Tacos al Pastor with Red Beans and Oaxaca Cheese Cornbread - Recipe by Chef Jose Garces for Smithfield

Sep 27, 2026

A complete taco dinner recipe pairing tacos al pastor with a rich red bean side and Oaxaca cheese cornbread. The pork shoulder is marinated in pineapple, chiles, garlic, and seasonings, then caramelized and assembled in warm corn tortillas. Red beans are cooked slowly with ham hock, stock, vegetables, and bay leaves until tender and thickened. Cornbread uses butter, sugar, eggs, cornmeal, jalapeño, and Oaxaca cheese, baked until golden. Makes about 32 tacos.

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Tacos al Pastor

Red Beans

Oaxaca Cheese Cornbread

Tacos al Pastor with Red Beans and Oaxaca Cheese Cornbread Recipe by Chef Jose Garces for Smithfield Tacos al Pastor 5 lbs. Smithfield® Prime Boneless Pork Shoulder Picnic Roast, sliced 1/8‐inch thick 6 cloves garlic 1 large onion, peeled and sliced into 1/2‐inch rings 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple 2 cups pineapple juice 1 cup chicken stock 1 cup guajillo chile puree (guajillo chiles soaked in hot water and blended in blender until smooth) 1/4 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon Mexican dried oregano Fresh corn tortillas 1. Heat oven to 450oF. Place garlic, onion and pineapple on aluminum foil lined baking sheet. Cook until all items are well caramelized but not burned. Remove from oven and place in a pot with remaining ingredients except corn tortillas. Simmer for 10 minutes. Puree in blender until smooth. Place in refrigerator to cool completely. 2. Place pork in cooled marinade; cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. 3. Warm fresh corn tortillas gently in a small skillet over low heat. Wrap tightly in a warm wet towel and place in 200oF. oven until ready to serve. 4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over high. Season pork slices with salt and pepper; add to skillet and cook until well caramelized. Do not over crowd the pan, work in batches if necessary. Cook until pork is just cooked through. 5. Serve in warm corn tortillas with Red Beans and Oaxaca Cheese Cornbread on the side. Red Beans 1 Smithfield® Recipe Ready Smoked Ham Hock 1 cup diced Smithfield® Smoked Ham 8 cups chicken stock 1 cup diced onion 1 cup diced red bell peppers 3 cups dried red beans, soaked overnight 3 bay leaves 1 cup diced russet potatoes 1 cup diced butternut squash 1. Combine ham hock and chicken stock in large stock pot; simmer for 3 hours until hocks are very tender. Strain thoroughly and cool, reserving stock. Remove tender hocks and chop into bite‐size pieces. 2. Cook onions and red pepper in large stock pot until tender. Add beans and reserved ham hock stock. Simmer until beans are very tender. 3. Add ham hock meat and remaining ingredients; cook until mixture is thickened and potatoes and squash are cooked tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Oaxaca Cheese Cornbread 1 cup butter 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 4 large eggs 2 cups cornmeal 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 jalapeño, roasted and diced 2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels 3 cups (12 oz. ) grated Oaxaca cheese 1. Heat oven to 325°F. Place oven rack in center of oven. 2. Beat butter and sugar together with electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each until blended. 3. Mix together cornmeal, baking powder and salt in separate bowl. Gradually beat into butter mixture until combined. 4. Fold in Oaxaca cheese, corn kernels and diced jalapeño. Spoon batter into greased 10‐inch cast iron skillet (or 8‐inch square baking pan) and bake 15 to 18 minutes until golden. MAKES: about 32 tacos PREP TIME: 40 minutes plus 2 hours marinade time COOK TIME: 5 hours 15 minutes ©2017 Smithfield Foods

FAQs

What is the key method for cooking the red beans side?

Simmer ham hock with chicken stock for several hours, strain and reserve the stock, then simmer beans with diced vegetables and the reserved stock until very tender, finishing with potatoes, squash, and seasonings until thickened.

Sep 27, 2026

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