Smashed Al Pastor Tacos

While It's Hot Issue #20: A Smashed Taco Take on Al Pastor with a Charred Pineapple Salsa

Al pastor is usually built around slices of marinated pork stacked and roasted until the edges crisp. This isn’t that, but the end result is closer than you’d expect.

By folding the marinade into ground pork and smashing it thin directly onto the tortilla, you get the same things that make pastor great: bold seasoning, rendered fat, and lots of surface area for browning. The pork cooks fast, the edges char nicely, and the tortilla picks up fat after you flip it.