I need to feed 100 hungry lacrosse players after practice next Thursday and want to have enough! xo, OR you can place the shredded pork, and the remaining ingredients in a large pot on the stove top and heat it until its all warmed through. Im considering this for dinner but theres not enough time to thaw it today. There are lots of different sweet pork copycat recipes out there in the blogosphere and I have experimented with a lot of them. We have spent YEARS, much like we did for the perfect Melt in Your Mouth Buttermilk Pancakes and The Very Best Banana Bread, searching out exactly how this pork is made. Beyond the world of recipes, she loves adventuring with everything from kayaking, to cruising, to snowboarding and taking the family along for the thrill ride. xo I have not tried this recipe using chicken, but if I were to try it, I would use the same amount of chicken as pork (3 lbs) but cook it for about 6 hours. Sorry about the half eaten salad in this next pictureit was SO good that I forgot to take a picture before I ate most of it! Interesting fact- the name Boston butt originates from 18th century New England when pork was packed in barrels (which were also known as butts) to store and ship meat. Thanks for making this recipe possible in the instant pot! Add the full can of coke, brown sugar and green salsa. The regular Coke does add a sweetness to it that makes this pork so amazing. I made this after reading all of the reviews and it was a hit. Add the pork to a gallon-sized ziplock bag and add cup brown sugar and 2 cups Coca-Cola. Yes, I do. Try Walmart or Smiths for Old El Paso sauce packets. My family said it tasted just like cafe rio. The butt is usually sold without bone and the shoulder almost always is sold with a large bone-in. I did 30 pounds of pork and it went so smoothly and quickly! Thanks! I have another question, will cooking the pork shoulder in a crock pot break down the fat enough that it will shred ok? Now I really have a hankering for a Cafe Rio pork salad. When we boiled it down (no pun intended) I found they used a cut of meat OTHER THAN the cuts I recommend. The extra two hours gives the shredded meat a chance to soak up more of the marinade. This was a hit in my house! Thanks for posting the recipe. I found a sauce packet by Frontera. In your tips it says to simmer pork with cut up yellow onions (later you suggest caramelizing the onions prior), serrano peppers and carrots and then discard the peppers and carrots. Si. Im guessing when making the sauce? We Dont have Cafe Rio in Michigan. Thanks for catching that! Hi Truann, the homemade spice mix is the amount you need for the recipe, so you should use all of it. Thank you! The pork is tender and juicy, with the perfect amount of sweetness. If Cafe Rio Sweet Pork is your family favorite, youre going to love this recipe! But sadly it has not come to Oregon yet. Thank you so much for your review! it is super yummy. Heres my question in someones reply: I bought a 9lb pork shoulder. Should cook time stay the same or would you suggest longer? Do you think canned enchilada sauce would work instead of the cooking sauce? Si. I buy a 3-4lb pork butt and Ill add that to the instructions right now! xo And yes, youll use ground oregano. Easy recipes for quick and delicious homemade meals! How to cook . Here is the link to the cilantro-tomatillo dressing, but there are also links to my guacamole, black beans, rice and pico. xo, Lauren, The pork slow cooks all day, and then at dinnertime, you have an amazing dish to serve to your family. Cover with lid and cook on high heat for 6 hours. This is by far the best sweet pork recipe! Its a keeper. I realized after I made this and then ate at Cafe Rio that this recipe tastes better than the actual Cafe Rio sweet Pork Burittos! Thanks for reading ABK, Rub with garlic salt and pour 2 cups of coke and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 5-6. The pork is marinated and slow-cooked to perfection in some surprising ingredients! We had our friends from Guatemala over and they RAVED, exclaiming it tasted extremely authentic. I tried several different cook times, from 30-75 minutes. Rub the dry seasoning all over the pork roast. Hi Faith! Crave no longer my friends! You can put this sweet pork into a salad, in a burrito, in enchiladas, on top of nachos, in a rice bowl, or in a quesadilla like we already discussed above. SO, Ive been searching for a good recipe for sweet pork that didnt have cola in the ingredient list. . Discard any fat. Amazing flavors and I love the slow cooker meals!! The recipe for the spice rub was a bonus, flavoring the pork beautifully. xo And thank you! I found the best time combination was 50 minutes at high pressure and then a 45+ minute natural pressure release, which means no touching the valve that allows pressure to release from the pot for at least 45 minutes. Si, My butcher wouldnt cut the bone out of the shoulder for me, should I put it in the insta pot with the bone and pull the bone off after or cut it off the bone before, Step 7 needs to be fixed to say naturally not manually., KK, THANK YOU for pointing that out! Enjoy. Pour can of Coke, water and garlic salt over pork in the slow cooker. You could open a restaurant. . * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. The sweet pork also makes a perfect topping for nachos. Using a slow cooker is an easy way to make pulled pork. Im actually so excited about this that Im going to make it as a crockpot freezer meal for my freezer exchange group, too! I wonder if I can use chicken for pork? How long should i cook it? Cafe Rio is a Utah based restaurant which has now spread into other states. Thank you so much for this recipe!! That is the best compliment ever! They have pics on their website so you can see it there. (Thank you to The Sisters Cafe for such an awesome recipe!) [Note to judges: this was recipe 1 for all of you that picked the first sweet pork sample as the winner]. Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Sweet and succulent pork, perfect for your go-to Mexican dish. Rub with garlic salt and pour 2 cups of coke and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 5-6. My husband is leaving in 1.5 hours , But btw i love all of your recipes. Throw out fluids. It literally melts in your mouth. I also love the effect soda has when cooking meat, especially pork. And then release for 45 min. How would the cook time change for this? I m making it again today. Lettuce -Shred pork after cooked and let sit in a ziplock bag overnight with sauce made fresh after pork is cooked. I would love to make this for my wife, however she is allergic to sulfites. I hope you all enjoy. I tried the recipe with both boneless pork ribs and boneless pork shoulder. A Bountiful Kitchen Cookbook, filled with recipes, photos, stories, and special notes from me, is now available for purchase! Spring is right around the corner! He just loves it. (And Si is one of my favorite imaginary friends on instagramId love to actually meet her. Next remove the meat from the crockpot and put in a bowl and shred the meat. XO This one has a small hint of a spicy kick to it (probably from the enchilada sauce) that was delicious, and this one was definitely quite a bit sweeter than the other. xo, Seriously, made my day! The pork is marinated and slow-cooked to perfection in some surprising ingredients! Cafe Rio Sweet Pork {Copycat} Recipe [+ Video]. Si. Pour the sauce all over the pork and toss to coat. It really is better the next day as it sits in the juice or from the freezer. Thats because it tastes so similar to the original. Becky, Ill have to whittle away at the leftovers until its gone, but now I know not to take any of my family to Cafe Rio. Place pork in a heavy duty Ziploc bag. Do you mean a 12 oz can or a 16.9 oz bottle? If you are in a hurry, skip this step and omit the oil in the pot. Not sure if tripling it will fit in one crock pot, so I would just use two separate crock pots/ slow cookers. That is great to know that using coke zero works! -I made it the night before so it could sit in the sauce overnight. Thanks! Could you put soda in the instant pot instead of water? -I only cooked 2 pounds since its just us and a 2 year old. 2c packed is too sweet so I used 1.5c. Put the pork in a heavy duty ziploc bag to marinate. Si, Hi there! Hello! Peach Mango Salsa Can you please tell me how many this recipe will feed? Si. Dont like the one she posted? Or would you recommend using your older recipe? Make sure the lid is set to the Sealing position. When you make it, please let me know how you like it. Erica lives in Boise, Idaho with her husband, Jared, an attorney, and her three beautiful girls. I will update that ASAP, thank you for letting me know. I always make a ton of this sweet pork so I can use it in multiple recipes throughout the week, I also find myself snacking on it straight out of the fridge. How To Make Our Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Recipe: When you are ready to prepare the sweet pork for this Cafe Rio copycat recipe, get out your slow cooker and fill it half of the way with water. Set the manual/pressure cook button for 60 minutes. I made this for my daughter and I for a twist on regular tacos. Im wanting to make this for a group of 20-25 people. I really am not exaggerating when I say that we have tried pretty much every single Cafe Rio Pork recipe thats out there and while many are quite delicious, they just arent close enough to the real version. 2. Ive seen some other recipes use Coke and I think it would definitely add to the flavor. So Ive beenexperimenting withdifferent versions and this one is the one we feel tastes closest to the real thing. Also the dressings freeze well too! Mix the sauce into the shredded pork to thoroughly coat it. Thank you so much for posting this! This pulled pork is perfect over salad, rice, tacos, burritos, quesadillas or on a toasted bun. enchilada sauce (can) xo, Excited to try this. Prepare everything the same, but set the pork and bouquet garni (see section below) in a slow cooker for 8-10 hours. Turn to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Maybe 5 minutes longer? See our disclosure policy. The Dr pepper moistens the pork incredibly. -Simmer pork in a pan with cut up yellow onions, serrano peppers and chopped carrots. Im not sure how much. Chopped pork. Does thefood blogworldreally need another Caf Rio recipe? My preference is Pork Shoulder or Boneless Pork Rib meat! Hope this helps! It looks so delicious! Apply nonstick cooking spray to the inside of the slow cooker. Maybe they will give me a hint. Id love your suggestions. Im feeding 5 men tomorrow and was hoping to freeze the extra cooked meat, but now Im worried I wont be able to get 9lbs cooked to fork tender. Have you found a good replacement for The Old El Paso cooking sauce packet which is no longer available? Pull apart pork with two forks and discard the fat. Add the pork roast to the hot skillet and sear on both sides.