Cafe Rio Pork

cafe rio sweet pork

prep time: 2 minutes

cook time: 8 hours

yield: 2 lbs pork

serving size: 1 cup each

tender, juicy pork that tastes just like cafe rio!

ingredients

• 1 pork shoulder/butt -3 to 4 pounds
• 1 old el paso sauce packet (roasted garlic)
• 1 cup root beer (a&w)
• 2 cups light brown sugar

Place the pork in a slow cooker. mix the sauce, rootbeer and brown sugar in a bowl and pour all over the pork. cook on low for 6 hours, remove the meat and shred (it should be quite easy and tender). place the meat back in the sauce and cook on low for an additional 2 hours.instructions

1. serve immediately.

notes

rumor has it that dr pepper or coke are the preferred pops for cafe rio, but with this roasted garlic sauce root beer seemed to bring out the best flavor.

I don't know if mine tasted as sweet as Cafe Rio's but it was very tasty and so easy to throw in the crockpot.  The Old El Paso sauce packet was a liquid in a packet that I found in the Mexican aisle at Smith's.