Showing posts with label cafe rio pork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cafe rio pork. Show all posts

Friday, August 7, 2015

Sweet Pork Fajitas *KK's Cooking Class*


  • 24 fajita sized tortilla
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 
  • 1 boneless pork shoulder or butt roast (3 lbs)
  • 1 Old El Paso Roasted Garlic Sauces Packet (I think I got the roasted tomato and it was really good, just very sweet)
  • 1 3/4 C A&W Root beer
  • 1 3/4 C brown sugar
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 green, yellow, orange, and red bell pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  1. Trim fat and cut roast into fourths
  2. Mix root beer, sugar, and sauce packet together
  3. Place mixture and meat in crock pot
  4. Let it go for however you want (I did 6-8 hours)
  5. Last hour of cooking slice veggies into thin strips
  6. Heat oil and spices in large skillet on medium heat. Add veggies and saute until cooked but slightly firm
  7. Place in crock pot
*From KK's cooking class*

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Cafe Rio Pork

Okay, I made this tonight and WOW!!! I finally made it taste like the real deal!!! Here's what I did:

6lbs pork loin (I've heard shoulder is better for shredding)
1 2 liter bottle of coke (NOT diet)
1 can green chilies
1 jar pace salsa
1 1/2 Cups brown sugar
2 cloves garlic

Season the pork with salt and pepper. Cover with coke (about 1/2 bottle) and cook on high in crock pot for 2-3 hours. Drain off all liquid and dump it. Blend up chilies, salsa garlic and brown sugar. Pour over pork and let cook another 2 hours. Shred the pork. Drain off the liquid into a pot, add the rest of the coke and reduce the liquid by about half by boiling 5-10 minutes or so. Pour that liquid back onto the pork and let cook about another hour.

http://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/2007/11/jared-and-i-love-cafe-rio.html

UPDATE: I cooked the pork shoulder like it says above, but after I shredded it, I drained it and then boiled 2 cups of coke, 1/4 cup brown sugar, garlic power, onion salt, cumin and chili powder until it reduced by about 1/2. Then I poured it over the shredded pork and let it sit in the crock pot for about 30 min before we ate. NAILED IT. I read that people use red enchilada sauce too but I didn't have any.