Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Yummy Bajio Pork Salad

Bajio Pork Salad

Prepared by Bajio Operations Director, Bonnie El Halta
www.bajiogrill.com

Ingredients:

Pork
3 lbs of pork roast cut into baseball sized pieces
2 quarts of water
4 cups sliced white onions
¼ cup of salt
1 cup of sugar

Boil pork until tender (approximately 2 hours on a medium simmer)

Marinade
Simmer together the following ingredients for 1 hour
4 cups enchilada sauce
1 cup dark sugar
2 cups soda water
1 pkg taco seasoning of choice

Cook pork until tender.
Drain pork and shred with a fork, keeping the pork in the original cooking pot.
Pour hot marinade over shredded pork.
Keep warm.


Prepare salad with the following ingredients:
Shredded lettuce
Diced tomatoes
Fresh cilantro

For family style, place salad ingredients in a large bowl.
Top with warm pork.
Add cilantro and lime as garnish.

Add a Ranch Style dressing as desired.


Pork Quesadilla

Using the pork recipe above:
Heat large 14” tortillas.
Sprinkle with cheese.
Add the pork.
Fold over the tortilla and cut into wedges.