Tacos al pastor

Shaunvdv · Dec 5, 2021

Hey guys,

It’s been a while since I last posted. I have since had many cooks with varying results but today I am trying something new. I don’t know why I’ve never done this before as I love tacos al pastor. But hey, first time for everything right? I decided to use my argentine style grill with the rotisserie attachment. I started the fire at 1:00pm and put the meat on at 2:30. So far things have been going good. I figured it would be about a 3-4 hour cook. Here are some photos.

Big George's BBQ · Dec 5, 2021

I would like that too

Shaunvdv · Dec 5, 2021

It came out pretty dang good.

jzadski · Dec 5, 2021

Looks pretty darn good to me too

LordRiffenstein · Dec 6, 2021

Yes yes yes!!!

JAKs Q & brew · Dec 6, 2021

Did you cook the whole thing until it was totally done, or did you shave off the outside for a round of tacos and put the rest back on the crisp the outside again?

charcoalwilly · Dec 6, 2021

Looks fantastic. How do you like cooking on the Argentine grill using the brasero ember maker? Do you have any problems with embers blowing out of the grill?

DarkStar11 · Dec 6, 2021

Looks pretty darn tasty!

Stingerhook · Dec 6, 2021

I likey.

kevinstaggs · Dec 6, 2021

I’ll bring the beer, salt and limes if you save me a plate.

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Shaunvdv · Dec 10, 2021

JAKs Q & brew said:
Did you cook the whole thing until it was totally done, or did you shave off the outside for a round of tacos and put the rest back on the crisp the outside again?

I shaved some off and let the middle cook a bit more. It wasn’t quite done there.

Shaunvdv · Dec 10, 2021

charcoalwilly said:
Looks fantastic. How do you like cooking on the Argentine grill using the brasero ember maker? Do you have any problems with embers blowing out of the grill?

I like using it but I had to make some modifications to it. The embers don’t blow out too much but I sometimes drop some coals when I am shoveling them to the grill area. The biggest issue with using it is you need way more wood than you do for a smoker. If it’s really windy, like when I did those tacos, the wood burns faster and the meat is cooled off while it cooks. It’s definitely more of a fair weather grill.

Shaunvdv · Dec 10, 2021

kevinstaggs said:
I’ll bring the beer, salt and limes if you save me a plate.

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Next time I’ll make more than 2 lbs. they went quick.

Learning to BBQ · Dec 11, 2021

Nicely done! That's a nice looking setup you have there.

Aegis · Dec 11, 2021

Shaunvdv said:
I shaved some off and let the middle cook a bit more. It wasn’t quite done there.

In the restaraunts, that’s the point of the technique - constantly exposing a new layer to crisp up. I don’t think they are trying to get the whole stack done at once.

Shaunvdv · Dec 11, 2021

Learning to BBQ said:
Nicely done! That's a nice looking setup you have there.

Thank you. I enjoy it.

Shaunvdv · Dec 11, 2021

Aegis said:
In the restaraunts, that’s the point of the technique - constantly exposing a new layer to crisp up. I don’t think they are trying to get the whole stack done at once.

Yes, that is the way it’s traditionally done. It was just difficult to shave it on the horizontal spit.

Sid Post · Dec 13, 2021

Curious about your cook.

Looking at your picture, I wonder why you didn't layer the Pineapple rings between the meat to season and break it down?

What did you use for your meat? I'm thinking some goat with beef would be a really good combination with the Pineapple to help break down what is typically tougher goat meat. In Germany, the Doner stands often used some pork as well to keep costs down with some of the tougher lamb cuts and chicken but, obviously with the Muslim community that was a no-no.

Regarding slicing the crisp outer "shell" on a horizontal spit, a cookie sheet and an electric knife works pretty well but, you may need to stop the rotation with the power of most residential electric knives.

Doner "Kebab", or its similar nom de guerre variations, are is super tasty street stall food that is so much better than a McDonald's Big Mac! I enjoyed a lot of them in the Netherlands and Germany. Someday, I will try the original in Turkey and an authentic Gyro in Greece and Sicily.

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