Ingredients
Scale
- ½ can of La Morena Chipotle Peppers
- 3 pasilla/guajilla chiles, seeds and stems removed
- 1 ancho chile, seeds and stem removed
- ¼ cup orange juice, fresh preferred
- ½ tablespoon lime juice, fresh preferred
- 4 oz. Coca-Cola
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon clove
- ½ tablespoon brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 2 ½ –3 pounds of pork shoulder, cut into steaks
- 8 slices bacon
- 1 onion
- 1 fresh cut pineapple, sliced in rings, grilled
- salt and pepper
- 12–18 corn tortillas
- 1–2 bunches cilantro, chopped
- 2–3 radish, sliced
- 2 onion, chopped
Instructions
- Combine chiles, juices, spices and vinegar together in the blender.
- Place marinade into saucepan and cook on medium until well combined (about 5 minutes.) Once cooled, add to reusable plastic bag. Add pork to bag. Seal and refrigerate overnight. (12-18 hours.)
- Next remove steaks from marinade and add them to a loaf pan by alternating steak, a layer of bacon, steak, etc. until all the meat is complete.
- Now cover pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or two days. (12-36 hours.)
- Remove plastic wrap and cook meat in loaf pan on baking sheet in a preheated oven at 275 degrees for 4 hours. After cooling slightly, refrigerate 4-6 hours.
- Either in a skillet or on a grill, remove pork from loaf pan (discard bacon.) Brush pork with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over moderate heat until crispy. At the same time, grill pineapple with pork until brown grill marks.
- Remove meat and fruit from grill. Cut into strips and serve with warm tortillas, pineapple, onion, radishes and cilantro.
Notes
- Don’t rush this recipe. Plan to cook indoors and outdoors for best results, but if you have to, you can cook the entire recipe indoors (oven and over skilled) and outdoors (grill low and slow.) Serve with elotes, grilled onions and potatoes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 535
- Sugar: 11
- Sodium: 282
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 15
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 32
- Protein: 45
- Cholesterol: 150