cafe rio sweet pork, yes ma'am!

if you want cafe rio every night, make this with the tomatillo dressing - it makes a lot! make your own salad with a tortilla (if you want it as close to the rio as possible, buy the uncooked tortillas from costco), black beans, and rice - and top it with cilantro, guac, sour cream, pico, and maybe some parmesan cheese. they could also be made into enchiladas and smothered with enchilada sauce and cheese and put in the oven. we like them as pork burritos too. mmm.

Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

* I usually make half of the recipe, and don't use nearly as much tomato sauce, I think it tastes better with less.

4 lb. pork roast (*2 lb.)
5 cans tomato sauce (*1 can)
3 tsp. garlic (*1 1/2 tsp.)
1 1/2 - 3 C brown sugar (*1 cup)
4 tsp. cumin (*2 tsp.)
4 C Dr. Pepper (*1 12-oz. can)
2-4 tsp. molasses (*2 tsp.)

Pour over roast in crock pot, cook on high 6-7 hours. Shred, cook shredded another hour.

psst - cafe rio dressing

this is it, people. the real deal. make, put on everything in sight, repeat.

(Cafe Rio) Creamy Tomatillo Dressing

3 fresh tomatillos, cut into quarters
1 pkg. buttermilk ranch mix
1 C mayo
1/2 C buttermilk
1 C fresh cilantro, chopped
2 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp. ground cayenne
Juice of 1 lime
Cumin - couple of sprinkles
2-4 drops green Tabasco sauce
1-4 spoonfuls sugar

Combine in blender, refrigerate 1 hour. Makes 3 cups (a TON, so depending on your tomatillo dressing habits, cut the recipe in half, or DOUBLE it!).