Tacos al Pastor (Halal, Lamb or Beef)

Name: Tacos al Pastor (Halal, Lamb or Beef)
Prep time: 300 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 345 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Contemporary Global Halal Fusion
Ingredients: 1 kg lamb or beef (thinly sliced); 1 adobo (guajillo & ancho chilies, achiote, garlic, cumin, oregano, vinegar, pineapple); 1 pineapple; corn tortillas, onion, coriander, lime, salsa

Mexico's great spit-roasted taco, descended from the shawarma brought by Lebanese migrants — here in the halal form its own ancestry suggests: marinated lamb or beef on the trompo, shaved onto corn tortillas with pineapple, onion, and coriander.

5 hr 45 min · Serves 6 · Takes some skill

Recipe by Halal Gourmet Editorial Team

Ingredients

Meat

1 kglamb or beef (thinly sliced), halal-certified — replaces the customary pork

Marinade

1 adobo (guajillo & ancho chilies, achiote, garlic, cumin, oregano, vinegar, pineapple)

Spit

1 pineapple

Serve

corn tortillas, onion, coriander, lime, salsa

Method

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Time: Prep 300 min · Cook 45 min · 345 min total
Difficulty: hard

1
Blend a chili-achiote adobo with vinegar and pineapple; marinate the thin lamb/beef slices for several hours.
300 min
2
Stack on a vertical trompo (or in a loaf tin) topped with pineapple; roast, shaving the crisped edges.
40 min
3
Serve on warm corn tortillas with onion, coriander, lime, and a little roasted pineapple.
5 min

Notes and swaps

Allergens: Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.
Swaps: Lamb or beef, thinly sliced and marinated identically. This is not an approximation but a return to the dish's own origin: al pastor descends from the shawarma brought by Lebanese (largely Christian a: Pork shoulder on the trompo (the standard modern Mexican preparation).