If you’ve ever ordered tacos al pastor from a taco truck or a taqueria (in my experience, the more hole-in-the-wall the location, the better), you know how delicious these shaved pork tacos can be.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Every Mexican food aficionado knows al pastor, and almost everyone who knows it loves it. But real al pastor is cooked so specifically that it ...

Welcome back to Charlie’s dried chili adventure. In previous installments, we talked about how to prepare dried chilies as powder or puree and how to transform those ingredients into award-winning ...

Lebanese immigrants introduced spit-roasted meats known as shawarma to Mexico in the 19th century, and eventually tacos al pastor came to be. The dish consists of chili-seasoned spit-roasted pork ...

Every Mexican food aficionado knows al pastor, and almost everyone who knows it loves it. But real al pastor is cooked so specifically that it can be an intimidating dish to recreate at home. Within ...