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Tacos al pas­tor or tacos trompo is a method of slow-cook­ing pork and pineap­ple on a ver­ti­cal spit; it was brought to Mex­i­co by Lebanese immi­grants. Al pas­tor is Span­ish for “shep­­herd-style,” while trompo means “spin­ning top,” which makes sense. Tra­di­tion­al­ly this meant cook­ing with a rotat­ing spit over direct heat. Most folks won’t have a … Con­tin­ue read­ing Al pas­tor

Tacos al pas­tor or tacos trompo is a method of slow-cook­ing pork and pineap­ple on a ver­ti­cal spit; it was brought to Mex­i­co by Lebanese immi­grants. Al pas­tor is Span­ish for “shep­herd-style,” while trompo means “spin­ning top,” which makes sense.

Tra­di­tion­al­ly this meant cook­ing with a rotat­ing spit over direct heat. Most folks won’t have a ver­ti­cal rotis­serie at home, but using a fixed ver­ti­cal spit and cook­ing with indi­rect heat also works just fine.