Sweet Shredded Pork Recipe

This is a copy cat recipe of the shredded pork that is served at Cafe Rio.  

Don’t forget to make the YUMMY cilnatro ranch dressing here
You will need:

• 1-10 lbs Pork tenderloin roast ( any pork roast will work)
• 2 cans of Tomato sauce 15 oz
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 can of coke or Dr Pepper
• 1 clove garlic diced
• 1/4 cup cilantro minced

Add your meat to the Crock pot, I think it taste best if you use about 5 lbs….I did it with 8 lbs and the flavors were not as bold as I would have liked them.  But the Recipe says you can use up to 10lbs so it is all a matter of taste.

Add you Tomato sauce, brown sugar, and garlic.

Add  can of soda, and cilantro.   ( If you do not want to cook with soda I guess you could use broth instead)
Put the lid on your crock pot, cook over Medium Heat at Least 4 hours.  ( you can cook longer)

Once tender and pulls off easily with a fork, take out of liquid and shred with a fork.
Once Pork is shredded, return to liquid.

Eat on tortilla, with rice, black beans, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and Cilantro Ranch.


Source :  A Thrifty Mom

Pork With Orange Sauce

Ingredients

• 4 large carrots, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 whole(s) (1 1/4 pounds) pork tenderloin
• 1 large navel orange
• 1 teaspoon(s) extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small (4 to 6 ounces) red onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon(s) Dijon mustard with seeds
• 1 package(s) (7.4 ounces) heat-and-serve precooked brown rice

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Directions

1. In 9-in. glass pie plate, combine carrots and 1/3 cup water. Cover with vented plastic wrap and microwave on High 6 to 7 minutes or until tender, stirring once.
2. Meanwhile, cut pork crosswise into 1 1/4-in.-thick slices. Press each slice with palm of hand to flatten slightly; season both sides with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. From orange, grate 1/2 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1/2 cup juice.
3. Heat 12-in. skillet on medium-high until hot. Add oil, then pork in single layer. Sprinkle onion in pan around pork; cook 4 minutes or until pork browns. Turn pork over and stir onion; cook 4 to 5 minutes longer or until pork is barely pink in center. Transfer pork to plate, leaving onion in skillet.
4. Add mustard and orange peel and juice to skillet; cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, microwave rice as label directs.
5. Divide pork, carrots, and rice among 4 serving plates and spoon sauce over all.

Read more: Pork with Orange Sauce Recipe - Good Housekeeping