ThePerfectBeard
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2014
- Location
- Enfield, CT
Hi everyone,
I'm brand new to the forum. I just got my first smoker, a WSM 18.5. One of the first things I want to try and do is smoke a version of Tacos Al Pastor. I'm trying to think about the best way to go about this. Normally you slice a pork butt in 1/4" slices and marinate in a pineapple and mexican chile marinade. I'm trying to think of a way to smoke a whole butt like this. I'm guessing there's two ways to go about it.
First, I would imagine that I could make large slits in the pork butt and marinate the butt as normal. I would probably have to tie it together while smoking to get the best effect. Problem is I'm not sure I would get a crust like this or how effective the marinade would be while smoked. It would probably only take a few hours though.
Second, I was thinking some sort of rub with guajillo chiles, oregano, and cumin. After that I could spray it with some pineapple juice or something. I'm not sure this flavor would penetrate the meat though and season all of the pork.
Anyone have success making these kind of tacos on a smoker?
I'm brand new to the forum. I just got my first smoker, a WSM 18.5. One of the first things I want to try and do is smoke a version of Tacos Al Pastor. I'm trying to think about the best way to go about this. Normally you slice a pork butt in 1/4" slices and marinate in a pineapple and mexican chile marinade. I'm trying to think of a way to smoke a whole butt like this. I'm guessing there's two ways to go about it.
First, I would imagine that I could make large slits in the pork butt and marinate the butt as normal. I would probably have to tie it together while smoking to get the best effect. Problem is I'm not sure I would get a crust like this or how effective the marinade would be while smoked. It would probably only take a few hours though.
Second, I was thinking some sort of rub with guajillo chiles, oregano, and cumin. After that I could spray it with some pineapple juice or something. I'm not sure this flavor would penetrate the meat though and season all of the pork.
Anyone have success making these kind of tacos on a smoker?