Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Cafe Rio Burritos Enchilada Style

I have spent the last year of living here combining Cafe Rio recipes to find one that tastes most like cafe rio. I have never written down a recipe for it, but I taught a few people how to make them and then one of them wrote it down so here it is:
I think it is best with homemade tortillas. Here's my moms recipe:

To make the tortillas:
5 cups of flour
1/2 cup shortening
1 Tbs. salt
1/8 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2-1 3/4 cups water

Cut the shortening into the dry ingredients, add water. Roll into balls (about the size of clementine oranges). Using rolling pin, roll out each tortilla as thin as you can. Put on griddle at about 425 degrees. This only takes a few minutes, cook on each side.

To make the pork:

Put a pork roast in the crockpot (whatever size you'd like; I find pretty much all sizes turn out great)Add 1/2 can coke or dr pepper (don't use diet). Sprinkle in brown sugar (start with about 1 Tbs, and add more if needed)Cook for 10-12 hours on low. Take roast out, put on plate. Throw away the juice from the crockpot. Shred pork, put back in crockpot. Add one small can of enchilada sauce (green). Add brown sugar (1 cup to start). Cook in crockpot on low for another 1-2 hours.

You can add whatever you'd like inside the burrito. What I usually do is put black beans, pork, mozzarella cheese, and 1 or 2 spoonfuls of enchilada sauce inside the burrito. Roll up, and then smother the tops with more enchilada sauce and mozzarella cheese. Cover the burritos entirely with sauce (otherwise the edges get crunchy). Serve with sour cream, salsa and whatever else you think sounds good!

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