Slow Cooker Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Cilantro Lime Dressing Food

SWEET PORK BARBACOA (YET ANOTHER CAFE RIO COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Spray crock pot with Pam and place pork roast inside. Mix remaining ingredients until sugar has dissolved. Pour over roast and cook on low until pork can be shredded with a fork (8-10 hours). The finished meat/liquid mixture can be frozen for later use.
• My favorite way to put this meal together is as follows: make a bed of delicious cilantro lime rice (#310516) on a plate. Top with a scoop of black beans and a scoop of sweet pork. Cover with romaine lettuce and drizzle with equal parts Ranch dressing and salsa verde on top.

SLOW COOKER CAFE RIO SWEET PORK & CILANTRO LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in butter. Place roast in crock pot and cover with onion. Cook about 3 hours on high (or low equivalent). Drain liquid and save in fridge; shred pork. Add the soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, salt and pepper and cook an additional 2 hours on high (or low equivalent). Skim off fat from reserved liquid and add to pork (to taste).
• Serve on tortillas with Zataran's Black Beans & Rice, cheese, pico de gallo...whatever you like! I used lettuce, shredded cheese and fresh tomatoes from our garden. Top it with creamy cilantro dressing (recipe below).
• Creamy Cilantro Dressing: 2 T salsa verd, 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, 1 pkg buttermilk ranch dressing mix, 1 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/3 to 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1/2 bunch cilantro (with stems), 2 cloves garlic, minced, & Lime juice from 1 lime: Add ingredients to a blender and puree until smooth. Chill 1 hour (if you can wait that long).
• This serves 8-10 adults, more if children portions are involved. It is super easy to half the recipe, or just have leftovers!