Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 4 guajillo chiles
- rehydrated in water
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 2 cloves garlic
- minced
- Salt
- Pepper
- ½ onion
- finely chopped
- ½ cup pineapple juice
- 1 pound ground pork
- 4 slices pineapple
- 6 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 4 hamburger rolls
- Cilantro
- chopped
Instruction
- Preheat an oiled pan or a grill over medium to high heat
- To make the al pastor sauce, in a blender, mix the chiles, oregano, garlic, salt, pepper, onion, and pineapple juice for 1 minute
- Pour the sauce in a bowl together with the ground pork
- With your hands, combine the meat and sauce
- To make the patties, roll ¼ of the seasoned ground meat into a ball and lightly press it between your hands or on a flat surface
- Repeat with the rest of the meat mixture until you have 4 patties
- Cook the patties on a grill or in a pan for 4 minutes on each side
- Remove the patties and let them rest on a plate
- In the same pan or grill, brown the pineapple slices over medium heat for 5 minutes on each side
- Spread the mayonnaise on the inside of each bun, add the patty, then the pineapple and sprinkle with the cilantro
- Top with the other half of the bun and serve
- Excerpt from The Homemade Chef: Ordinary Ingredients for Extraordinary Food by James Tahhan
- Copyright © 2016 by James Tahhan
- Used with permission by Celebra
- All rights reserved
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