Café Rio style pork salads

I got this recipe from Rebecca, and I would give it an 8.3. I didn’t take a picture of these, but they look good and taste good. Think of something that looks good and resembles a salad and now you have created your own picture.

Ingredients

o 2 pounds pork (we use boneless pork rib meat)

o 3 cans Coke (NOT diet)

o 1/4 c. brown sugar

o dash garlic salt

o 1/4 c. water

o 1 can diced green chilies

o 3/4 (10oz) can red enchilada sauce (I use Old El Paso brand, medium spiciness but any will work)

o 1 c. brown sugar

Instructions

o 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.

o 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.

o 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.

o Put shredded pork and sauce in crockpot and cook on low for 2 hours. That's it!

 

Here is what I did differently. I added some molasses to the marinade, I used homemade enchilada sauce instead of a can, and I used green salsa instead of green chilies. I also tweaked the dressing, so here is my final version:

 

Cilantro Lime Dressing

 

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup mayo

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup green salsa

2 cloves garlic

1 package ranch dressing mix

dash salt

3 T. lime juice

1 cup cilantro

dash sriracha sauce

 

You make tortillas, lettuce, cheese, guacamole, etc. and put them together like a big old salad.