As the month draws to a close I just want to remind you all that May is National Barbeque Month. For my family that means, well, we don’t currently have a grill so it doesn’t mean much as far as having an outdoor barbeque goes. But that doesn’t mean that we didn’t enjoy a delicious “un-barbeque” dinner of Sweet ‘n Tangy Pulled Pork Tacos. In some regions of the country this recipe is known as Café Rio pulled pork tacos. If you’re from Utah or Idaho then you know how people idolize this dish.
We cooked a pork roast from a wild hog my hubs shot while out hunting with his brothers. If you don’t happen to have any wild hogs handy you can always substitute a Hormel Always Tender Roast Flavored Pork Roast.
Though there are a lot of ingredients it really is a fairly simple recipe.
Here is the recipe for the taco meat…
Ingredients
- pork butt roast
- 1 can coke
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup french dressing
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- 2 cloves garlic
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in the crockpot. Mix and then put the pork butt roast in.
- Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 5 hours.
And here is the recipe for the delicious lime cilantro dressing…
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. buttermilk
- 1 c. sour cream
- 1 packet of ranch dressing mix
- A handful of cilantro
- 1/2 c. (real) mayo
- 4 tbsp. Salsa verde
- Squeeze of lime juice (about 1/2 lime)
- 1 clove of garlic.
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Notes
If you are going to make this as a dressing for a Cafe Rio Pulled Pork Salad add one cup of milk and blend.
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These look delish!! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
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I have not eaten pulled pork in a long time and this sounds so good.
This is great recipe I think I’ll use fish instead though
this is new to me. WIll have to try out the recipe very soon. SOunds and looks very good
I have never heard of this before but this sounds so Yummmy! I will have to give these a try and since I don’t have a wild hog handy I will have to get a pork roast from the store : ) Thanks for sharing!
This looks so good! I’m trying it!
those look sooo good. anything with cilantro is good in my book!!
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Wow these look good… I’ve never done pulled pork in tacos… I can’t wait to give the Cafe Rio Lime Cilantro Dressing a try… If I don’t go for the pulled pork I might try it with chicken… thanks for all the great ideas
Yum! Like Tim, we haven’t tried the pork, but will next time we pull together a party. Simple and easy to serve – gotta love it. Thanks.
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Ohmygoodness I want to try ALL of your recipes!
xoxo
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I’m making this tonight…fingers crossed they look as yummy as yours
xo
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I’m printing right now. We love pulled pork around here so I think my daughter and son-in-law would love this recipe. Thanks!
My mouth is watering reading this the lime cilantro sauce sounds amazing!
the sauce sounds delicous!!
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sounds good, thanks for the recipe