Pork
Al Pastor Sliders
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Ingredients
For the pork:
- 1 3-pound boneless pork loin
- 3 tablespoons Spanglish Asadero Al Pastor seasoning
- 1 tablespoon avocado or olive oil
- 1 pineapple, peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks
- 1 small white onion, quartered
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, halved
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon lime zest, or to taste
- 2 teaspoons Spanglish Asadero Al Pastor seasoning
For the sliders:
- Hawaiian rolls
- Pineapple salsa
featured seasoning
Al Pastor
Directions
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- Rub your pork all over with the Al Pastor seasoning.
- Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering.
- Brown the pork in the Dutch oven on all sides.
- Meanwhile, add the pineapple, onion, chipotle peppers, garlic, orange juice, vinegar, lime zest and Al Pastor seasoning to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Once the pork is browned on all sides, pour in the sauce. Cover the pork and transfer to the oven. Cook for about four hours.
- Remove the lid and cook for about 1 hour more, until the pork is very tender.
- Remove the Dutch oven from the oven and set on your stovetop. Transfer the pork to a large bowl or cutting board.
- Skim any fat off the top of the liquid in the Dutch oven, then add the remaining sauce and stir to combine.
- Shred the pork with two forks.
- Return the pork to the pot and toss with the sauce to fully combine.
- To make the sliders, add the pork to a Hawaiian roll and top with the salsa.
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