Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pulled Pork


a bowl full of Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pulled Pork for making salads, quesadillas, burritos, or enchiladasThis savory, tender Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pulled Pork is perfect for making quesadillas, burritos, enchiladas, tacos, or, my favorite, … salads.  It’s full of flavor and packs a little kick that will please your palate.a bowl full of Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pulled Pork for making salads, quesadillas, burritos, or enchiladas

The Secret to Perfect Pulled Pork

I cook the pork, completely before I add the sauce.  I know it’s different from what most of these recipes tell you to do, but that’s what makes this one better.  Click here to get instructions for cooking shredded pork.  It’s worth it.  Then come back for the sauce.

Café Rio Style Sweet Pork
Serves 20
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
5 hr
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
5 hr
Ingredients
  1. 5 pounds cooked, shredded pork (loin, butt or shoulder)
  2. 1 can (7 ounces) diced green chiles
  3. 1 can (28 ounces) mild red enchilada sauce
  4. ½ teaspoon salt
  5. ½ teaspoon chipotle chile powder
  6. 1 ½ cups brown sugar
  7. 1 ½ cups Coke or Dr Pepper
Instructions
  1. Place cooked, shredded pork in a slow cooker on warm. Cover, and allow to heat slowly.
  2. In a blender, pulse green chiles, enchilada sauce, salt, and chile powder until smooth. Pour into a 6 quart sauce pan, and add brown sugar and Coke. Turn heat to medium, and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Allow to simmer (uncovered) until reduced by half and thickened (about an hour). Watch and stir regularly.
  3. Pour over pork in slow cooker, and mix until completely coated. Cover, and heat on low for 1-2 hours.
  4. Serve
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shredded pork loin for Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pork

Place 5 pounds cooked, shredded pork (loin, butt or shoulder) in a slow cooker on warm.
Cover, and allow to heat slowly on the lowest setting.

making the sauce for Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pork

In a blender, pulse until smooth
1 can (7 ounces) diced green chiles
1 can (28 ounces) mild red enchilada sauce
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon chipotle chile powder

making the sauce for Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pork

Pour pureed mixture into a 5 quart sauce pan, and add
1 ½ cups brown sugar
1 ½ cups Coke or Dr Pepper

making the sauce for Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pork

Turn heat to medium, and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

making the sauce for Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pork

Allow to simmer (uncovered) until reduced by half and thickened (about an hour). Watch and stir regularly.

mixing homemade sauce with shredded pork loin for Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pork

Pour over pork in slow cooker, and …

Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pulled Pork

… mix until completely coated.
Then cover, and heat on low for 1-2 hours.

a bowl full of Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pulled Pork for making salads, quesadillas, burritos, or enchiladas

Use it forr salads, burritos, tacos, enchiladas, and quesadillas.

a bowl full of Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pulled Pork for making salads, quesadillas, burritos, or enchiladas

It’s delicious!