Sweet Lamb (something Like Cafe Rio)

Total Time: 16 hrs
Preparation Time: 8 hrs
Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• 2 lbs boneless lamb shoulder or 2 lbs lamb butt


• 2 (12 ounce) cans coke, divided (not diet coke)


• 1/4 cup brown sugar


• 1 dash garlic salt


• 1 dash onion salt


• 1 teaspoon ground cumin


• 1 chili in adobo sauce, minced


• 1/4 cup water


• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can diced green chilies


• 0.75 (10 ounce) can red enchilada sauce (3/4 of a 10 ounce can)


• 1/2 cup brown sugar (up to 1/2 cup more if desired)


• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 place lamb in a heavy duty ziplock bag to marinate. add 1 can coke and 1/4 cup brown sugar, squeezing out the air. refrigerate and marinade for several hours or overnight.


• 2 drain marinade and place lamb, 1/2 can of coke, water, garlic salt, onion salt, cumin and minced adobo chili in crock pot on low for about 8 hours (or until it shreds easily, but don't allow it to become too dry). remove lamb from crock pot and drain any liquid left in the pot and discard; shred lamb.


• 3 in a food processor or blender, blend 1/2 can coke, green chilies, enchilada sauce and remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar (more or less to taste). if it looks too thick, add more coke little by little.


• 4 put shredded lamb, sauce and butter in crock pot and cook on low for 1 hour. note: do not over stir or it will become mushy.