Al Pastor Potato Skins - pork shoulder

Method

• Begin by putting your pork, the quartered onions and the orange juice into a large Ziplock bag.
• Seal the bag.
• Let this mixture sit in the refrigerator overnight.
• Then put the pork into a crockpot and cook on low for roughly 8 hours.
• This process will render out some of the fat and the flavors will begin to come together.
• Dont get too excited yet, the fun is about to come.
• In a food processor, add the garlic, pasilla peppers, cumin, salt, pepper, and vinegar.
• Process until it forms somewhat of a paste.
• This paste is going to be used to cook the pork, once again, to form a crispness to the pork.
• In a large pot, add the cooking oil and bring to a medium to high heat for a few minutes.
• Add the pork, then stir in the paste.
• Mix really well, and cook on medium heat for roughly 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, and let it cook for another 5 minutes, allowing the flavors to come together even further.
• Turn the heat off and set to the side.
• Preheat your oven to 400 F. Poke the top of each potato with a fork a few times and place on a baking sheet.
• Cook in the oven for 1 hour.
• Once cooked, remove potatoes from the baking sheet and place on a plate to let them cool for about 15 minutes.
• Once your potatoes are cooled, use a sharp bread knife and cut each lengthwise, into three segments per potato.
• Discard the middle slice or use it for breakfast the following morning, or heck for that matter, add some butter, salt, and cream, and make some rustic mashed potatoes.
• Next, melt your butter in the microwave.
• Get your broiler heated to high.
• Brush the butter on the inside and outside of each potato skin and place them back onto the baking sheet.
• Season the inside of each skin with some salt and pepper.
• Place them under the broiler for 8-10 minutes until the insides get a bit crispy from the melted butter.
• Remove them from the oven and prepare everything for the next step.
• Add approximately 1/4 cup of the cooked al pastor into each potato skin.
• Top that with some tomato, avocado, onion and pineapple, and shower with some of the cilantro.
• Squeeze just a bit of lime over the top.
• Repeat, and serve.
• These al pastor potato skins were freaking delicious.
• They were everything you would expect in what I define as a perfect taco.
• Instead of a tortilla this uses a really awesome potato skin plus the original awesome balance of taco flavors.
• If you are looking for something fun, exciting, and different to make, give these a try.
• And happy Cinco de Mayo!