Simple Cafe Rio Copycat Recipe

We love Cafe Rio! Here's my recipe for it, I simplified a lot of things so we can have it more often:)

Sweet Pork

2 - 3 Cans of Shredded Pork

8 oz Salsa or Green Enchilada Sauce

1/2 can of coke (not diet) *Sub: 1/2 can rootbeer

2 cup Brown Sugar

Add all ingredients to Crock-pot and cook on high for 1 hour.

Black Beans

2 Tb. Olive oil

2 Cloves garlic (2 tsp chopped garlic)

1 tsp ground Cumin

1 Can black beans rinsed and drained

1 1/3 Cup Tomato Juice

2 Tb. Fresh Cilantro

In a Skillet, cook garlic, cumin, and oil over medium heat. Add beans, tomato juice, Stir till heated through. Add cilantro just before serving.

Rice

2 Tb. Butter

2 1/2 Cup chicken broth

1 1/4 Cup Rice

Juice of 1 Lime

2 Tb. Chopped Cilantro

1/4 tsp Cumin

Salt and Pepper to taste

In a skillet melt butter with rice, add liquid and other ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook 20 min.

Tortillas

I buy the fresh uncooked tortillas from Sams and heat them up and add a little cheese, they are so good and super easy!

Pico De Gallo (This is what I put on top of the salad)

1/2 Cup Diced onion

1/2 Cup diced tomato

2 Tb. Chopped cilantro

1 Jalapeno, diced and seeded

Cilantro Ranch

1 Cup Mayonnaise

1 Cup Buttermilk ( sups: 1 tsp of lemon juice with 1 cup milk)

1 Cup cilantro

2 Tomotillios, husked and sliced

1 Clove of Garlic (Sups: 1 tsp chopped garlic)

Juice of 1/2 Lime

1 Jalapeno, seeded and sliced

1 Packet of Traditional Hidden Ranch Mix (Not Buttermilk)

Mix all ingredients in blender. (I usually do this recipe with the substitutes and have tried it without the tomotillios too...it's really good!)

Serve in the following order:

Tortillas with cheese

Black Beans

Rice

Shredded Sweet Pork

Lettuce (Red or Green Leaf, shredded)

Tortilla Strips

Parmesan Cheese

Pico De Gallo

Cilantro

Lime

Serve on Side:

Cilantro Ranch

Guacamole

Sour Cream

Enjoy!