Barbacoa

INGREDIENTS

Meat & marinade:

2 pounds pork, rib meat or shoulder

12 oz. can Coke

¼ c. brown sugar

Dash garlic salt



Sauce:

Enchilada Sauce (see below)

Small can of green chilies

12 oz. can Coke

¼ c. brown sugar





INSTRUCTIONS

Put pork in heavy duty Ziploc or marinating container. Pour Coke, brown sugar and garlic into bag. Marinate over night.




Pour meat and marinade into crock pot. Cook for 4 hours on high or 8 on low. Keep lid on to retain liquid. Shred meat with 2 forks when done.



Make barbacoa style enchilada sauce.(listed below) Pour as much sauce into the meat as desired.

Serve with cheese and flour tortilla, on a salad, or burrito style with cilantro lime rice and black beans.






Frieda’s Enchilada Sauce



8 oz. can of tomato sauce

1 T. Korr’s Caldo de Tomate

1 garlic clove, minced

1 T. dark chili powder ( I like McCormicks) add up to 4T. total if you like it SPICY~

3 T. all purpose flour

1 t. chicken base (or chicken bouillon for 2 c. broth)

2 c. water (To make this a Barbacoa sauce, I subbed the Coke for the water. A 12 oz. can plus

½ c. water and ¼ c. brown sugar.)



Put all ingredients into a blender or food processor. Put 1 T. of oil in a medium saucepan and pour liquid mixture in. Stir and heat until desired thickness is reached.