Sweet Pork Burritos

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pork burritos

As I shared last month, we are a family of six. And while we enjoy eating out now and again, we really cannot afford it. So if I find something we all love, I try to emulate it. I will search for recipes and try them and tweak them until they taste right to us.

So, for this month’s restaurant-style menu FIND, I offer this–it is very much like Costa Vida Sweet Pork Burritos. Shout out and  grateful hat tip to The Travelling Circus (she has a really great site, too!) for giving me a basis for what we do regularly in our own home. I have switched it up a bit to help me with time management and to please my people (who like a lot of cumin, lime and garlic and a little bit of cilantro).

For the main filling:

4 lb. pork loin

2 cans Coca-Cola

1/2 c. dark brown sugar

I cook this in the crock pot on low for 6 hours.  Then I drain everything from the meat, put the meat back and add this:

1 can of Coca-Cola

1/4 t. garlic salt

1 c. dark brown sugar

1 1/2 c. homemade enchilada sauce*

2 small cans Hatch green chilies

Pour this mixture over the pork. Travelling Circus recommends blending it all, but we personally like the chunks of green chilies, so we skip that step. Cook for 2-3 more hours–the meat should pull apart with a fork through and through.

*Homemade Enchilada Sauce

In a small sauce pan heat 2 t. olive oil.  Saute 1 clove of garlic and 1/4 c. onions for one minute.  Turn off heat and add 1/4 t. oregano, 2. teaspoons ancho chili powder,  1/4 t. dried basil, 1/8 t. freshly ground black pepper, 1/4 t. cumin, 1/4 t. dried parsley, 8 oz. tomato sauce and 1/4 c. of the Pioneer Woman’s Restaurant-style salsa (we just happen to keep this on hand–it is our favorite)

Toppings for the burrito:

Cilantro-Lime Rice

1 cup uncooked Jasmine rice

2 t. butter

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 T. lime juice

23 oz. chicken broth (we buy it in a box)

1 T. lime juice

2 T. sugar

1 T. chopped cilantro

Combine rice, butter, garlic, 1 tsp lime juice,  and chicken broth in a stock pot. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat to low. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from heat. Combine remaining 1 lime juice, sugar, and cilantro. Pour over rice and mix as you fluff rice.

Black Beans

Heat 2 T. olive oil. Saute 3 cloves garlic on medium heat for 45 seconds. Add 1 t. cumin, 1/2 c. tomato juice (not sauce), 1 t. salt, 1 T. cilantro and three cans of black beans (rinsed and drained). Heat through over low heat for about 10 minutes.

Green Sauce (we make this exactly like Travelling Circus….in fact we double it, and use it for other dishes as well!  It is THAT good!)

1 can diced  Hatch green chiles

7 oz can salsa verde

1/2 cup chicken broth

2 t. sugar

1 t. salt

Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

Put it all together!

We buy the super, large, grande flour tortillas at the store. I have a Flour tortillas, but really it is too work intensive for the result. Although, they ARE very good.  

Then as a family, we layer our burritos the way we like them! We have toppings of shredded sharp cheddar and Monterrey jack cheese, chopped tomatoes, jalapenos and lettuce.  

You can make a burrito OR change it up and make a bowl (skipping the tortilla, but adding some crunchy tortilla chips).

I hope you are enjoying this series, sisters! I have one more month of recipes.  Next month, we will be tackling The Olive Garden.  

Blessings,

Holly

 

Stephanie Shott
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