Cafe Rio Pork Salad with Crock-pot Pork

YUM! This is definitely a new favorite in the house and a fairly easy Sunday dinner. I went ahead and warmed up a can of black beans and I also buy the tortillas that you have to make at home. They're super soft and taste just like their tortillas. I buy mine at Costco in the frozen food section.

Shredded Pork

5-6 lb pork loin or butt

1 jar of salsa

2-3 cups brown sugar

1/2 can coke (NOT diet)

3 Tbsp molasses

1 Tbsp cumin

1 tsp salt

Place pork in a crock-pot. Cover with brown sugar, salsa, molasses, cumin, salt and coke. Cover and cook until tender and pulls away with a fork. (6-8 hours on high, or 8-10 hors on low).

Cilantro Lime Rice

2 Tbsp butter

1 cup long grain rice

2 cups chicken broth

Juice from 1-2 limes (I only used one and there was plenty of lime flavoring)

2 Tbsp chopped cilantro

1/4 tsp cumin

salt and pepper to taste

In a heavy pan, melt butter with rice. Add broth and other ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes. Keep checking on it though other wise it will stick to the pan and burn. Add a little more fresh chopped cilantro.

Creamy Tomatillo Dressing

3 fresh tomatillos

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream

1 cup fresh cilantro

1/4 tsp cumin

1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1 pkg ranch BUTTERMILK dressing

2 cloves garlic (minced)

1/3-1/2 cup buttermilk

Combine all ingredients in blender. Chill for at least one hour.