You just mix together all four ingredients (yes, only four ingredients! No need to increase sauce amount. This recipe is the most spot on i have ever found. Ingredients Scale 2 1/4 cups Coke, divided (not diet) 2 1/2 pounds pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat and cut into quarters 1 1/4 cup brown sugar, divided 1 tsp garlic salt 1 (4 oz) can green chilies 1 (10 oz can) red enchilada sauce Instructions We recently moved ro an area where we no longer have quick access to cafe rio (our fave). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Cook time should state 10 hrs and not 8. I have a 5 pound, bone-in pork shoulder. Hi Kathy! Si. Shanna's Jiffy Mix Cornbread Made Better! Hi Tara! I definitely saving this one! 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. Toss into your preferred salad or burrito! Ugh! Combine a can and a half of Coke with about a quarter cup of brown sugar. Hi Anita, It is safer not to risk a reaction. Cant wait to try your recipe. Im so glad you enjoyed the recipe and thank you for sharing, Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes Delicious sweet pulled pork perfect for your favorite Mexican food dish. All Rights Reserved. Sarah, Turn to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Making this recipe in the Instant Pot is so easy and delicious! Thats because it tastes so similar to the original. took the tip to let it sit overnight, so i am excited to try it tonight for dinner! 1 cup rootbeer, coke or Dr Pepper. Please share below and rate the recipe after youve given it a try! Were not really Coke people, so we used root beer instead. Si. We have used it and it was pretty good but we are working on a new recipe since we cant find that cooking sauce anymore. Were your place for more than 1,000 actionable, traditional recipes to serve and celebrate your friends and family. Thanks for the insider tip! ), and happy to be watched over by 2 dogs. Add coke, water, garlic salt, onion salt, and chili powder. Mention @favoritefamilyrecipes or tag #favoritefamilyrecipes! Fixed! Shred pork with two forks, and remove any fat. It always turns out tender and moist. xo This process can't be rushed! If I dont have 2 hours once Im home from work, what else can I do? [ Note to judges: this was recipe 2 for all of you that preferred this one] *Recipe here [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:10] Oh my gosh, cant thank you enough for perfecting this recipe for the instant pot. Served ot with spanish yellow rice and black beans. Its okay, and turned out fantastic all the same! I know, I know. Place pork shoulder or butt in a slow cooker and pour 1 cup each of Dr. Pepper and water over the meat. Your email address will not be published. Cook for another 2 hours covered on low heat. While it isnt spot on (I think it would be very hard to get it right), it is very tasty. Cook again. . Hi Cristi, What size of cut did you use? I would wait to put the sauce on until you are ready to serve it. Soooo good. Im sorry! Thanks for asking! In a small bowl, mix about a can and a half of coke and about 1/4 cup of the brown sugar. It was AMAZING! Calista This amount of sauce will work fine for 4.5 lbs. Place the shredded meat back into the Instant Pot and turn the setting to Saute. (Thank you to The Sisters Cafe for such an awesome recipe!) I love anything and everything with root beer.and now youve made pulled pork with it. Cilantro Lime Rice Cafe Rio Sweet Pork - Chef in Training Any progress on a new recipe? Delicious! Cut off the meat and shred it. Meaning, it will take time to allow this to happen and this time needs to be built in to the cooking time of the meat. Your email address will not be published. Add the 2 tablespoons of reserved spices, red enchilada sauce, brown sugar, green chiles and green salsa/enchilada sauce and stir/toss to combine. Instant Pot Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Add enchilada sauce, garlic, green chilies, and brown sugar to the crock pot with the reintroduced meat. Remove the peppers and carrots after cooking. 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! It is a family favorite for sure! In a small bowl, mix together the garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, onion powder, and oregano. Corrected made. How much of the mix do I add for this recipe if it makes more than I need? It often turned out dry tasting no matter how little the cook time. A 4 oz. Place the pork roast in the slow cooker. Thanks for asking! 3, Have you made our easy Shoyu Ramen? The pork is marinated and slow-cooked to perfection in some surprising ingredients! Caramelized the chopped onions and then add them with the carrots and peppers to the sauce in the IP before adding the meat and then add the shredded pork and let it stay on warm for a while? Or do you with 2 hours remaining add in the remaining ingredients? Its not listed in the ingredients. Hi Melissa, you can cook it for the same amount of time, 50 min. That is the best compliment ever! How to make Cafe Rio Sweet Pork in a slow cooker: Place the pork in the pot of your slow cooker. Put shredded pork and sauce in crockpot and cook on low for 2 hours. A++ both ways. Jessica, THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY SPOT. Shred as normal, preparing the sauce separate and toss to combine. I made this last night for my family and we had missionaries over and everybody loved it- the leftovers are amazing too! If it was bigger than 3-4 pounds it just needed more like 8-12 hours. Hi Aubrey, Si, I dont believe Sirloin pork is fatty enough to achieve a shredded finished product I highly recommend either pork shoulder or butt! Here is the old recipe: xo, . Is there a reason it says prep 10 mins and cook time 10 mins? I used pork butt and my meat was thought at 6 hrs and I cant even shred. xo I moved out of the area where my local cafe rio was. Good job! Thanks again! Si. With this recipe, you can now have the amazing taste of Cafe Rio Pork at home all you need is a few simple ingredients and a crock pot. Shoot. Amazing flavors and I love the slow cooker meals!! Instant Pot Cafe Rio Sweet Pork is an updated version of my original recipe made in the oven or slow cooker, which takes up to 12 hours to cook. Looks like Ill have to make me one using your yummy recipe! Id love to hear your comments and suggestions for cookingInstant Pot Cafe Rio Sweet Pork at home. 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. Discard the liquid from the slow cooker. Every single time we eat at Caf Rio, he orders the sweet pork salad. We are still working on it too. So they do a fresh flour tortilla, a little cheese, cilantro rice (recipe is on my blog as well as the cafe rio tomatillo dressing), beans of choice, meat, lettuce, salsa, guacamole, and the special dressing with crisp tortilla strips. Is the additional 2 hours of cooking (step 4) necessary after the meat has already cooked 8 hours? Place the pork, cup brown sugar and one can of Coke in a heavy duty ziploc bag to marinate. Should I triple the amount of soda while cooking? Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Barbacoa - House of Nash Eats 3 lbs. I havent tried this with frozen pork yet. I made this 2 weeks ago and my 9 year old who loves Cafe rio said it was way better then the restaurant!!! Can you use Dr. pepper instead of coke? The yellow can said hot and I was a little scared hesitant to try it. What was the other recipe that called for the elusive sauce packet? I dont go longer than that as each week the flavor seems to fade a little in my opinion. The extra two hours gives the shredded meat a chance to soak up more of the marinade. Si. Sweet pork is my favorite meat at Cafe Rio. Can you say easy? Total time: 410 minutes Cook time: 400 minutes Prep time: 10 minutes Yields: 12 servings Cuisine: Mexican Number of ingredients: 7 Ingredients: 3 lbs. Try our Restaurant Style Salsa on top too! Doing a slow roast on the pork with a spice mixture, those root veggies and preparing the sauce separate makes for an identical result. We put ours on top of nachos with homemade guac and queso and fresh pickled jalapeos. Carefully remove the lid from the pot when all of the pressure is released. We've perfected the Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Copycat Recipe! Spread some garlic salt, salt, and pepper around. Ohhh, Ill have to check it out! Yum! 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. Remove the remaining juice from the pan and place in a small bowl. Question: I am making this for girls camp. Cover with lid and cook on high heat for 6 hours. If you are in a hurry, skip this step and omit the oil in the pot. Turned out fabulous. Marinate the pork by placing it in a large ziploc bag. This one is by far my favorite and is almost identical to the sweet pork from Cafe Rio. How long did you pressure cook it for? Si. . And then release for 45 min. So I thought it was a quick dinner. Not only that this pork sounds deeelicious, I absolutely LOVE that serving bowl! Just made this recipe for the second time. I am SO excited to try this recipe. We love to place a tortilla on a plate, then top it with black beans, rice and the sweetpork, just like Caf Rio does. Remove Chipotle chilies and shred meat. Im missing the step where you add the Coke. I will update that ASAP, thank you for letting me know. Wedge the bundle next to an end of the pork. You can find my full directions on how to make it here. Make a smooth paste by blending. Can I sub beef for this or do you have the cafe rio shredded beef recipe? 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. Otherwise will try again when I have more time. I do love this recipe. My. When you try a recipe, please use the hashtag#ohsweetbasilonINSTAGRAMfor a chance to be featured in our stories! Usually, after cooking, you will have approx a little over half of the meat left in weight. Its so yummy! Check us out on Instagram and be sure to tag us @ohsweetbasil #ohsweetbasil for a chance to be featured! Wow Bonnie, how lucky are you! Some say Dr. Pepper. I have both a 6 nd 8 quart, I most often use the 6 quart unless Im cooking for a big crowd or cooking two dishes at once in the IP. It is so sweet, so delicious. Im planning to make this for cinco de mayo tomorrow. Ill see what I can find. I dont think garlic powder would give the same flavor but you could roast a bulb of garlic and add 2-3 minced cloves into the sauce and that would be closer. Cover crock pot with lid and cook another 1 to 2 hours on low heat. Drain the marinade and add the pork to a 5-quart slow cooker. No Cafe Rio?!! Hey Holly! But turns out fabulous. Pour pork and liquid into crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. 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. Place the seasoned pork roast into the slow cooker. 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. 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. EVER. Cafe Rio does marinade the meat but you will still have a delicious meal if you dont. Pour 1/3 cup of the juices back onto the pork and toss to combine well. Just had to say thank you again! The finished consistency of the frozen recipe was not nearly as good (obviously) as the fresh made night before and day of batches. Yes it really is that fast and simple! Makes for amazing salads, burritos, tacos and quesadillas! Lauren, Si. Recognizing the Sunshine and Living Happy. Hi Sara, the cook time will be the same, but to be safe I would pressure cook it for 60 minutes. If using a frozen roast, how would I need to adjust the cook time? Rub with garlic salt and pour 2 cups of coke and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 5-6. I saw the Frontera one and want to know if it turned out similar. You can use a bone in but it is harder to shred. Perfect! Drain marinade and discard. We have a smaller group, of about 30. Combine the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, chili powder, salt and pepper in a small dish. Im not sure how much. Here is the Sweet Pork Recipe that was a favorite among 50% of the judges! Add garlic, salt, and pepper. Enjoy using your Instant Pot! 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. you can use any flavor you want but we usually stick with roasted garlic or tomato as the other is a little spicy for the kids.