Cafe Rio Barbacoa Pork MEAL - SO YUM!

Sweet Barbacoa Pork
What You'll Need:
2 lbs. boneless pork ribs
12oz. can Coke (not diet - can use caffeine free)
1/4 cup brown sugar
dash garlic powder
1/4 cup water

What You'll Do:
1. Put all the ingredients in a ziploc bag to marinade. Marinade for a few hours or overnight.
2. Pour meat and marinade in crock pot. Cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low. Keep the lid on to retain liquid.
3. When cooking time is done, DRAIN LIQUID. Shred the pork with two forks. Put the shredded pork and Barbacoa Enchilada Sauce (below) in crock pot and cook on low for 2 hours.

Barbacoa Enchilada Sauce
What You'll Need:
1 cup Coke
1 can diced green chilies
1 cup red enchilada sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar

What You'll Do:
1. In food processor or blender, blend all ingredients until smooth.

Cilantro Lime Rice
What You'll Need:
1 cup uncooked rice (long-grain, white rice - NOT instant)
1 tsp. butter or margarine
2 gloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
1 can (15oz) chicken broth
1 cup water
1 tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tsp. sugar
3 tbsp. fresh chopped cilantro

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

*You can cook this rice in a rice cooker with all the above ingredients and it comes out just fine.

Black Beans
What You'll Need:
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 small can tomato juice
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. chopped cilantro

What You'll Do:
1. In a non-stick skillet over medium heat, cook garlic and cumin in the olive oil until fragrant. Add beans, tomato juice and salt. Continually stir until heated through. Just before serving, stir in cilantro.

Creamy Tomatillo Dressing
What You'll Need:
1 packet Traditional Hidden Valley Ranch mix (NOT buttermilk)
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup buttermilk
2 tomatillos, remove husk, diced
1/2 bunch of fresh cilantro
1 clove garlic
Juice of 1 lime
1 jalapeno

What You'll Do:
1. Mix all ingredients together in blender. Blend until smooth.

Note: The meat and beans are both very saucy, which is nice if they are being served buffet style because it keeps them really moist, but be sure to use slotted spoons to serve them.

*Serve all these ingredients together as a meal. My family likes them burrito style but I also really like them in taco salad shells. I can find them in my grocery store in the cold "mexican" isle. You have to bake them, but it is SO good. I also like salsa on mine instead of the tomatillo dressing. ENJOY!

(Picture to come...)