Here are two recipes for Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Burritos. The first is simpler, and I think I made the second once because I had lost my recipe and this one included recipes for the rice and beans as well. Both are good.
1. Pork Barbacoa
4 lb. pork roast
1 cup salsa
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup of 7-Up
Cook in crock pot on low for 8 hours. Shred pork before serving.
Cilantro Lime Tomatilla Dressing
1 pkg. ranch dressing mix
1 Tbsp. salsa verde
1/8 tsp. tabasco
1/3 bunch cilantro
2 cloves garlic
3/4 cup mayo
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 lime, zest and juice
Blend ingredients in blender until smooth.
2. Shredded Sweet Pork
3 lb pork roast
1 c brown sugar
1 c Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp powdered ginger
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
2 Tb dried minced onions
Cook all ingredients in a crock pot on low all day (about 8 hours). One hour before serving, remove roast and shred it. Dump out all cooking juices and place shredded pork back into crockpot and add...
1 c brown sugar
1 c red enchilada sauce
Cilantro Lime Rice
3 c water
3 c Minute rice
4 cubes chicken bouillon
4 tsp garlic, minced
1 Tb canola oil
2 Tb fresh lime juice
1/2 bunch of cilantro
1/2 onion
1 can green chilies
Blend cilantro, onion, and chilies in food processor. Bring water to boil and add all ingredients, simmer covered for 30 minutes or until rice is cooked. You can substitute regular rice, just adjust the water to rice ratio accordingly.
Garlic Black Beans
1 can black beans
1/3 c tomato juice
2 cloves garlic, minced (1 tsp)
1 tsp cumin
2 Tb canola oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tb chopped cilantro
Heat oil then add cumin and garlic until garlic begins to pop. Add rest of ingredients and serve warm.
Creamy Tomatillo Dressing
3 tomatillos, peeled and quartered ( I must have used salsa verde because I don't recall ever using a real tomatillo)
juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 c buttermilk
1/2 c mayonnaise
1/2 c sour cream
1 pkg dry buttermilk ranch dressing
1 c fresh chopped cilantro
6 green onions with ends, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced (1 tsp)
3 tsp sugar
1 jalapeno, sliced thin - add to taste
Place all ingredients in food processor or blender and mix well. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
On a large warm tortilla, layer rice, beans, pork. Top with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, dressing, sour cream, avocados - whatever.
I made this last night. I used the simpler pork recipe and made the cilantro lime rice, which wasn't too hard. I just used plain black beans and I thought the burritos were flavorful enough without as much work. Also, instead of making tomatillo dressing, we just topped with canned green enchilada sauce and mozzarella. Tasted like cafe rio!
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