Cafe Rio Sweet Pork is an amazing copycat recipe that can be used in burritos, enchiladas, tacos, sandwiches, or salads. This tastes just like the delicious pork from Cafe Rio Mexican Grill based in Salt Lake City. This recipe is so easy to make and is great for feeding a crowd.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time8 hourshrs
Total Time8 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Cafe Rio Sweet Pork
Servings: 8
Calories: 364kcal
Author: Garnish and Glaze
Ingredients
3-4poundsboneless pork roast (shoulder or butt)
garlic salt
1canRoot beer, Coke, Pepsi, or Dr. Pepper, (NOT diet)
1/4cupwater
3/4cupbrown sugar
10ouncesred enchilada sauce
4ouncesgreen chilies
1/2teaspoonchili powder
Instructions
Shake garlic salt all over the pork and lay fat side down in crock-pot. Pour 1/4 cup Root Beer and 1/4 cup water in the bottom of the pot. Cover with lid and cook on low for 6 hours.
Make the sauce by combining remaining Root Beer, brown sugar, enchilada sauce, green chilies, and chili powder in a blender. Puree until smooth. Place in fridge until ready to use.
When meat is tender and shreds easily, remove and shred on a cutting board. Discard the fat and remaining juices in the pot.
Place shredded pork back in the crock pot (no need to wash) along with the sauce. Stir together and cook on low for 1.5 hours. Remove the lid and cook on high for 30 minutes so the sauce can thicken.