Cafe Rio Pork Salad!

I love this salad, as do a lot of people. I am so excited for this one!I have not tried it yet, so let us know how it is!

Cafe Rio Pulled pork

2 1/2 pounds of pork tender

mix:
1 1/2c. Brown Sugar
1 1/2c. salsa
1 c. Coke
(just do equal parts of salsa and coke however much you need or want.)

put pork in a crock pot and then add mixture. Cook for 7 hrs. then shred the pork and cook for 30 min. (the pork will then absorb all the juices.)

Cafe Rio Rice
3 cups of rice
4 cups of water
4 tsp. of chicken bouillon
1 Tbs. of butter
1/2 onion chopped fine
4 tsp of minced garlic
1/2 bunch of chopped cilantro
1 can diced green chilies
1/2 tsp. salt

saute onion and garlic in butter until onion is soft. Add the rice and water and all other ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 15 to 20 min.

Cafe Rio House Dressing
1 packet of ranch dressing mix (hidden valley)
1 cup of mayonnaise
1/3 cup buttermilk

put all ingredients in blender and chill before serving.

1 cup. chopped cilantro
2 cloves of garlic
3 tomatillos (skin removed)
1/2 tsp. Cayenne pepper


serve in a bowl with a warm tortilla. layer, rice and black or pinto beans, romaine lettuce, pork, crushed tortilla chips and dressing.

*Melinda Ford said...
Hey, so I made this tonight for a family dinner...and everyone LOVED it! They said the dressing tastes just like Cafe Rio and some really loved the pork. I made double dressing though and it was WAY too much. I almost doubled the pork too, and we ate it all. One batch of rice, and we had plenty of leftovers of that too. I'll definitely make this again!!! Thanks, Rebecca

Becca Said.....
I made this finally last night and oh it was so good and so worth it. It was not that hard to do, just a lot of ingredients. I would make 1/2 the rice suggested for sure I have tons left. Also the salsa that I added was the new pace line it was Tequila lime salsa (no worries the alcohol cooks out!)It was so darn good in it. The pork is not exactly like Cafe Rio's, but the dressing is and that is all that matters! We are going to make this a lot.