Pork adobada tacos are a Mexican street vendor food that you can now easily make at home. Layers of pork shoulder is smothered in a chile paste mix with layers of pineapple and bacon and roasted in the oven.
Course Main Course
Keyword adobada taco, adobada tacos, tacos adobada, tacos de adobada
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Additional Time 2 hourshours
Total Time 3 hourshours15 minutesminutes
Servings 10
Calories 417kcal
Author Chef Marcella Valladolid
Ingredients
2ancho chiles
2guajillo chiles
2garlic cloves
½bar achiote paste
¼cupdistilled white vinegar
½cuporange juice
2lbsboneless pork shouldersliced lengthwise into ¼-inch-thick slices
10slicesof bacon
1small pineapplepeeled and thinly cut into ¼-inch-thick slices
4tablespoonof extra virgin olive oil
1cupfinely chopped white onion
1cupfinely chopped cilantro
4-6limescut into quarters
Small corn tortillas
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Instructions
To hydrate the chiles, soak them in a bowl with warm water for 10 minutes, Drain and discard the water.
In a blender, combine hydrated chiles, achiote paste, garlic cloves, vinegar, orange juice, salt and pepper. Blend until all ingredients are combined and consistency paste like. Set aside.
Place a slice of pork between two sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet, gently flatten meat until it is very thin, about ¼-inch thick. Pound and flatten the remaining slices of meat.
Lightly coat a baking pan with oil. Place a couple of slices of meat on the greased pan. Season with salt and pepper. Spread adobo paste on meat until fully covered.
Add 3 slices of bacon over the pork layer then top with a couple slices of pineapple. Repeat the layers until you use up all of the meat, bacon and pineapple.
Place in the refrigerator and let the meat marinate for 2 hours.
Pull meat out from the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
Drizzle meat with a little oil and roast until cooked through in the center, about 40 to 50 minutes.
Once cooked thru, let it rest 10 minutes then transfer the entire stack to a cutting board. Do not discard of the oil left on the baking pan. This deliciousness t will be used to heat the tortillas. Starting from one side of the neat stack, thinly slice downwards so you get all the layers together, cooked strips of pork, bacon and pineapple.
Using a pastry brush, brush on leftover oil from the pan to both sides of a tortilla. Place tortillas on a warm pan over medium-high heat until warmed through.
Make tacos using sliced meat, onion, cilantro, cooked pineapple, and a squeeze of lime juice.
Notes
Adobada tacos are typically served with small corn tortillas, but you can also use flour tortillas. You can top your tacos with the addition of guacamole, guacamole salsa, pico de gallo, sour cream or your favorite salsa.TO STORE: Store any leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days.TO FREEZE: You can also freeze leftovers. Transfer to a resealable bag or freezer safe container and freeze for up to 4 months.