Tacos Al Pastor

Step 1

In a small sauce pan boil pasilla chile and guajillo chiles until guajillo chile is soft. about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Take chiles out, remove stems and seeds.

Step 3

Place in blender with vinegar, orange juice, pineapple,garlic, onion, cumin, lime, chipotle, adobe sauce, vinegar, pineapple, salt, oregano, and sugar. Blend until smooth. Divide in to two.

Step 4

Using an injector- inject 1/2 of the marinade into the pork.

Step 5

Start by injecting your meat.  Place in the needle and move it 4 different directions squirting marinade into each direction. Continue this all over the pork shoulder until you have used about 1/2 the marinade OR you have put all that you can into the meat. Pour the remaining al pastor sauce over and under the pork butt.Allow to marinate 4 hours to overnight.

Step 6

HOW TO SMOKE AL PASTORPreheat the smoker to 270, and wait until it burns clean.Put your pork fat side up on the smoker. Also place a dish of water to the side. Let smoke for 3 hours at 270.At hour 3 spritz with apple cider vinegar every hour. You can also place pineapple on the top if desired. To remove from the smoker use a clean dry bowl and pick it up. Using a towel, instead of tongs will keep the meat from squeezing and juices excreting.At about hour 6-7 you should see the fat cap separating and splitting at that point you will want to remove the pork from the smoker and wrap it in foil.Once foil wrapped place back on the smoker for another at 270 for one house. Raise the temp to 290 and keep on smoker until the internal temp is about 200- Remove from smoker. Let rest.HOW DO I KNOW MY PORK IS SMOKED PERFECT? while its wrapped in the foil if you press on the meat from side to side it will jiggle. Unwrap the meat and the bone will slide right out with no resistance.