Thursday, October 25, 2007

Pork tacos and tomatillo dressing

Oooohhhh, guess what's for dinner tonight-Cafe Rio!!!!!!!!!! (Well sorta)

I am making pork tacos with tomatillo dressing that is extremely close to what Cafe Rio makes, thanks to Amanda Detling (once again!) for the recipes...

Pork Tacos
1 large pork roast
1 bottle honey bbq sauce
1 tbs. honey
1 liter coca-cola

Cook all night in a crockpot on low. Shred. Place back in pot and continue cooking on low or warm until serving.

or if you don't like the pork, here's the recipe for the Chicken...
5 lbs. chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
1 small bottle Zesty Italian Dressing
1 tbs. chili powder
1 tbs. cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced
Mix all ingredients together in a large crockpot. Cook on high 5-7 hrs. Shred chicken. Reserve some of the juice for pouring over the shredded chicken.

Tomatillo dressing
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup mayo
1 pkg. dry buttermilk ranch dressing mix
2 tomatillos – husked and quartered
2 jalapenos – the more seed you keep in the spicier it will be...I usually take almost ALL the seeds out-I'm a wimp!
½ bunch cilantro
Juice from ½ lime
1 clove garlic

Puree all ingredients in a blender. Keep in the refrigerator.

For those of you out here in Connecticut, the tortillas from Stew Leonards are sooo good with these, they resemble the real Cafe Rio ones the closest.

With the left overs from the pork tacos we like to make quesadillas and dip them in the Tomatillo dressing-oh tasty!

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