Tacos Árabes
Puebla Pita-Wrap Tacos
Puebla's Lebanese-Mexican taco on tortillas árabes (pan árabe): thin-sliced pork marinated in olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh herbs, griddled hot with thick chipotle salsa.
Tacos Árabes
✦ Antes de Empezar
Before you cook
Does the lemon-and-vinegar marinade cook the pork?
No — citrus and vinegar tenderize and flavor the meat but don't reliably kill pathogens the way heat does, so even after marinating for up to 24 hours, cook the pork fully on a very hot griddle or rotisserie until it's cooked through before serving.
Ingredientes· 10View
Pork & Marinade
- 3 lbsPork Loinsliced very thin
- 2 tbspFresh Mexican Oreganochopped
- 1 tspGround Cumin
- 1 tspDried Thyme
- 6 clovesGarlicminced
- 1/4 cupLemon Juicefresh
- 3 tbspOlive Oil
- to tasteSalt & Pepper
Salsa & Assembly
- 8-10 piecesPan Árabe (Thick Flour Tortillas/Pita-style)
- 1 small canChipotle Peppers in Adoboblended for salsa
Instrucciones
6 pasosPrepara la marinada
Make the marinade
Mix the oil, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, cumin, oregano, thyme, parsley, mint, onion, and salt.
Marinar
Marinate
Add the pork and marinate for 2 to 24 hours.
Cocina el cerdo
Cook the pork
Cook on a very hot griddle in batches, allowing the edges to brown and the pork to cook through, or stack on a rotisserie.
Pica el cerdo
Chop the pork
Chop or slice the cooked pork.
Rellena el pan
Fill the bread
Warm the pan árabe and fill with the meat.
Sirve
Serve
Serve with thick chipotle salsa and optional jocoque.
Authentic Culinary Gear for this Recipe
Heritage Mexican cooking relies on dedicated craft tools to develop authentic blisters, toasts, and emulsified textures.
10.5" Heavy Cast Iron Comal
Distributes high, dry radiant heat for charring poblanos, toasting chiles, and warming tortillas.
Cast Iron Tortilla Press (8")
Heavy calibrated leverage to press fresh heirloom masa dough into thin, supple rounds with zero sticking.
Heirloom Masa & Dried Chiles
Single-origin Mexican dried chiles (Ancho, Guajillo, Pasilla) and heirloom nixtamalized corn masa.
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