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NOTE : El Pastor is open daily for lunch and dinner. You can book a table, and find out more, HERE. What makes the Mexican variation of lamb shawarma is none other than the type of meat used. What part of the pork is al pastor meat?

The marinated meat is cooked on a slow turning vertical rotisserie (called a trompo) with a gas flame. It is not uncommon to add other spices to the meat, such as achiote, a seed that imparts a subtle flavor and a reddish-orange color to the dish. Once mounted to the trompo, a piece of onion and pineapple is speared on top of the meat to help add even greater flavor. Once fully cooked, the meat is removed from the spit in very thin slices and served on tortillas with simple toppings such as cilantro, onions, lime juice, salsa, and occasionally pineapple. Try it at Home: Tacos Al Pastor As mentioned previously, a boneless pork shoulder is slow-cooked on a vertical spit-roast. However, before the cooking even begins, it is marinated in a number of staple Mexican ingredients such as dried chilies, spices, pineapple, and typically achiote paste. The meat is then slow-cooked in a vertical spit-roast that is called a trompo under charcoal of gas flames. If you’ve gone to a small authentic Greek restaurant, you’ve likely seen them cut slices of lamb meat off of a trompo. The name translates to “Shephard Style,” which is derived from the origin of the cooking method. Although al pastor is a Mexican meat, the style of cooking is an original of the Lebanese. Lebanese people immigrated to Mexico and brought with them their famous cooking method: lamb shawarma. This nearly identical cooking method to the Lebanese lamb shawarma is a vertical spit-roasted cooking method. During the 19th century, variations of a vertically grilled meat dish, now known by several names, started to spread throughout the Ottoman Empire. The Lebanese version, shawarma, was brought to Mexico in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by a wave of Lebanese immigrants, mainly Christians such as the Maronites who have no religious dietary restrictions on eating pork. [5] Prichep, Deena; Estrin, Daniel. "Thank the Ottoman Empire for the taco al pastor". TheWorld.org . Retrieved 12 July 2022.

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It is believed that the Mexican Al pastor originated from the Arab’s shawarma grilled meats. Having been derived from such a cooking style, tacos al pastor is similar to the Turkish döner kebab and Greek gyros. However, the Mexican meats made in this style can commonly be found in dishes such as gringas, alambres, and huaraches. Preparation The only surprise is how long it’s taken the Harts to do a Mexican restaurant, given their associations with the country. Sam Hart and Crispin Somerville, his business partner here, lived between them for 15 years in Mexico City, running nightclubs. They know this food. The problem is that, until recently, London didn’t. There were doubts about Mexican food being a blunt object. Wasn’t it all mushed avocado and chilli and vinegary notes, wrapped up in flatbreads with ambitions above their station? It’s a shame, because when it’s good, it’s very good. The space itself is in an old railway arch that feels bang on trend. It’s inviting and looks really cool from the outside, but stepping inside now feels like playing a game of roulette. We still haven’t quite been able to erase the bad times from our memory, but if we were in the neighbourhood and wanted tacos, we could be tempted to give it another shot. So why all the fuss? Well, El Pastor comes from the Hart Brothers (Sam and Eddie, of Barrafina fame, plus, for the first time, little bro James) alongside ex A&R man Crispin Somerville: he and Sam were mates at Manchester Uni, and they later ran a Mexico City restaurant and club together. And, my oh my, do these guys know how to throw a fiesta.

Now Al Pastor can simply be interpreted as a type of meat or even better as a cooking style of pork shoulder. How is al pastor meat made? Sterling, David (2014). Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition. pp.333, 358–363. ISBN 978-0292735811. In some places of northern Mexico, such as Nuevo León, Durango and Chihuahua, these are usually called tacos de trompo if served on corn tortillas, and gringas if they are served with cheese on flour tortillas. A variety of the dish uses a combination of Middle Eastern spices and indigenous central Mexican ingredients and is called tacos árabes. [4] History [ edit ] While we won’t blame you if you don’t have a trompo hanging around in your kitchen, you can still enjoy tacos that are cooked in a similar style to Al pastor. What makes Tacos Al Pastor delicious is the marinade and slow cook time of the pork. Try this recipe by BonAppetit for a similar Al Pastor experience!

Al pastor (from Spanish, "shepherd style"), tacos al pastor, or tacos de trompo is a preparation of spit-grilled slices of pork originating in the Central Mexican region of Puebla and Mexico City, although today it is a common menu item found in taquerías throughout Mexico. The method of preparing and cooking al pastor is based on the lamb shawarma brought by Lebanese immigrants to the region. [1] [2] [3] Al pastor features a flavor palate that uses traditional Mexican adobada (marinade). It is a popular street food that has spread to the United States. In some places of northern Mexico and coastal Mexico, such as in Baja California, taco al pastor is known as taco de trompo or taco de adobada. Al pastor is the staple of a premier Mexican restaurant. Because of its cooking method, many Mexican restaurants can’t support the required trompo, so they have to make do with over or pan-fried, making the pork chewy and tasteless. It comes to us courtesy of the Harts Group, who have their fingers in a lot of other pies (and by ‘pies’ we mean ‘ Michelin Starred restaurants like Barrafina‘) but this place is special in the hearts of the Harts, as the founders spent a decade running a cult nightclub in Mexico City before diving into the London resto scene. And this is a recreation of that time, nightclub and all. Hursh Graber, Karen (2006). "Wrap It Up: A Guide to Mexican Street Tacos Part II: Nighttime Tacos". mexconnect.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-29 . Retrieved 29 January 2022.