Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Recipe
This copycat Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Recipe makes it easy for you to have your favorite take-out at home with the help of your slow cooker.
Servings 10
Calories 257kcal
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 3 pounds boneless pork shoulder or butt roast
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 8 ounces coca cola
- 1 cup red enchilada sauce
Sauce
- 8 ounces coca-cola
- 1 cup red enchilada sauce
- 4 oz green chiles drained
- ½ cup brown sugar
Serving Options
Tortillas
Toppings of your choice
Salad
Rice
Instructions
- Combine the salt, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, ground cumin, and pepper in a small bowl. Stir.
- Rub the pork with seasonings and place it in the slow cooker.
- Add 1 cup coca cola and 1 cup of enchilada sauce.
- Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until internal temperature reaches 200-203 degrees F.
- Remove from the slow cooker and shred the pork, then return it to the crock.
- In a food processor or blender, combine the remaining coca cola, 1 cup of enchilada sauce, green chiles, and brown sugar until well combined.
- Mix the sauce into the shredded pork.
- Continue cooking for an additional 1-2 hours in the slow cooker, or alternatively, add the pork with the sauce to a large-rimmed baking pan and cook in the oven at 350 degrees F for 60-90 minutes. Cooking in the oven will reduce the sauce.
- Serve the pork on tortillas or salad with your favorite toppings.
- Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 1003mg | Potassium: 546mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 2mg | Net Carbohydrates: 19g