Al pastor pulled pork



by Speling_Error_

13 Comments

  1. Speling_Error_

    RECIPE BELOW:

    2 smoked pork shoulders, 18–20 lb raw / 12–14 lb cooked)

    Ingredients • 2 cups pineapple juice (unsweetened) • 1½ cups orange juice • ½ cup apple cider vinegar • ¼ cup white vinegar • ¼ cup achiote paste, broken up • ¼ cup guajillo chile paste (or 8–10 dried guajillos, soaked & blended) • 2 Tbsp chile ancho powder • 2 Tbsp ground cumin • 1½ Tbsp dried Mexican oregano • 1½ Tbsp kosher salt • 1 Tbsp black pepper • 1 Tbsp granulated garlic • 1 Tbsp onion powder • ¼ cup neutral oil or pork fat

    1. ⁠Whisk sauce Warm liquids slightly and whisk all ingredients until achiote fully dissolves.
    2. ⁠Smoke pork at 250-275° until you get to 175 or the bark you want.
    3. ⁠Pan the pork. Place smoked pork shoulders in the pan fat side up.
    4. ⁠Add sauce Pour sauce around the pork (not directly over bark). Liquid should come ½ to ⅔ of the way up the meat, not submerged.
    5. ⁠Cover tightly Double-wrap with foil or use a tight lid.
    6. ⁠250° oven or smoker • cook Until probe slides in easily (195–203°F) I pulled at 201° and rested 2 hours in a cambro box.
    7. ⁠Finish • Uncover • Flip pork into the sauce • Spoon sauce over meat • Hold covered 20–30 min to tighten flavor • Shred

  2. maque-choux-chef

    Looks awesome. Can you elaborate a bit on the two steps

    1. Smoke till the bark you want. How long did you smoke yours to achieve this color?

    2. Oven at 250* till done . Kinda same question, how many hours did you have this in for?

  3. nam3sar3hard

    Seems way better than the weird al pastor recipie I followed where I sliced it all and used a shwarma type stand with slices of pineapple in between every couple of layers and short term marinade

  4. Sea-Resist-3511

    Youre telling me an AI pastored this pork? looks great lol