Cafe' Rio Pulled Pork Burritos

Here it is, possibly the best recipe I own. I got it from my friend Brianna - and it is worth the time to make this one. My kids even like it!

*Added 1-4-10 - I previously forgot to add Black Beans to the assembly list below when putting these together. They are seriously a must if you happened to have tried this recipe already.

3-5 lb pork loin or pork roast
1 1/2 cans coke classic
1 C sugar
7 oz. can chipotle chilies in adobo sauce - provides a lot of heat (found in the mex/hispanic foods isle - embassa is the brand I use) Or plain adobo sauce for sweeter sauce. I just use the sauce and one or two chilies - the chilies make it SO HOT!!!
1 tsp. dry ground mustard
1 heaping tsp. cumin
1 tsp. minced garlic

Directions: Remove the chilies (throw the chilies away) from adobo sauce, add all ingredients except pork in a blender. Rinse can of adobo Sauce with coke to get all of sauce out. Blend in blender until well mixed - place pork in crock pot and pour sauce over it. Cook 4-6 hours on high or 7-9 hours on low.

Carefully turn roast over halfway through. Cook in sauce until it pulls apart tender, and shred. Put shredded meat back into sauce. Serve as suggested below or over rice or on a salad.

RICE:
1 C rice
2 C water
3 cubes chicken bouillon
1/2 tsp. dried onion
1/4 bunch of cilantro
1 T oil
1 fresh lime

Directions: Cook rice with all ingredients in pot or rice cooker. Squeeze fresh lime juice over rice and mix lightly before serving.

Cream Cilantro Dressing
1 envelope buttermilk ranch dressing
1 C mayo
1 C milk
1/2 bunch cilantro
2 fresh tomatillos (green tomatoes wrapped in a leaf, remove leaf of course before using)
1/4 to 1/2 Serrano pepper, seeds removed (adds heat, wear rubber gloves)
blend in blender, let sit to thicken
Dressing continues to get hotter when stored in fridge

To assemble:

Get fresh uncooked flour tortillas - however packaged ones are fine when you warm them, just not as good as the fresh ones. Place on a warming plate until cooked - takes about 30 seconds on each side. Layer in this order:

pork
dressing
cheese
Rice
Black Beans
Lettuce (we really like red leaf or green leaf lettuce - it is light and fresh)
tomato

squeeze fresh lime over the top before closing your tortilla.

optional - avocado

This recipe makes a lot - we have it for two days and gorge ourselves on it so much we end up freezing the rest for another couple of dinners - It is SO GOOD!