Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

Full of delicious sweetness, this Cafe Rio Sweet Pork recipe goes perfectly in salads, tacos, burritos and more. Our favorite way to enjoy it is on top of a salad.

What is Cafe Rio?

Cafe Rio is a Utah based restaurant which has now spread into other states.  But sadly it has not come to Oregon yet. Each time I visit Utah, a visit to Cafe Rio is required at least once.  One of my favorite dishes to get there is their sweet pork.  I love it in a burrito or on a salad. Thanks to today’s recipe, I can make the delicious sweet pork at home in my crock pot.

There are lots of different sweet pork recipes out there in the blogosphere and I have experimented with a lot of them.  This one is by far my favorite and is almost identical to the sweet pork from Cafe Rio.

Sweet Pork Ingredients

• Pork. I used pork carnitas but you could use any boneless pork roast or shoulder. 
• Enchilada Sauce
• Green Chilies
• Brown Sugar
• Garlic
• Coke. Don’t use diet. Can also use Root Beer or Dr. Pepper.

How to make Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

• Marinate pork for at least two hours in a mixture of coke and brown sugar in the refrigerator.

• Place pork and marinade into the crockpot.
• Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours or until pork shreds easily.
• Remove pork and shred.
• Return pork to slow cooker.

• Add in remaining brown sugar, enchilada sauce, garlic and green chilies. Stir to combine.
• Cook for an additional 30-60 minutes.

How to Serve Sweet Pork

My favorite way to enjoy it is in a Cafe Rio Pork Salad. You can also use it in a quesadilla, a burrito or enchiladas .

What to Serve with Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

• Cilantro lime rice
• Mexican Rice
• Cafe rio black beans

Can I Make this in the Instant Pot

It works great in the Instant Pot too and you can find my Instant Pot Cafe Rio Pork recipe here.

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