SWEET PORK TACOS & PINTO BEANS

Believe it or not I did make a Super Bowl dinner. Mostly for my brother-in-law, Steve. We had sweet pork tacos, pinto beans, salad, and a delicious coconut cake made by my sister, Lori (recipe to come).

For the tacos, I cooked a pork tenderloin in a cast iron pot for six hours. Everyone loved the tacos. And thanks to Jana, we had those really good uncooked flour tortillas you can get at Costco. You just place the tortilla in a nonstick pan and heat on both sides until browned--excellent.

SWEET PORK TACOS

3 lbs pork tenderloin

1 can tomato sauce

1 can El Pato tomato sauce (mexican hot sauce, yellow can)

1 cup brown sugar

The above ingredients went in to my 5 quart cast iron pot and into the oven at the following adjusted temperatures: 375 degrees for 30 minutes, 350 degrees for one hour, 300 degrees for one hour, and 200 degrees for 3 1/2 hours. It was perfect. I needed to keep adjusting the times since I was at church for 3 hours so I finished off the dish at the 200 degree mark.

PINTO BEANS

1 can refried beans

1 can pinto beans

garlic powder

cilantro

hot sauce or salsa

Mix the above ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes.