Poor mans Al pastor

[Filipino-Boy]

Gotta adjust it came out fall off the bone wife said concept was there maybe next time try with cover off or the meat was sliced to thin what do you guys think

 

[in. pred]

ok im thinking what is it? never heard of Al the pastor. lol

 

[in. pred]

ok i looked it up. it kind of the same concept as king gyros restaurants here. what seasonings do you put on it? im guessing there are variations of this also? beef pork chicken lamb goat deer?

 

[chilerelleno]

Whatever, it still looks good!
Bet I could demolish half a dozen tacos... Oh yeah!

Could be too thin, I like 1/4 inch thick.
If not too thin, maybe over cooked.
Or if too thin cut, over marinated and it was overly tenderized.
More time uncovered could help.

 

[chilerelleno]

ok i looked it up. it kind of the same concept as king gyros restaurants here. what seasonings do you put on it? im guessing there are variations of this also? beef pork chicken lamb goat deer?

Origins are from 1930s Lebanese immigrants who brought their Shawarma over with them, it was rapidly adopted and adapted to Mexican spices.

 

[SmokinEdge]

Everyone has a different approach, but this is what I’ve done and how I run it.

I bank the coals to one side then occasionally rotate the spit to cook evenly, then at the end I’ll finish with some coals surrounding it.

 

[kilo charlie]

Gotta adjust it came out fall off the bone wife said concept was there maybe next time try with cover off or the meat was sliced to thin what do you guys think

I think it looks great! Write down what you did this time, make small adjustments until the wife approves!

I've seen them made with super thin meat, but because it's packed together tightly it cooks similar to a giant thick piece. Definitely do not give up! Experiment more!

 

[Filipino-Boy]

I think it looks great! Write down what you did this time, make small adjustments until the wife approves!

I've seen them made with super thin meat, but because it's packed together tightly it cooks similar to a giant thick piece. Definitely do not give up! Experiment more!

Thanks guys I will definitely try again just need a new game plan but it tasted great just the texture I wanted wasn’t there

 

[DRKsmoking]

Looks good, just not what you were going for. But that is ok. That is how things get done and perfected.

Like John said , I could chew up a few tacos.

Keep at it, at least we can eat what we think did not turn out how we really wanted it to.

David

 

[in. pred]

are you looking for very soft? maybe an acidy marinade. i have made meat actually too soft by soaking too long in an acidy marinade.

its always interesting to learn new bbq techniques!

neat rig you made there smokinedge.