Prep Time: 60 minutes | Cook Time: 3 hours | Servings: 4-6
By Joe Hanna
Ingredients
Meat & Marinade
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3-4 lbs Pork Sirloin Roast or steak
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Kosher salt (for sprinkling)
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1 cup pineapple juice
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1 cup ACV (Apple Cider Vinegar)
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4 pouches Achiote powder
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1 Tbsp powdered Mexican Oregano
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2 tsp black pepper
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2 tsp cumin
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2 Tbsp honey
Trompo Base & Grilling
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1 fresh pineapple (used for the base, crown, and optional mixed-in bits)
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1 cup fruit wood pellets (optional, for extra smoke flavor)
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Extra ACV (for soaking the wood pellets)
Serving & Toppings
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Small corn tortillas
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Queso Fresco (crumbled)
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Sunflower seed kernels
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Fresh cilantro
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Fresh white onion (diced)
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Salsa roja or salsa verde
Directions
- Take a 3-4 lbs of Pork Sirloin Roast or steak.
When using roast slice to 1/2-3/4" thick and pound thin.
When using Sirloin Steak pound thin. - Rinse meat & sprinkle both sides with kosher salt. Lay flat in a marinating pan.
- In a blender combine:1 cup pineapple juice, I cup ACV, 4 pouches of Achiote powder, 1 Tbsp powdered Mexican Oregano, 2 tsp black pepper, 2 tsp cumin, 2 Tbsp honey.
- Blend it & pour over sliced meat, cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours.
I build a makeshift Trompo out of the round base of a fresh pineapple (leave the core in it). Shove a thick, sturdy bamboo skewer or chopstick through the center of the skinned & inverted base of the pineapple. Set it in an aluminum pie pan. Stab slices of meat onto the Trompo until you have a cone that resembles a Gyro cone. Press the meat down until it feels compacted, then crown the top with a skinned slice of pineapple (again core intact). - Place pie pan onto grill at 225-275° F for 2.5-3 hours, until DEEP center temperature is at least 145° F. Brush with drippings periodically.
- ** for extra flavor** add 1 cup of fruit wood pellets, soaked in ACV, near the heat source.
- Rest 3-5 minutes. Carve vertically from the Trompo. Mix in pineapple bits if you like.
- Serve in small warm corn tortillas. Top with Queso Fresco crumbles, sunflower seed kernels, fresh cilantro, fresh diced white onion and salsa roja or salsa verde.
- Enjoy!!!

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