Sunday, September 26, 2010

Cafe Rio Style Pork Salad from my friend Jana

Here you go, Kelli! Try not to eat the dressing with a spoon. Jana

Cafe-Rio style Sweet Pork recipe (from Susan Faust in Oakton Ward's "A Garden of Eatin'" cookbook:
3 lb. pork roast
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. ginger
1 chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. chili powder
1 can enchilada sauce
Another cup of dark brown sugar

Cook all ingedients except the enchilada sauce and 1 cup of brown sugar in a crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. Dump out the juice, shred the pork and return to the crock pot. Then add the can of enchilada sauce and 1 cup of brown sugar and cook for one more hour. This is very good served on lettuce with creamy tomatillo dressing (recipe below), tortilla chips, beans, and a squeeze of lime.

Creamy Tomatillo Salad Dressing:

1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup cilantro
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 pkg. Buttermilk Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
1/2 cup buttermilk (can substitute 1/2-2/ 3 of a bottle fo Buttermilk Ranch dressing)
2 cloves minced garlic
3 tomatillos -remove skin and stem core, cut into quarters

Mix all ingredients in a blender or food processor and chill for an hour before serving.

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