Pictorial: Taco Al Pastor!

It's impossible to get decent mexican food here, so it's DIY or nothing at all. DIY then:

main ingredients

1 KG pork shoulder (2.2 LBS)
1 CUP chopped cilandro
6 X tortilla
3 X lime
5 X white onion

guacamole ingredients

1 X avocado
1 TSP garlic powder
1 TSP onion powder
1 TSP salt
1 TSP pepper
1 TBSP line juice

pico de gallo ingredients

1 X red onion
6 X cherry tomatos
1 X red pepper
1 TSP balsamic vinegar
1 TSP olive oil
1/4 CUP chopped cilandro
1 TS salt & pepper

chryz's adobo ingredients

2 TBSP tequila
1 TBSP line juice
1 TSP ground cumin
1 TSP soy sauce
1 TSP peanut oil
1 TSP garlic powder
1 TSP celery salt
1 TSP chili flakes
1 TSP salt & pepper

al pastor adobo ingredients

4 X garlic clove
2 TBSP cumin seeds
1/3 CUP red wine vinegar
1 CUP pineapple juice
3 TBSP ground guajillo
3 TBSP ground pasilla
1 TSP salt & pepper



the al pastor adobo had to be boiled, first I roasted the cumin seeds
in a dry pot, then ground them, since the pot was still hot I've used
it right away by mixing all the al pastor adobo ingredients and let it
boil for a few min and then let it cool off



chryz's adobo is a creation of mine, just mix everything and it's ready
to marinate stuff, in this case pork, but it's also good for chicken, etc;
it's the one on the left



while the cooked adobo was cooling down, I've prep'd the pork



the marinated pork after 7 hours, left chryz style, right al pastor style



friend arrived, final prep work with joined forces, button left the
finshed pico de gallo, just slice the tomatos, remove the seeds and
cube them, add chopped red oninos, cilantro and red/green pepper,
season with s&p, balsamic vinegar, olive oil; for the guacamole remove
the avocados' core, spoon out its flesh and mix/mash/season with the
remaining guacamole ingredients



time to cook the meat, in the front the "al pastor" pork and in the
back the chryz'd pork



the chryz style was just pan fried and ready first, served
with guacamole, pico de gallo and topped with a drizzle of
smoked chipotle sauce



while we feasted on the first set of tacos, the al pastor pork pieces
were getting all crisp and crunchy in the ovens' grill, my way of
emulating an absent vertical rotisserie :P



the al pastor tacos, topped with raw onions, chopped cilanro and
lime wedges for some DIY lime juice



just a close up *drool*



the last set with al pastor pork, guacamole, pico de gallo and smoked
chipotle sauce



well stuffed and beer'd ... this is living ;)