Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Cafe Rio - recipes

Pork:
(From Hillary - with a couple ideas from the link below)
1 pork roast
1 bottle honey BBQ sauce (generic - not Kraft)
1 Tbsp honey
1 Liter Coke
1 can  enchilada sauce
2 TBSP brown sugar

Everything in the crock-pot, for at least 8 hours, can do overnight for an easier shred. I shredded mine about 2 hours before I wanted to eat, then put back in the crock-pot. It was tasting too BBQ-y so I added some enchilada sauce and brown sugar that I blended with a cup of the juices from the crock-pot. I also have read a couple recipes that add a can of diced green chili's, I might try that next time.

Rice:

1 c. uncooked rice (long-grain, white rice)
1 tsp. butter or margarine
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
1 can (15 oz) chicken broth
1 cup water
1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tsp. sugar
3 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro

In a saucepan combine rice, butter, garlic, 1 tsp. lime, chicken broth and water. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook on low 15-20 minutes, until rice is tender. Remove from heat. In a small bowl combine lime juice, sugar and cilantro. Pour over hot cooked rice and mix in as you fluff the rice.

Black Beans

2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/3 c. tomato juice
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. fresh chopped cilantro

In a nonstick skillet, cook garlic and cumin in olive oil over medium heat until you can smell it. Add beans, tomato juice, and salt. Continually stir until heated through. Just before serving stir in the cilantro. (**NOTE** we added a can of corn, drained, to the beans with a dash of cumin and chili powder, it was AWESOME! We recommend doing this even though it's not "traditional Cafe Rio")

If you are wanting to make a whole meal with the dressing and all be sure to check out the blog her stuff all looks great - its where both the rice and beans I made came from. http://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/2008/09/cafe-rio-cilantro-lime-rice-and-black.html 

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