Earlier this week I prepared a Jerk Pork Loin which was great, but since I'm not much of a "leftover" person, I started to think about ways in which I could turn the left over pork into another tasty dish. Being a huge fan of Mexican cuisine I decided to make my version of a Pork Al Pastor. The basis of Pork Al Pastor is the technique of grilled pork on a vertical "spit", like Gyro meat. Now, I don't have a spit just hanging out in my home so I improvised. Being that my pork loin had previously been grilled, I simply cut the remainder into cubes and then sauteed the pork in a skillet with a blend of Mexican spices and a half a can of Green Chilies, and voila, Pork a la Al Pastor was born! Sauteing the pork in olive oil gave it the right amount of browning and the pork tasted delicious, far from the Jerk Pork it once was. I decided to make a naked burrito using the pork and my dinner for that night totaled a mere 380 calories. This is definitely a dish that can be created using leftover chicken or beef/steak. Go ahead give it a try, you won't be disappointed!
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