First off, I have to give credit to where I actually found this recipe. Click here for the original.A lot of the recipes I found online for the Cafe Rio sweet pork used more expensive cuts of meat than I was willing to buy. :) So I bought a cheap boneless pork roast to make mine with. Because of this, I was afraid to use one of the recipes that had a shorter cook time since I wanted to make sure my roast was really good and tender.
Turns out it wouldn't have mattered anyway because my meat was ready to shred at a shorter time than I thought. But my point is, that's what peaked my interest in this recipe.
(I am going to write this recipe with my own variations)
3 1/2 pounds Boneless pork roast
3 cans Coke (NOT diet) (though I have heard Dr. Pepper works too)
1/4 c. brown sugar
dash garlic salt
1/4 c. water
1 can sliced green chilies
1 can red enchilada sauce
1 c. brown sugar
Put the pork in a heavy duty ziploc bag to marinade. Add about a can and a half of coke and about 1/4 c. of brown sugar. Marinade for a few hours or overnight. (I marinated overnight for ease in cooking)
Drain marinade and put pork, 1/2 can of coke, water, and garlic salt in crock pot on high for about 3-4 hours (or until it shreds easily, but don't let it get TOO dry) or on low for 8 hours. Remove pork from crock pot and drain any liquid left in the pot. Shred pork.
(I cooked mine for 4 hours on high. Basically started the crockpot first thing in the morning and left it until lunch time.)
In a food processor or blender, blend 1/2 can Coke, chilies, enchilada sauce and remaining brown sugar (about a cup, you can add a little more or less to taste..). If it looks too thick, add more Coke little by little.
Put shredded pork and sauce in crockpot and cook on low for 2 hours.
---THIS WAS SOOO YUMMY! Worth the wait! Also, in regards to the coke, chilies, enchilada saic and brown sugar mixture that you blend together, I did that in the morning, so the evening prep was SO MINIMAL.
Served with Bajio Sweet rice and tortillas, and red pepper corn. YUM!
3 comments:
I decided I really wanted to make this last night while I was planning out my meals for the next week and a half. I've made a crock-pot BBQ chicken with Dr. Pepper before, and I've been told that pretty much any dark soda will work. Since we don't like to drink Coke (and you can't just buy individual cans or a normal six-pack anymore these days), I bought Pepsi, because my husband will drink the leftovers. Then I went to Sam's Club and bought a 3.6 lb boneless pork tenderloin for (here's the best part) around $8.50!! I love Sam's Club.
Holy cow! Thank you so much, I've been looking for this recipe everywhere!
We put cilantro into the sauce as we mix it, and it adds just a perfect touch!
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