This one comes from my intense love of Cafe Rio - a fresh-mex type of restaurant for those of you who are out of the Utah scene. (Thanks Megs for the excuse to go there while I was in town!!!) It also comes from my dire need of crock-pot recipes...my oven just quit working yesterday and I'm desperate! Seriously, how does an oven just quit...isn't that it's main purpose in being?!?!?! It's definitely not just something to sit in my kitchen and look pretty...I need heat!!!
So anyway, back to my favorites, in my search for the perfect recipe to match Cafe Rio's really tasty sweet pork, I've stumbled across this great recipe. And even better than the taste, is the fact that it is probably the easiest recipe on the face of the earth! Seriously, does it get better than that?!? I'm not saying it's the perfect match to Cafe Rio...but it is VERY good regardless!
Sweet Pork
1 (3-5 lb) pork roast – boneless pork loin recommended (I've also used chicken breasts or a beef roast - you really can't go wrong!)
1 cup salsa – use Pace or one similar, not the fresh salsas
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
Place ingredients in a greased 3 ½ -4 ½ qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW heat for 8-10 hours. (Or on HIGH if you forget about starting your crock-pot until it's too late for the slow method! Honestly, am I the only one who does that?!?) Shred pork with a fork or potato masher before serving. Keep lid off after shredding for about 15 minutes so juice will thicken. Use meat in burritos, tacos, or salads. If freezing, keep juice and freeze with meat.
Now you can really eat this any way you want...but I just have to add that it is to DIE for if you use the tortillas from Costco that you cook yourself (another HUGE FAVE in our family which I could devote a whole favorite blog to by themselves!) Add a little green taco sauce, lime juice and cilantro when serving - it really doesn't get better than that!!!
So anyway, back to my favorites, in my search for the perfect recipe to match Cafe Rio's really tasty sweet pork, I've stumbled across this great recipe. And even better than the taste, is the fact that it is probably the easiest recipe on the face of the earth! Seriously, does it get better than that?!? I'm not saying it's the perfect match to Cafe Rio...but it is VERY good regardless!
Sweet Pork
1 (3-5 lb) pork roast – boneless pork loin recommended (I've also used chicken breasts or a beef roast - you really can't go wrong!)
1 cup salsa – use Pace or one similar, not the fresh salsas
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
Place ingredients in a greased 3 ½ -4 ½ qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW heat for 8-10 hours. (Or on HIGH if you forget about starting your crock-pot until it's too late for the slow method! Honestly, am I the only one who does that?!?) Shred pork with a fork or potato masher before serving. Keep lid off after shredding for about 15 minutes so juice will thicken. Use meat in burritos, tacos, or salads. If freezing, keep juice and freeze with meat.
Now you can really eat this any way you want...but I just have to add that it is to DIE for if you use the tortillas from Costco that you cook yourself (another HUGE FAVE in our family which I could devote a whole favorite blog to by themselves!) Add a little green taco sauce, lime juice and cilantro when serving - it really doesn't get better than that!!!
5 comments:
YUMMY! I havent tried that but have tried the pork roast with a can of french onion soup, cream of mushroom and mushroom soup and heat in crock pot all day. Serve over mashed potatoes. Its the perfect sunday dinner! Thanks- we will be trying this!
I just found the best crock pot recipe book - 800 recipes! Let me know if your oven continues to refuse to work!
MMMMM MMMMMM, I made this recipe over the weekend. My whole family is in love! Thanks for sharing. Good luck with your oven!
Tried it and loved it. I couldn't stop munching on it. It was like candy...okay well not exactly but you know what I mean. I couldn't resist nibbling on it throughout the day.
I am SOOO ready to try this-although I can't find raw tortillas ANYWHERE is this cotton-picken' city. I might have to REALLY go all out and make those from scratch too.
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