Monday, January 31, 2011

Cafe Rio Style Pulled Pork

For this recipe you will need to purchase 3 lbs. of boneless pork. It isn't necessary to purchase boneless but it will be a lot easier for you. If you want to strip it off of the bones. It is up to you. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:
3 lbs. pork
3 Tbsp. of onion flakes
1tsp. salt
1tsp. oregano
1tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. ginger
1 cup worchestershire sau
1 cup of dark brown sugar (If you do not have brown sugar you can add 2 cups of white sugar to 1-3 Tbsp. of molasses to create you brown sugar. You can make it as dark as you would like by adding the molasses.) Mix all ingredients together except meat, then pour the ingredients over the meat as shown below. I usually do this frozen so as it cooks the liquid grows. I cook it in my crockpot on High until the meat looks done. You can check it with a fork. It takes approximately 6 hours. When the meat is done take it out and shred it. If it does shred easily it is not done enough. After it is all shredded you put it back in the pot to simmer for several more hours. You can add another 1/2 cup of brown sugar and a 15 oz. can of any enchildea sauce that you like. I prefer the mild red sauce. Sometimes I don't have the sauce so I just add the sugar and we enjoy the meat. It is all up to you and your taste.