This yummy sweet pork shows it's lovely face at our dinner table quite frequently. This is one of those great recipes that is put in the crock pot in the morning, and ready to eat in the afternoon. You do need to be available to take the meet out after 4 hours of cooking, shred it up and put it back in the crock pot. But other than that it's one of those recipes that is more like a "magic trick" than it is cooking. I say, I'm up for all of the magic tricks I can get! Sometimes we make it into a salad with a great Cafe Rio type cilantro dressing and lime rice. But most of the time, I only have the energy for the pork. Watch for the dressing and lime rice to be posted sometime in the future! Good luck with your "magic trick"!
Sweet Cafe Rio Pork
Time: 5-8 hours slow cooking
Yield: 8 servings
1 16 oz jar salsa (2 C salsa)
1 can green chilies
½ C brown sugar
1 can black beans, undrained
Tortillas
Cheese
Lettuce
Tomato
1. In the bottom of a large crock pot mix salsa, green chilies, brown sugar, and black beans.
2. Add the pork roast and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 7 hours depending on how hot your crock pot cooks things.
3. Take the meat out of the Crockpot and shred it up with a fork.
4. Return meat to the Crockpot and cook 1 more hour.
5. Serve on tortillas with cheese, lettuce and tomatoes.
My kind of recipe. I love my slowcooker and I am always up for new pork recipes.
ReplyDeleteI love crockpot recipes! This would be great for Sundays since we go to church for three hours! And dinner will be ready when I come home. :)
ReplyDeleteI wish I had read this earlier so I could make it tonight!
ReplyDeleteYummy! I have a pork roast in my freezer just waiting to be cooked. I can't wait to try this one out.
ReplyDeleteOH it was so YUMMY!!! Like Cafe Rio, my friend gave me a recipe for green sauce we rolled up our tortillas and poured it over top, and added some sauteed onions and green peppers. For the green sauce: boil up 4-5 tomatillos (little green tomatoes, peal off the skin first) then when boiled (in water as high as the tomitllos, small sauce pan recommended) then put in a few leaves of fresh cilantro, let cool or add a little cold water and put in food processor,or blender, puree..and enjoy. I had to share its so yummy. Thanks Jamie I made them for Todd's birthday dinner, they are his favorite.
ReplyDeleteHeather,
ReplyDeleteWow! A yummy green sauce! That sounds fabulous. I just planted 4 tomatillo plants in my garden and am hoping to make some great green enchilada sauce with them. Can't wait to try your idea out! Thanks for letting me know.
Have a great night!
~Jamie
OMG I found your blog through a fellow Babycenter.com mommy but my hubby was on a health kick then, and your food was a bit too... YUMMY for him then LOL but he's off it and OMG I LOVE this blog it's amazing!!! I'm SO going to try this (and the green sauce : )) and I'm not going to tell hubby what he's in store for HA HA HA BUT... Do you season the pork at all B4 putting it in the crock pot We always do but I don't want to ruin this recipe TIA
ReplyDeleteLisa,
ReplyDeleteSeasoning it with a bit of salt and pepper would be fine. I wouldn't imagine it would hurt a thing. Good luck, hope it turns out well for you and your hubby!
~Jamie
Oh my goodness, so happy I stumbled upon this. I live in Japan and my husband and I miss Cafe Rio SO MUCH! Will try this soon, and please post the Cafe Rio like cilantro dressing when you can!!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know today I'm buying the ingredients to make this AGAIN... I LOVE the recipe very very much
ReplyDeleteI just put this in the crockpot for dinner tonight!!! I'm excited to see how is turns out. I was wondering what kind of salsa you use and if you ever have used fresh?
ReplyDeleteSeth and Cami,
ReplyDeleteI actually use homemade salsa we can from the our garden tomatoes. I have in the past used a fresh Salsa that Costco carries called Jack's Salsa. Hope it turns out well!
~Jamie
It's in the crockpot right now! Smells so yummy! I can't to eat it! I was wondering if this could be frozen too?
ReplyDeleteps love your blog!
Joddi,
ReplyDeleteHope your family loved it! It can indeed be frozen. Have a good one!
~Jamie
I absolutely love this recipe! It's always a winner when we have friends over. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletei love that you make it so easy by using already made salsa, it saves so much time thank you for all you do love the twins pictures. My twins grandchildren heather and andy are teenages now. Enjoy everyday they go up way to fast. thanks for dinner tonight
ReplyDeleteI know this is not a new post, however I am new to your blog. I am just curious if you brown your roast prior to putting it in the crockpot??
ReplyDeleteThanks. I am loving your blog!!
Hi Jaimie,
DeleteNope, I don't brown it first. Just toss it in the crock pot with the ingredients and you are good to go.
~Jamie