Monday, October 5, 2015

Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

One Pork roast (about 5 lbs.)
2-3 cans Dr. Pepper (not diet)
1  1/4 c. brown sugar
dash garlic salt
1/4 c. water
1 can sliced green chilies
1 cup salsa (medium)

Put pork roast in crock-pot with 1 can Dr. Pepper, 1/4 c. water and 1/4 c. brown sugar and season with some garlic salt, pepper and season salt.  Cook until it shreds easily (anywhere between 4-8 hrs.) Remove pork from crock pot and drain any liquid left in the pot.  Shred pork and get rid of all fat.

In blender, blend 1 can Dr. Pepper, green chilies, salsa and one cup brown sugar.  If it is kind of thick, add more Dr. Pepper.

Put shredded pork back in crock-pot and cover with sauce.  Cook on low for 1 hour.

Optional: you can marinate pork roast in 1 can Dr. Pepper and 1/4 c. brown sugar for a few hours or overnight in Ziploc bag. I never have had time to do it and it always turns out good.

Ingredient list: (listed in the quantities needed to serve 50-60 people)
Pork Roast or Loin - 25 lbs.
Dr. Pepper - 10-15 cans
Brown Sugar - 6 1/4 cups
Garlic Salt - to taste
Sliced green chilies - 5-small cans
Salsa - 15 cups


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