Al Pastor is a slow, vertically cooked marinated pork butt or shoulder.  Its smokey and sweet unique flavor profile comes from the guajillo peppers, anchiote paste and pinapple used in the marinate. Al Pastor is typically cooked on a vertical spit and topped with pineapple.  As the pork cooks, the juices run down the meat and its natural enzymes help…

"Jaka" is known domestically as Jackfruit.  Jackfruit comes from the Jack Tree which is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family.  The fruit is rather enormous.  It grows next to the trunk of the tree , rather than on the branches, and has a meat-like texture. Jaka asada is a citrus marinated jackfruit.  Typically the raw…

Pollo Asado is a citrus marinated chicken.  It can be made with any part of the chicken, but I typically make it with boneless, skinless breast or thigh meat.  The citrus based marinate will tenderize the chicken into melt-in-your mouth deliciousness.  Pollo Asado can be served as the prime attraction in your entree, by itself, in a burrito, burrito bowl…

Carne asada is a citrus marinated skirt of flank steak.  Typically the skirt and flank steaks are the tougher cut of beef, however the carne asada marinate will transform them into soft, tender strips of steak that you won't be able to get enough of.  Below is my take on Carne Asada... Carne Asada Recipe INGREDIENTS 3 lbs of Flank…

Anyone who's ever traveled into Mexico has likely seen street vendors selling grilled corn on the cob.  If you haven't been able to travel to Baja, perhaps you've seen the hilarious Jack Black movie, "Nacho Libre"?  The character "Esqueleto" seemed to be frequently eating this messy Mexican street delicacy. When I lived in Southern California, I would occasionally head down…