So last week when I shared my amazing cilantro lime rice recipe I went to link my Cafe Rio Pork copycat at realized I had never blogged it?!?!?!?!?! I was so shocked! Literally this pork is in my top 3 favorite recipes of all time. Easy? Check. Delicious? Check. Feeds a crowd? Double check. I make up a batch in the crock pot and we eat it all week and never get sick of it! It is literally a travesty that it hasn't been up on the site until now! My sincerest apologies.
Copycat Cafe Rio Pork
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Ingredients
For the Pork
- 2-4 lbs pork roast
- 1 ½ cans regular Coke
- ¼ c brown sugar
- dash garlic salt
- ¼ c water
For the Sauce
- ½ can Regular Coke
- 1 can diced green chilies
- 1 cup red enchilada sauce
- 1 c brown sugar
Instructions
- Add your pork, 1 ½ cans of coke, water, and garlic salt into your crock pot and cook on high for about 4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
- When meat is cooked through, drain excess liquid and shred your pork with two forks.
- Combine the remaining Coke, green chilies, enchilada sauce and brown sugar in a blender and pulse to combine.
- Pour your sauce over the shredded pork in your crock pot and stir. Let sit on low until ready to serve. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
The reason we never get sick of this recipe (besides the fact that its freaking delicious) is that it is so versatile! You can eat it on a salad, in burritos, in chimichangas, tacos, tostadas, nachos, even on a sandwich roll! Just trust me when I say you NEED this recipe in your life.
Mmmm! So good, you guys, so good!
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Kylie R
All I can say is WOW!! My picky husband loved this too. I actually can't wait to make it again lol!
Kristen
This pork was incredible, I could not get over how tender it was.
jess
oh my goodness, this was everything that I wanted it to be and more! thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe
Jordan F
I can go on and on how much we all loved this recipe!! Loaded with so much flavor, I just wish we had some for leftovers!
Jessica
I am so glad you loved it! Thanks Jordan!
Sha
I brought this to a potluck yesterday and it was a hit! Everyone liked it. It was full of flavors and so delicious 🤤
Ella
The sweet-spicy sauce with green chilies and enchilada sauce is a game-changer. Family loved it!
Jessica
Yay! So glad you loved it!
Meghan Patterson
Is the pork roast a pork butt/shoulder or pork loin? I’m new to cooking and want to make sure I get the right one... thx!!!
Jessica
Either would work fun but I usually use a butt!
M Smart
Thanks for sharing your recipes. What brand of enchilada sauce do u use? I once met the owner of cafe rio and he told me they use coke in their recipe, so I’m excited to try this recipe.
Sarah
We usually use Old El Paso!
Bree
Cafe Rio is my fav! I cant wait to try this copycat version, thanks for sharing!
Kristy Denney
I could eat this for every meal! Looks delish!
Kristyn
My all-time favorite! I could eat this all day!!
Charity
This looks off the hook delish! Any excuse to make tacos, burritos and Enchiladas is an easy yes for me!
Courtney
Wow, such a delicious and simple meal. love crock pot recipes :)
MelIssa
This pork is perfection! Im hooked!
Jessica
Yay! So glad you liked it!
Paige
This was so tasty! I think our pork roast was only 2 pounds so we had a lot of extra sauce. I served it in taco boats and it was a hit - can't wait to eat the leftovers!
Jessica @ Pretty Providence
Oooh that sounds so yummy!!! Just FYI the sauce freezes well too, so if you have tons you can always freeze some for later! So glad you liked it! xoxo
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