Somethin's Cookin' So Let's Eat: March 2017

Saturday, March 4, 2017

Rio Sweet Pork

This Pork is a real crowd pleaser and I know your family and friends will go back for more! I love the sweetness of this dish with the bite of garlic in the Cilantro Lime sauce. You also have options on how to eat it. Roll it up in a tortilla or make it into a salad. You could even make the salad on top of the tortilla!

The only thing you have to worry about cooking this roast over night is how the amazing smell will wake you through the night. Just keep your eyes closed and fall back asleep as you dream of eating this lovely meal for dinner!

4-5 lb. pork roast

2 T. brown sugar

1½ tsp. dry red pepper flakes

2 tsp. cumin

1-2 tsp. salt

Mix brown sugar, red pepper flakes, cumin and salt together and rub over roast. Brown roast and place in crock pot. Bake on low from 6 P.M. to 9 A.M. In the morning add to pot:

1 can (12 oz.) Coca-Cola® (not diet)

1 cup chicken broth

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 onion, chopped

Continue to cook on low from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. One hour before serving, shred pork and add:

1½-2 cups brown sugar

Mix together well and serve as a salad or wrapped in tortillas with:

Rice

Beans

Shredded lettuce

Cheese

Cilantro Lime sauce
http://nrappleye.blogspot.com/2017/03/cilantro-lime-sauce.html

Here are the steps with pictures on how to do it:

Mix brown sugar, red pepper flakes, cumin and salt together and rub over roast. Brown roast and place in crock pot. (no need to add extra liquid!)

Bake on low from 6 P.M. to 9 A.M

In the morning add to pot:

12 ounces Coca-Cola® (not diet)

Chicken broth, garlic and onion

Continue to cook on low from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.

One hour before serving, shred pork and add:

1½-2 C. brown sugar

Mix together well.

Serve with:

Rice

Beans

Shredded lettuce

Tomatoes

Green onions

Cheese

Sour cream

Salsa

Cilantro Lime sauce

This can be served as a salad or wrapped in tortillas.

I love how the house smells right now!

Cilantro Lime Sauce

This sauce is the cherry on top of the Rio Sweet Pork dinner! I just love the garlic, cilantro and lime flavors that give you that yummy south of the the boarder flare. It's simple to make and you just might want to make a double batch because every one will be saying,

"Please pass the Cilantro Lime sauce!"

1 (1 oz.) pkg. Hidden Valley Ranch dressing

1 (8 oz.) jar Salsa Verde (green salsa)

2 garlic cloves, chopped

¾ cup mayonnaise

¾ cup sour cream

1/8-1/4 tsp. Tabasco® sauce

1/2 bunch cilantro, coarsely chopped

Juice from half a lime

Put all ingredients EXCEPT the lime juice into a blender and blend until creamy.
Add lime juice and mix again.

Pour into a container and refrigerate until serving time.

Make ahead and chill before serving.