Air-Fryer Tacos al Pastor

Ingredients

• Pork (Slice into ¼-inch-thick pieces while cold)
• Dried chiles (Toast, then remove seeds and stems; the source does not specify the variety or amount)
• 2 tbsp Achiote paste
• 0.5 cup Pineapple (For the marinade)
• 0.25 cup Caucasian vinegar (As called out in the source transcript)
• 5 Garlic (Cloves)
• 1 tsp Ground cumin
• 1 tsp Mexican oregano (A pinch)
• 0.5 tsp Black pepper (A pinch)
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt (Add more to taste)
• 0.25 cup Water
• Potato (Use half a potato as the base; amount and variety are unspecified)
• Pineapple (Use on top of the meat stack so its juice trickles down as it cooks; amount unspecified)
• Skewers (Use a couple of skewers, cut to the height of the inside of the air fryer)

Steps

1. 1

   While the pork is cold, slice it into pieces about ¼ inch thick.

2. 2

   Toast the dried chiles.

3. 3

   Remove the chiles' seeds and stems, then soak them for at least 20 minutes.

4. 4

   Put the soaked chiles into a blender with the achiote paste, pineapple, vinegar, garlic, cumin, Mexican oregano, black pepper, sugar, salt, and water. Blend until combined.

5. 5

   Marinate the pork, coating every piece thoroughly with the chile mixture. Let it sit for about 4 hours.

6. 6

   Cut a couple of skewers to the height of the inside of the air fryer.

7. 7

   Cut a potato in half and thread it onto the skewers to create a base.

8. 8

   Stack the marinated pork onto the skewers one layer at a time.

9. 9

   Top the stack with pineapple so the juice can trickle down over the meat as it cooks.

10. 10

    Air-fry at 375°F for about 30 minutes.

11. 11

    Slice off the roasted portions. Return the remaining stack to the oven or air fryer for additional rounds of roasting as needed.

Notes

The source does not specify the pork quantity, chile variety or quantity, exact pineapple amount for the topping, or the oven temperature and timing for the additional roasting rounds. The transcript says the dish can be made using an air fryer or oven, but gives the detailed temperature only for air-frying.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• Mexican
• tacos
• air-fried
• spicy
• make-ahead marinade
• street-food inspired