This is my all time favorite recipe for pork loin... a copycat Cafe Rio Sweet Pork recipe. Can you believe I had never even heard of Cafe Rio until I moved to Utah? Boy, what had I been missing all my life?!?!?! Of course, as soon as I tasted it I had to recreate it at home. Originally I started with just coke, salsa and brown sugar, but the recipe has evolved over the past few years and what I have ended up with is pure perfection. This is a great meal to make when you are feeding a crowd of people because it makes a ton and basically cooks itself in your slow cooker. I like to serve it with rice, sour cream, creamy tomatillo dressing and pico de gallo over tortillas or chips! This is sure to become one of your family favorites.
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Ingredients:
- 3-4 pounds boneless pork roast
- 1 can of coke, (NOT diet)
- 2 cups of your favorite salsa, blended (my fav is peach mango in this recipe)
- 10-12oz can red enchilada sauce
- 1-1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2-1 tsp chili powder
Instructions:
- Season the pork with salt and pepper, place the pork loin in your crock pot and pour the can of coke over it.
- Cook the pork on high for about 6 hours.
- Shred the pork in the coke.
- Add the blended salsa, enchilada sauce, brown sugar, garlic powder and chili powder and stir well.
- Cook an additional 1-2 hours on high.
- Put the crock pot on low until ready to serve.
