Thursday, July 21, 2016

Cafe Rio Pork (and rice)

Jacob really wanted this for dinner. I didn't, because it's stinking expensive. He said that I always tell him the food he wants is too expensive. Well, after buying it all, Jacob told me it was WAY more expensive than he thought and we shouldn't have done it. Too late, bud. At least it was good.


Pork 
No known source, but it matched favfamilyrecipes.com's recipe
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds pork (we use boneless pork rib meat)
  • 3 cans Coke (NOT diet)
  • 1/4 c. brown sugar
  • dash garlic salt
  • 1/4 c. water
  • 1 can diced green chilies
  • 3/4 (10oz) can red enchilada sauce (I use Old El Paso brand, medium spiciness but any will work)
  • 1 c. brown sugar
Instructions
  • Put the pork in a heavy duty ziploc bag to marinade. Add about a can and a half of coke and about 1/4 c. of brown sugar. Marinade for a few hours or overnight.
  • Drain marinade and put pork, 1/2 can of coke, water, and garlic salt in crock pot on high for about 3-4 hours (or until it shreds easily, but don't let it get TOO dry) or on low for 8 hours. Remove pork from crock pot and drain any liquid left in the pot. Shred pork.
  • In a food processor or blender, blend 1/2 can Coke, chilies, enchilada sauce and remaining brown sugar (about a cup, you can add a little more or less to taste..). If it looks too thick, add more Coke little by little.
  • Put shredded pork and sauce in crockpot and cook on low for 2 hours. That's it!

Ingredients
    For the Rice:
  • 1 c. uncooked rice (long-grain, white rice)
  • 1 tsp. butter or margarine
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 can (15 oz) chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • 3 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro

Instructions
    For the Rice:
  • In a saucepan combine rice, butter, garlic, 1 tsp. lime, chicken broth
  • and water. Bring to a boil.
  • Cover and cook on low 15-20 minutes, until
  • rice is tender.
  • Remove from heat. In a small bowl combine lime juice,
  • sugar and cilantro.
  • Pour over hot cooked rice and mix in as you fluff
  • the rice

It was good. Way too time intensive, but Jacob made us make the beans and Pico de Gallo and dressing. Never again.