April 30, 2012

Lime Cilantro Rice and Cafe Rio Pork

For our baby Davis' blessing, we had everyone over after church for a late lunch. I needed something we could cook ahead of time, that would also be a crowd pleaser. I thought a Cafe Rio style meal would be perfect! We have some family recipes that we used for the meal. Lime Cilantro Rice and Cafe Rio Pork. Serve with cooked tortillas (the ones from costco), and all the salad/burrito fixings you can think of. The meal was a success and we had a lot of fun entertaining family and friends.



Lime Cilantro Rice

2 TB oil
4c. long-grain rice
8c. water
1 bunch Cilantro, finely chopped
Juice of 2 limes
2 tsp. crushed garlic

Heat oil in large skillet. Add rice, cilantro and garlic. Saute 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add water and lime juice and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered until all liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. You can use a rice cooker. Serves 20


Cafe Rio Pork

6 lbs Pork (tenderloin is best)
1 (16oz) bottle salsa (we use 1/2 salsa and 1/2 chili sauce)
Coke (1-12oz can)
2 c. brown sugar

Place pork in crock pot and fill it 1/2 way up the pork with water. Cook on high for 5 hours. Drain off water. Cut pork in thirds. Mix together sauce ingredients and put on top of pork. Cook an additional 3 hours on high. Shred pork with forks. Leave it on low until ready to serve.


2 comments:

  1. Hey Lori, It's fun watching you guys here. I have a quick question. I really don't like to taste of cilantro. How would the rice be if I left that out? Jan

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  2. I think it would still be delicious Jan! I feel like the lime is what really gives it it's taste :)

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