Pork Taco Recipe to Hype Up Your Tuesday Night

Name: Pork Taco Recipe to Hype Up Your Tuesday Night
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 100 ml pineapple juice; 100 ml orange juice; 15 g achuete powder; 5 g garlic, chopped; 15 g Guajillo chili; 100 g white onion, chopped; 5 g peppercorns; 1 g cinnamon powder; 1 g oregano; 10 ml white vinegar; 1 Knorr Pork Cube; 1 kg pork kasim, whole; 150 ml vegetable oil; 5 g garlic; 50 g white onion diced; 250 ml water; 100 g fresh avocado; 100 g jalapeños; 1 g salt; 1 g white pepper; 100 g pineapple (fresh or canned) cubed; 200 g tomatoes deseed and cubed; 50 g cilantro leaves roughly chopped; 100 g corn flour; 125 g all purpose flour; 37.5 g glutinous flour; 100 ml water; 100 g lard; 5 ml corn oil

Tacos are traditional Mexican food. A typical taco recipe consists of wheat or corn-based tortillas as the crust and is topped with different kinds of meat filling like goat, beef, pork, fish, shrimp, and chicken.

Incredibly versatile, the beauty of Mexican tacos lies in the distinctive flavors in every variation. Take, for example, the incredibly underrated pork taco a.k.a. tacos al pastor. This recipe, divided into four sections to make prep work more manageable, teaches you how to make it all from scratch.

60 min.
5 People
Easy

Ingredients

100 ml pineapple juice
100 ml orange juice
15 g achuete powder
5 g garlic, chopped
15 g Guajillo chili
100 g white onion, chopped
5 g peppercorns
1 g cinnamon powder
1 g oregano
10 ml white vinegar
1 Knorr Pork Cube
1 kg pork kasim, whole

Guacamole Ingredients

150 ml vegetable oil
5 g garlic
50 g white onion diced
250 ml water
100 g fresh avocado
100 g jalapeños
1 g salt
1 g white pepper

Pineapple Salsa Ingredients

100 g pineapple (fresh or canned) cubed
200 g tomatoes deseed and cubed
50 g cilantro leaves roughly chopped

Soft Taco Ingredients

100 g corn flour
125 g all purpose flour
37.5 g glutinous flour
100 ml water
100 g lard
5 ml corn oil

Cooking Method

Make the marinade by combining all ingredients (except the pork) in a bowl. Mix well until the Knorr Pork Cube is dissolved.
Take a sharp knife and slice the pork thinly.
Transfer the pork to a container and pour the marinade mixture over it.
Cover and let the pork marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
Once ready, cook the marinated pork on a stovetop griddle.

Guacamole Recipe

In a pan, heat oil and sauté onions and garlic.
Set aside and let cool.
Transfer avocadoes, jalapeños, onions, garlic, and water into a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Season with salt and pepper.
Pour into a bowl or into a container.

Pineapple Salsa Recipe

Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
Set aside and chill.

Soft Taco Recipe

Take a large bowl and combine all ingredients. Mix well.
Let dough rest for 30 minutes.
Dust a surface (countertop or table) with some flour. Knead the dough and flatten it with a rolling pin.
Make small tortillas by cutting the dough with a cookie cutter.
Cook the corn tortilla on a griddle, toasting both sides lightly.

Unlike a birria taco recipe, tacos al pastor don't require slow cooking. As long as you marinate and prepare the tortillas ahead of time, making pork tacos for merienda doesn't take long. Pork tacos are tasty, economical, and very filling. Master this taco recipe and create a snack that everyone will love!