Fusion

Tacos Árabes

Name: Tacos Árabes
Prep time: 21 min
Cook time: 39 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10 tacos
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 lb Pork shoulder, thin-sliced; 1 White onion, sliced; 1/4 cup White vinegar; 2 tsp Dried oregano; 1 tsp Dried thyme; 3 Garlic cloves, minced; to taste Salt & black pepper; 3 Chipotles in adobo; 1 Roma tomato; 1 Garlic clove; 1 tbsp White vinegar; to taste Salt; 10 Pan árabe (pita-style flatbreads); 2 Limes, in wedges

The Puebla original that gave us al pastor — Lebanese shawarma technique meets Mexican pork. Vinegar-and-herb marinated pork is seared hard, shaved thin, and rolled in warm pan árabe with a smoky chipotle salsa.

Time: 1 hr
Heat
Yield: 10 tacos
Region: Puebla

Ingredients

Marinade

Chipotle salsa

To build

Per-100g nutrition (10 ingredients verified)

Ingredient	kcal	Protein	Fat	Carbs
White vinegar	0	0 g	0 g	0 g
Dried oregano	265	9 g	4.3 g	68.9 g
Dried thyme	276	9.1 g	7.4 g	63.9 g
Garlic cloves, minced	100	0 g	0 g	20 g
Salt & black pepper	0	0 g	0 g	0 g
Chipotles in adobo	67	3.3 g	0 g	13.3 g
Roma tomato	118	0 g	0 g	29.4 g
White vinegar	0	0 g	0 g	0 g
Salt	0	0 g	0 g	1330 g
Pan árabe (pita-style flatbreads)	367	9.4 g	11.6 g	56.4 g

Values are per 100 g of the listed ingredient. Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central (snapshot 2026-09-11). Ingredients without a verified match are omitted.

Method

Toss the sliced pork with the onion, vinegar, oregano, thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper, and let it marinate at room temperature.
Blend the chipotles with the tomato, garlic, vinegar, and salt, then simmer the salsa until it thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
Sear the pork and onions in a ripping-hot skillet in two batches, pressing the meat down and turning until the edges char, about 8 minutes total.
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Rest the pork a moment, then slice it into thin shawarma-style ribbons on a board.
Warm the pan árabe on a comal until soft and puffed in spots — keep it pliable, not crisp.
Pile the pork down the center of each flatbread, spoon over the chipotle salsa, add a squeeze of lime, and roll it up snug.