Monday, June 30, 2008

Sweet Pork Barbacoa and Lime Rice

This has been edited as of 5/10. I've changed the measurements to how I like to make it (the pork) -Candace

Sorry Candace I forgot to post this until now. I found this recipe on another blog and it actually tastes a lot like Cafe Rio's Pork. Also the rice is really good. I just cooked it in my rice cooker and it turned out great! Although I think I may have added more liquid or less rice so the rice didn't get dried out. Then I served the pork and rice together with homemade(Costco) tortillas. Jared loved it!

Ingredients:
4 lb. pork roast
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
4 cloves garlic, diced
1 1/4- 1 1/2 C. brown sugar, packed
1 T. cumin
2 c. Dr. Pepper
2 T. molasses
1 T. onion salt
½ t. salt
Pepper to taste

Directions

Mix all ingredients except pork, salt, and pepper until sugar is dissolved. Season the pork with salt and pepper. Place pork roast in a crock pot sprayed with Pam. Pour mixture over roast and let simmer until meat is tender and pulls away with fork. (Cook on low all day or overnight if desired.) Shred pork and return to liquid halfway through cooking time. Serve with Lime rice.


Lime Rice

Servings: 4 cups

Ingredients

2 cups Rice
2 Tbsp. Butter
2 (14 oz.) cans Chicken Broth
¾ tsp. Salt
Pepper to taste
Juice of 2 Limes
Zest of 1 lime
3 Tbsp. chopped cilantro(I used more because we LOVE cilantro)
¼ tsp. cumin

Directions

Add all ingredients in Rice cooker. Or melt butter with rice in skillet. Add rest of ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook for 20 minutes.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Black beans and rice

So, this isn't a very exciting recipe. It's great for health and using your food storage. And I think it tastes really good.

The portion size is based on our family. You may need to adjust.

3 cans of black beans
1 clove of garlic, minced
1/2 cup of diced onions
1 tsp. to 1 Tb. of cumin
Salt and Pepper to taste

Combine all ingredient and cook until onions are opaque.

Cook Rice. You can use either white or brown. I like to cook the rice with chicken broth instead of water.

Put rice on plate and then beans. Here is a list of stuff that I like on it:

Cheese
Tomatoes
Pico de gallo
cilantro
avocado
fresh squeezed lemon or lime
sour cream

This meal tastes like the inside of a really good burrito. You could add shredded beef or chicken and make burriots out of it. We really like this meal and like I said, it uses foodstorage stuff. It's also very easy!