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Slow Cooker Cafe Rio Pork Recipe

I can’t remember exactly when I met today’s guest, but I can tell you she was wearing some pretty fabulous shoes.

Emily Hill Sassy Scoops

Meet Emily Hill, from Is This Really My Life.

I admire Emily for many reasons and though her ability to pick out (and wear) an incredible pair of heels is quite a skill, it is the least of her talents.

Emily is a writer. A great writer. There is no better way to improve your own writing skills than to read the work of someone good so after you bookmark this delicious recipe, run over and peruse her site!

Slow Cooker Cafe Rio Pork

One of my first Slow Cooker Anyday guest posts was by my dear friend Vanessa. She posted a delicious (and I know because we’ve tried it) version of Cafe Rio-style shredded pork and their famous house dressing.

Because we can’t get enough Cafe Rio around here, I knew I had to share one of my favorite Cafe Rio-style slow cooker recipes. You definitely need to give this slow cooker Cafe Rio sweet pork recipe a try, and you definitely need to top it with some homemade Cafe Rio creamy cilantro dressing. Most definitely, in fact.

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Cafe Rio Pork Tacos

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Slow Cooker Cafe Rio Sweet Pork
3 lb pork roast
1 chipped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 T butter

2 T soy sauce
3/4 cup lemon juice
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

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).

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).

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Cafe Rio Pork Tacos

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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).

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Cafe Rio Cilantro Dressing

Emily, thank you so much for sharing this great recipe. It’s one of my favorites and I would never have been able to capture such great photos!

 

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Tauni Everett

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Tauni is a former public relations executive who spent 12+ years handling communications and events for an array of clients, from the NBA and Olympics to numerous high ranking politicians. Today, she handles social media for a local agency and hosts Snap, an annual social media conference for bloggers focused on entertaining, craft and home DIY.
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  1. Ami Allison says

    October 27, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    OH YES!!! I’ve been wanting to make this. AND you even included the cilantro dressing! Oh bless you!! 🙂

    Reply
  2. JUDY NOROTN says

    November 9, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    I’m looking for a recipe for Pulled Pork where coke is used in the recipe, are you familiar with that recipe? I need it if you have it. Thank you so much.

    Reply
    • Tauni says

      November 9, 2012 at 7:18 pm

      Judy, If you haven’t found it already, you’re in luck! I actually posted it on my old blog a long time ago. Here’s a link http://www.itsatradition.com/tried-and-true-tailgating-recipes.html Scroll all the way to the bottom.

      Thanks,
      Tauni

      Reply
  3. Loie Lowry says

    January 12, 2013 at 9:33 pm

    This recipe is an absolute hit! I have made it twice and it is fabulous! Thanks so much for this easy Cafe Rio pork recipe!

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