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Café Rio Sweet Pork Copycat

Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 lb boneless pork shoulder
  • 1-2 tsp garlic salt
  • 4-5 c dark colored soda like Coke, or Dr. Pepper- NOT DIET
  • 1/4 c brown sugar
  • 1/2 c water
  • 1 4 oz can green chiles
  • 1 10-15 oz can red enchilada sauce, any brand
  • 1 c brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Pat dry pork and sprinkle garlic salt liberally. Combine 2 cups of cola and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a gallon ziploc bag. Add pork and marinate for several hours, or overnight.

CROCK POT DIRECTIONS

  • Remove pork from ziploc bag and place in crock pot. Discard marinade. Add 1 cup cola and 1/2 cup water. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4.
  • Remove pork and discard liquid in crock pot. Shred pork and set aside.
  • Combine 1 cup Cola, green chilies, enchilada sauce and 1 cup brown sugar in a blender and blend until smooth. Add more Cola as desired to thin.
  • Add shredded pork back to crock pot and cover with sauce from blender. Stir to coat and cook on low for 1-2 hours.

INSTANT POT DIRECTIONS

  • Set Instant Pot to "saute" and heat 1 tbsp oil in the bottom of the pot. Place pork into instant pot and discard marinade from ziploc bag. Add pork and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side.
  • Remove pork from instant pot and add 1 cup of Cola and 1/2 c water to the Instant Pot. Use a wooden spoon to deglaze the pot (make sure all of the stuck-on bits are scraped off the bottom of the pot). Return pork to Instant Pot. 4. Make sure valve is set to "seal" and set the Instant Pot to Manual for 27 minutes. Allow it to natural release for 15 minutes. Release any remaining pressure. Remove pork and discard cooking liquid. Shred pork and set aside.
  • Combine 1 cup Cola, green chilies, enchilada sauce and 1 cup brown sugar in a blender and blend until smooth. Add more Cola as desired to thin.
  • Add shredded pork back to Instant Pot and cover with sauce from blender. Stir to coat, and cook on "keep warm" for at least 30 minutes.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Fav Family Recipes