Crockpot Cafe Rio Sweet Pork – Copycat Recipe!

Cafe Rio sweet pork and Costa Vida sweet pork is my oldest sons favorite! I knew I needed to create a recipe for us to enjoy right at home! Check it out!

Looking for other easy and delicious crockpot recipes? Try these:

• Crockpot Tri-Tip Tacos
• Easy Crockpot Ranch Chicken
• Baby Back Rib in the Crockpot
• Crockpot Ham Recipe
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Who doesn’t LOVE the Cafe Rio Sweet Pork or the one from Costa Vida? This is the perfect copycat recipe to help with your sweet pork cravings right at home. It is super easy to make sweet pork in the crockpot and it comes out tasting exactly like the real thing, except you can enjoy it from your house. Try out this recipe the next time you need a new easy dinner plan and use it for some delicious tacos loaded up with all your favorites!

Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

Recipe for Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 7 hours

Total Time 7 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 3lb pork roast 
• 16 oz coke (8 oz for crockpot 8 oz for sauce after) 
• 1/4 cup water 
• 1teaspoons garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon pepper 
• Sauce After crockpot 
• 4 oz green chilies 
• 10 oz red enchilada sauce
• 3/4 cup brown sugar

Instructions

1. In the crockpot place the pork roast. Cover with 8 oz of coke. Then add the water. Sprinkle the garlic salt and salt and pepper over the meat and cook on high for 6 hours.
2. Next remove the meat from the crockpot and put in a bowl and shred the meat.
3. Dump all the liquid in the crockpot. Grab a blender and add 8 oz coke, green chilies, red enchilada sauce and brown sugar. Blend for 20 seconds. 
4. Add the meat back to the crockpot. Pour the new sauce on top and cook on low for 1 hour then serve! 
5. I like to put a tortilla down, black beans, rice, then the meat. Top with lots of lettuce, pico, sour cream and guacamole. Then drizzle cilantro ranch on top! 

Ingredients

• 3lb pork roast 
• 16 oz coke (8 oz for crockpot 8 oz for sauce after) 
• 1 teaspoons garlic salt
• 1/4 cup water 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon pepper 
• Sauce After crockpot 
• 4 oz green chilies 
• 10 oz red enchilada sauce
• 3/4 cup brown sugar 

Instructions

1. In the crockpot place the pork roast. Cover with 8 oz of coke. Then add the water. Sprinkle the garlic salt and salt and pepper over the meat and cook on high for 6 hours.

2. Next remove the meat from the crockpot and put in a bowl and shred the meat. Dump all the liquid in the crockpot. 

3. Grab a blender and add 8 oz coke, green chilies, red enchilada sauce and brown sugar. Blend for 20 seconds. 

4. Add the meat back to the crockpot. Pour the new sauce on top and cook on low for 1 hour then serve!

Instructions Continued

In the crockpot place the pork roast. Cover with 8 oz of coke. Then add the water. Sprinkle the garlic salt and salt and pepper over the meat and cook on high for 6 hours. Next remove the meat from the crockpot and put in a bowl and shred the meat. Dump all the liquid in the crockpot. Grab a blender and add 8 oz coke, green chilies, red enchilada sauce and brown sugar. Blend for 20 seconds. Add the meat back to the crockpot. Pour the new sauce on top and cook on low for 1 hour then serve! I like to put a tortilla down, black beans, rice, then the meat. Top with lots of lettuce, pico, sour cream and guacamole. Then drizzle cilantro ranch on top! 

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