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