Nutritional Facts
Serving Size: Entire recipe serves 8
- Calories: 372
- Protein: 31 grams
- Carbs: 26 grams
- Fat: 16 grams
Cooking Instructions
Ingredients:
- 2lb pork loin roast
- 1 tbsp achiote paste or powder
- 1 guajillo chili
- 1 tsp garlic powder or 1 garlic clove
- 1 tsp oregano
- ½ tsp cumin
- ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
- ⅛ tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- ½ lime juiced, and more lime for garnish
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 1/3 pineapple, skinned and sliced into 1/4-inch approximately
- 16 corn tortillas
- cilantro & red onion chopped for garnish
- A few skewer sticks soaked in water
Directions:
- Slice the pork loin in thin slices and set aside on a bowl.
- In a blender, add in achiote powder, guajillo chile, fresh garlic and garlic powder, oregano, cumin, cinnamon, clove, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, vinegar, lime juice, coconut oil and 2 slices of the fresh pineapple. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the mix onto the meat, mix until everything is covered and let marinade for at least 3 hrs. Overnight works best.
- On a baking tray, lay down a slice of fresh pineapple and build a pile layering pineapple and meat. Take a few skewer sticks and stick them right on the middle of the pile to make sure everything stays in place.
- Put in a preheated oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hr and 25 min.
- Take out of the oven and slice from top to bottom until all the meat is chopped.
- Put together some tacos, and garnish with cilantro, lime an your favorite salsa.
- Enjoy!