentic.
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Giant_Aspirin posted...

FF_Redux posted...

Anyone ever had it before?

Taco al Pastor can be amazing. I live near a place that is nationally recognized as being awesome!

http://los-guachos.com/

Cool, I'm not able to put the meat on a spit like that and shave off meat. But I'm gonna fry the meats, stack them and try to shave anyway.
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So excited can't wait
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I never heard of Al Pastor having pineapple.
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Returning_CEmen posted...

I never heard of Al Pastor having pineapple.

Hmm, I dunno. First time I heard about it was like few days ago, but everywhere I've looked, the basics are pork marinaded in a chili and pineapple marinade.
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