Slow Cooker Cafe Rio Sweet Pork & Cilantro Lime Dressing

Submitted by Anonymous

"Copy cat from a favorite restaurant"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 3 lbs pork roast
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 1 1⁄4 - 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons salsa, verd
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 standard pkg buttermilk ranch salad dressing mix
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1⁄3 - 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
• 1⁄2 bunch cilantro (with stems)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lime lime, juice of

directions

1. Saute onion and garlic in butter. Place roast in crock pot and cover with onion. Cook about 3 hours on high (or low equivalent). Drain liquid and save in fridge; shred pork. Add the soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, salt and pepper and cook an additional 2 hours on high (or low equivalent). Skim off fat from reserved liquid and add to pork (to taste).
2. Serve on tortillas with Zataran’s Black Beans & Rice, cheese, pico de gallo…whatever you like! I used lettuce, shredded cheese and fresh tomatoes from our garden. Top it with creamy cilantro dressing (recipe below).
3. Creamy Cilantro Dressing: 2 T salsa verd, 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, 1 pkg buttermilk ranch dressing mix, 1 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/3 to 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1/2 bunch cilantro (with stems), 2 cloves garlic, minced, & Lime juice from 1 lime: Add ingredients to a blender and puree until smooth. Chill 1 hour (if you can wait that long).
4. This serves 8-10 adults, more if children portions are involved. It is super easy to half the recipe, or just have leftovers!