Wishbone Kitchen’s Fish Tacos al Pastor
SERVES: 4-6
PREP TIME: 15 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes
COURSE: Main
Typically, Tacos al Pastore consist of marinated sliced pork shoulder skewered on to a spit and cooked with an open flame. They are also topped with pieces of grilled pineapple, white onion and cilantro. Meredith @WishboneKitchen decided to use fish in this recipe because she loves the combination of seafood and pineapple. This recipe also works great with shrimp! WISHBONE KITCHEN
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. cod portioned into small filets, or substitute with shrimp
- Corn tortillas
- Limes for serving
- Microgreens for serving, optional
Marinade
- 1 dried ancho chile
- 1 dried guajillo chile
- 2 chiles de arbol
- 1/2 tsp annatto seeds, optional but encouraged
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch ground clove
- 1 pinch dried oregano
- 1 pinch cumin
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 1 tbsp lime juice
Pineapple Salsa
- 2 cups chopped pineapple
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro stems
- ½ small red onion chopped
- Zest and juice from 1 lime
Instructions
- Pre-heat the broiler setting on your oven and adjust the oven rack to the top shelf.
- Transfer dried chiles to a bowl, pour over boiling water and cover with plastic wrap. Let sit for 10 minutes or until chiles are soft.
- To make the marinade, transfer rehydrated chiles and the remaining ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Season cod filets with salt, transfer to a large bowl and coat in the marinade. Let sit for 10-15 minutes.
- Combine chopped pineapple, red onion, cilantro, lime juice and zest for the pineapple salsa.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking oil. Transfer marinated fish filets to the baking sheet and space them about 1 inch apart. Brush with any excess marinade left in the bowl.
- Transfer to the oven under the preheated broiler and broil for 5-8 minutes or until fish is seared on the outside and cooked all the way through on the inside.
- If using shrimp instead of fish, cook for 4 minutes, flipping the shrimp halfway.
- Heat up tortillas on the stove top and store under a kitchen towel to keep warm until you're ready to serve.
- To plate, top warm tortillas with cooked fish, pineapple salsa, microgreens and a squeeze of lime juice.




