Pork is best served the day after it is cooked completely and sauce is made. I agree the IP version is my favorite and I also love using the shoulder cut. Beyond the world of recipes, she loves adventuring with everything from kayaking, to cruising, to snowboarding and taking the family along for the thrill ride. It is safer not to risk a reaction. Prepare everything the same, but set the pork and bouquet garni in a slow cooker for 8-10 hours. Hoping to take it on a trip we are going on next week. I cant wait to try this!! I make my IP pork similar to yours but pour 1/2 liter of Dr pepper around pork chunks in IP and cook under manual pressure for 60 min unless very large portion in 8 qt I would cook for 75 min. The Dr pepper moistens the pork incredibly. We especially like it in quesidillas. Ive had readers tell me they didnt get the desired finished product when making Cafe Rio Sweet Pork. Ill be making the original version tomorrow because Ill have plenty of time to do it! Im happy to announce that I found a couple recipes and then put them up to the Taste Test Challenge! Ive seen some other recipes use Coke and I think it would definitely add to the flavor. Ive tried another Cafe Rio sweet pork recipe, and yours definitely tastes more like the real deal!! Should I triple the amount of soda while cooking? We like to use the following toppings on our salad: It works great in the Instant Pot too and you can find my Instant Pot Cafe Rio Pork recipe here. Karis Garden Salsa Shred as normal, preparing the sauce separate and toss to combine. I hate that stores dont carry the same flavors. This is my go to sweet pork recipe. Through the years weve had many friends who have moved on to new adventures in places other than Utah (though Cafe Rio is spreading like crazy across the countrynow in CA, AZ, CO, FL, ID, MD, MT, NV, VA, WA, and WY!) Set the uncovered pork butt in the oven and bake for 12 hours. I tried this tonight to make sweet pork nachos and it was delicious! xo, So, its actually not the butt at all, but the shoulder. Calista This amount of sauce will work fine for 4.5 lbs. Two neighbors have texted me today asking for the recipe! Would I still cook it for 50 mins? Hi Cristi! I figured some butts/shoulders were just tougher. Spring is right around the corner! Discard any fat. -I only cooked 2 pounds since its just us and a 2 year old. Maybe they will give me a hint. xo, I cant believe they discontinued that packet on us!! [Note to judges: this was recipe 2 for all of you that preferred this one]. This pork look so saucy and delicious! Mothers Day is coming soon(hint, hint) I was SO tempted to make a taco at almost midnight because it smelled so good as I was finishing it. Las Palmas brand used at Cafe Rio. Thank you! Let marinate for 3 hours or overnight. Place the lid on the top of the pot (make sure the sealing ring is in place inside of the lid) and lock into sealing position. So glad you like! Scoop out the pork from the crock pot and discard the cooking liquid. When purchasing the shoulder cut pork, I ask my grocery butcher to trim it off, along with the thick piece of fat that accompanies it. Mix the sauce into the shredded pork to thoroughly coat it. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Has anyone tried making it with rootbeer? Instructions . 2c packed is too sweet so I used 1.5c. Im glad you enjoyed the recipe, the IP makes all the difference. I have made this recipe several times (we love it) and suddenly I cant find the Old El Paso sauce at the grocery store weve always gotten it at. Allow to cool for a few minutes. Add about a can and a half of coke and about cup of brown sugar. I will update that ASAP, thank you for letting me know. Or should I do it in the oven? Grab a blender and add 8 oz coke, green chilies, red enchilada sauce and brown sugar. Thanks again! Im wanting to make this for a group of 20-25 people. Thanks what flavor is the el paso liquid ? Living in Midwest we have to make our own Cafe Rio and I have made versions often. Cilantro Lime Dressing, Oh. xo 2. All rights reserved. Walmart. At what point in the recipe do you add these vegetables? Perfect! Cover with lid and cook on high heat for 6 hours. Si. Crave no longer my friends! Thank you so much for compiling this recipe and all your other recipes. The IP takes away much of the time normally spent in the slow cooking process, but remember the pot needs to come up to pressure, and the process takes a bit of time. Thank you for asking and for reading ABK! Ohhh, Ill have to check it out! Christine, Si. When we boiled it down (no pun intended) I found they used a cut of meat OTHER THAN the cuts I recommend. Thanks for sharing, I pretty much make all the recipes for this meal for family parties and everyone loves it!! This will definitely be a staple meal in out home! In the Instant Pot It took me years to jump on the pressure cooker bandwagon. That is an awesome idea! Blend until smooth. What brand of enchilada sauce do you prefer? I love Cafe Rio sweet pork, so I will definitely try this. Also, when you write oregano it is the ground oregano, not the leaves, right? There are a lot of Sweet Pork (Cafe Rio Copycat) Recipes out there. Hi Aubrey, The slow cooker makes this recipe so easy to make. A little more Coke can be added if it seems too thick. Is the 2c brown sugar packed or unpacked? Here is the Sweet Pork Recipe that was a favorite among 50% of the judges! Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Sweet and succulent pork, perfect for your go-to Mexican dish. -Pork is marinated in Coke, full strength, not Diet Coke. Lettuce When we go to Cafe Rio, I pretty much always get the salad to split (this is quite rare as the hubs DOES NOT split anything. It always turns out tender and moist. Place the pork loin in a crock pot and turn on to high heat. I love it in a burrito or on a salad. To help my sister out for her blessing I offered to do the pork for my mom and was feeling a little nervous but of course this recipe was not only delicious it was simple too! Be sure to check out all our other tasty Mexican Recipes! Hope this helps! Im eating it right now for the third day in a row, still in awe at how delicious it is. I usually do not have to increase the cook time much for a larger roast, but I would allow for an extra hour to be safe! We like to eat it with a tortilla on a plate then topped with lettuce, black beans, rice and cilantro ranch dressing! The butt is usually sold without bone and the shoulder almost always is sold with a large bone-in. xo Its okay, and turned out fantastic all the same! and it was a huge hit! Hi I'm Kari. read more:If you love this copycat sweet pork recipe, youre bound to love our BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe too! I love your blog and havent ever been disappointed! Thank you so much for posting this! Otherwise will try again when I have more time. Sprinkle the pork with the garlic powder and roast in a slow cooker on low for 8 hours. xo Si. Thanks for asking and for reading ABK, Hi Judene! Rub with garlic salt and pour 2 cups of coke and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 5-6. Your pork is incredible. We had our friends from Guatemala over and they RAVED, exclaiming it tasted extremely authentic. You are awesome Im glad I read this! Pour half of the Coke and water around pork. Enjoy using your Instant Pot! And if so, how did you re-heat it? I would love to make this for my wife, however she is allergic to sulfites. I really am not exaggerating when I say that we have tried pretty much every single Cafe Rio Pork recipe thats out there and while many are quite delicious, they just arent close enough to the real version. Cheese Put in the marinade for at least a few hours and up to a full day. Hi Tamara, I usually just simmer the pork in a pan with cut up yellow onions, serrano peppers and chopped carrots, then remove the peppers and carrots after cooking and do not use the peppers and carrots in the sauce. The great thing about these recipes is: you put all the ingredients in the crock pot to cook all day (easy! Oh my gosh, cant thank you enough for perfecting this recipe for the instant pot. Sometimes making a slow cooker sweet pork just fits into your schedule better, I totally get that! I think these homemade salads are SO delicious! Maybe they will work? Shred pork. Ok and lastly can you post a pics of the old paso sauce packet you used, I cant seem to find it at the local grocery store Thanks a lot!!!! We absolutely love this pork!! xo Yay Rebecca! 2 pounds pork (we use boneless pork ribs) 36 ounces Coke (3 soda cans) NOT diet 1/4 cup brown sugar dash garlic salt 1/4 cup water 1 can diced green chilies 10 ounces red enchilada sauce (Old El Paso brand is gluten free, I like medium spiciness but any will work) 1 cup brown sugar Instructions Put the pork in a heavy duty ziploc bag to marinate. It was to die for. Add enchilada sauce, garlic, green chilies, and brown sugar to the crock pot with the reintroduced meat. Do you serve this as a pulled pork sandwich on a bun or on a tortilla? Hello March! I made this today for dinner, and my husband said if he closed his eyes he would not be able to tell the difference between Cafe Rio or Costa Vida or what I made. No need to increase sauce amount. Seriously, made my day! My hubby doesnt share anything either. Full of delicious sweet flavor, this copycat Cafe Rio Sweet Pork recipe goes perfectly in salads, tacos, burritos and more. In a food processor or blender, blend can Coke, chilies, enchilada sauce and remaining brown sugar (about a cup, you can add a little more or less to taste). I just love a good Sweet Pork Salad. Love your blog:). Garlic Black Beans I made it exactly per the directions. There are many different cuts of pork sold in the grocery store and at big box stores, such as Costco. Remove the roast onto a cutting board. Cook for 30-60 more minutes. Thanks for asking and for reading ABK, Who says eating healthier means you have to give up everything?! I absolutely love this recipe but havent been able to find the sauce lately. Si. Serve on top of tortilla chips, tortillas, or a bed of rice. Or they make, tacos, tostadas, burritos and quesadillas with the pork. I know Ive posted about a few copycat recipes from Cafe Rio like the cilantro lime rice, Creamy tomatillo Cilantro Ranch and slow cookerCafe Rio chicken, but this recipe is so dead on I had no choice but to post. I would wait to put the sauce on until you are ready to serve it. Ive read those books and enjoyed them except for the ending of the Giver. Thank you so much! He just loves it. Mine needed more time in the pressure cooker, but that was an easy fix. This pork is SO flavorful! Here is the link https://abountifulkitchen.com/favorite-cafe-rio-copycat-recipes/, I have used this recipe several times, most recently for New Years Eve. Its a tender pulled pork recipe with a coke or dr pepper sauce that Utah loves! Amazing flavors and I love the slow cooker meals!! Would I be able to reduce the amount of cooking time in that case? I am SO excited to try this recipe. boneless pork carnitas, shoulder etc 12 oz Coke 1 can 1/4 cup brown sugar 10 oz. Some say Dr. Pepper. Put meat back in crock pot and add enchilada sauce, garlic, green chilies and brown sugar. I have made this recipe all the same prep steps and ingredients with a few tweaks to use an instant pot : 3 lbs of pork tenderloin cut into chunks for 55 minutes on manual (with the grate that lifts the meat mostly off the bottom of the pot. Marinate in the fridge for several hours or overnight. And then release for 45 min. Hi Brenda, I would use about 8-10 pounds of meat. Hi Tara! Its red chile enchilada sauce with roasted tomato and garlic. Hi Truann, the homemade spice mix is the amount you need for the recipe, so you should use all of it. I love the recommendation of using Pork Shoulder or Boneless Pork Rib meat the meat is perfect every time! Thirty minutes did not give the meat enough time to tenderize while 75 was too long. Ive tried it only with the bone and its been great. Cook for the 6 hours, then an additional 2! Try our Restaurant Style Salsa on top too! Really? An even coating of garlic powder, salt, and pepper should be spread across the pork roast. I like Old El Paso! Ann. Hi, which instant pot did you use for this recipe? Add apple cider vinegar and chicken broth. The pork shoulder/butt has the fat and flavor you need! Our favorite way to enjoy it is on a Cafe Rio Salad. This was amazing! Rub with garlic salt and pour 2 cups of coke and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 5-6. It is on their must-eat list when they come back to visit every single time. Many pressure cooking experts agree that releasing the pressure manually (turning the pressure valve to release) will cause the meat to be tough. This post may contain affiliate links. Add garlic, salt, and pepper. Cooking in the Instant Pot is totally different than cooking in a slow cooker. Thank you Si! Bring to a boil and whisk in the cornstarch mixture. Then the recipe says 45 to cook and 45 NPR. Place the pork, cup brown sugar and one can of Coke in a heavy duty ziploc bag to marinate. Someone sneaky got into my cans of Coke I keep stored only to make Cafe Rio pork (we drink diet on a regular basis) and therefore I made this without it. The nearest Cafe Rio is 1200 miles away and we miss it as much as we miss The Mandarine.which is a lot!!! One caution, not all cuts of pork work well in this recipe! Muffins, Quick Bread, Coffee Cake & Cinnamon Rolls, https://abountifulkitchen.com/favorite-cafe-rio-copycat-recipes/. Thank you! You do not need to change the cooking time. Cook a pork roast and tuck it inside. Sprinkle the garlic salt and salt and pepper over the meat and cook on high for 6 hours. I always make a ton of this sweet pork so I can use it in multiple recipes throughout the week, I also find myself snacking on it straight out of the fridge. Thank you for this recipe! This recipe is the most spot on i have ever found. This pulled pork is perfect over salad, rice, tacos, burritos, quesadillas or on a toasted bun. If you would like to thicken the sauce a bit, whisk one tablespoon of cornstarch into a cup of the liquid removed from pan after the meat was cooked and add back to the Instant Pot with meat and enchilada sauce. My neighborhood would go crazy without one. I moved out of the area where my local cafe rio was. So delicious! Thanks for this amazing recipe! (And Si is one of my favorite imaginary friends on instagramId love to actually meet her. ? Spread some garlic salt, salt, and pepper around. i made this yesterday! Thank you so much for this recipe!! Thank you so much. I have an 8 quart instant pot. Cook on low for another 1.5 hours. Thank you! Also, just received your cookbook and cant wait to flip through it at lunch! Here is the link to the cilantro-tomatillo dressing, but there are also links to my guacamole, black beans, rice and pico. Can this be made ahead of time and frozen? This was super yummy! Im feeding 5 men tomorrow and was hoping to freeze the extra cooked meat, but now Im worried I wont be able to get 9lbs cooked to forK tender. Allowing the pressure to naturally release results in a moist and tender finished product, similar to slow cooking the meat for 8-10 hours! And I will link up to the other cola-free Sweet Pork recipe as soon as I get permission! Hey Mindy! Any other tips are appreciated! Im constantly tweaking this recipe too!Tandie, Yes, you can use a beef roast instead of the pork! haha, at least Im not the only one dealing with a non-sharer. xo, Thanks for reading ABK, Do you by chance have a copycat recipe for the Cafe Rio spicy green chile pork? xo, That is the best compliment ever! Served ot with spanish yellow rice and black beans. Blend or process 1/2 can of Coke with the chilies, enchilada sauce, and the rest of the brown sugar until smooth (about a cup, you can add a little more or less to taste). Put pork, 1/2 can of coke, water and garlic salt in slow cooker. We dont buy caffeinated drinks so I was hoping it would taste just as great with rootbeer. How to make Caf Rio sweet pork in 15 minutes! So I thought it was a quick dinner. Shanna's Jiffy Mix Cornbread Made Better! I am so excited to use it for years to come. Wow Bonnie, how lucky are you! Mix to combine and sprinkle over the roast. I have been a little intimidated by new recipes in my IP, but had a great cut of meat from a sale and thought I would give it a try. You can also use the meat in tacos, enchiladas or burritos. So I didnt cook it too long when that happened I actually need to cook it longer and it will get more tender? Be sure and follow me over on You Tube for weekly cooking demos, Your email address will not be published. Frontera Red Chile with roasted tomato and garlic Enchilada Sauce. I have had pork butt get tough before, and good results other times even cooking around the same amount of time with about the same size butt! If you do try this recipe, be sure to try their Garlic Black Beans as wellso good! Cafe Rio is a Utah based restaurant which has now spread into other states. I buy a 3-4lb pork butt and Ill add that to the instructions right now! IM planning on tripling it for a birthday PARTy. Would you recommend cooking all of it at once for a longer time, or cutting it into thirds and cooking only one piece for now? Just curious if it would make the flavor different. Youre welcome, Lindsey! I love that! Im a total homebody. {Plus, I sorta have an aversion to cooking with soda pop.}. took the tip to let it sit overnight, so i am excited to try it tonight for dinner! Wondering if I could make this recipe in a crockpot-I dont have an instant pot. xo Being a mother of 5, I love the simplicity and still great taste of it! We have used it and it was pretty good but we are working on a new recipe since we cant find that cooking sauce anymore. This process can't be rushed! If you friends from Guatemala loved it then its a winner! Cant wait to try your recipe. If your slow cooker is big enough you should be ok with the same time. Are you marinating it in the Coke before you add the spices and brown in the Instant Pot? SO GOOD! They crave Cafe Rio! So ive been following the steps as i make it and just got to the part that says set timer to 50 min. Is it a powder or liquid and where have you found it? . Add the pork to a gallon-sized ziplock bag and add cup brown sugar and 2 cups Coca-Cola. Rub with garlic salt and pour 2 cups of coke and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 5-6. With this recipe, you can now have the amazing taste of Cafe Rio Pork at home all you need is a few simple ingredients and a crock pot. So sorry, I asked my comment in a reply on accident. I secretly love when the hubs is out of town, I put the kids to bed WAY early and spend the night pampering in myself with dinner, a movie and a pedicure! Use it to top a salad, a burrito, or a taco. Cover and cook on high 3 hours. I cant believe it either. xo, I didnt have root beer so I used Dr. Pepper, also I added a little more brown sugar but I like things very sweet. Ive tried a couple other times to make this and this was by far closest to Cafe Rio. In a small bowl, mix about a can and a half of coke and about 1/4 cup of the brown sugar. Si. We are doing a lot of recipe testing to find one. I havent tried this with frozen pork yet. Hi Mindy! Looks like Ill have to make me one using your yummy recipe! . Ive made this recipe now as its written, and with keto substitutes, and they were both divine!! Its in the crockpot right now. Thank you for your kind comments! If there is excess liquid drain some off. No words can describe how happy my family is. What size of cut did you use? Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates. OR you can place the shredded pork, and the remaining ingredients in a large pot on the stove top and heat it until its all warmed through. The meat cooks for a long time in the crock pot in its own juices which allows it to absorb a lot of flavor. For keto I subbed Dr. Pepper Zero for the coke, and Monkfruit brown sugar for the regular brown sugar. ITs still really sweet and delicious. Combine meat and sauce: Return the shredded pork to the crock pot, along with the sauce mixture. Thanks for sharing a fantastic recipe, cant wait to make it again! Try this Creamy Cilantro Dressing to pour over the top. My family LOVES your Caf Rio Chicken. Thanks. Check us out on Instagram and be sure to tag us @ohsweetbasil #ohsweetbasil for a chance to be featured! A pork loin or roast is going to be too lean and wont turn out exactly like Cafe Rio. -Only use pork butt or shoulder. If Cafe Rio Sweet Pork is your family favorite, youre going to love this recipe! Can you please tell me how many this recipe will feed? During the natural pressure release time, the meat continues to cook with the residual heat in the pot, the pressure is slowly released and the juices stay in the meat instead of escaping out of the pan (or pot). 4 Ways to Make Dr. Pepper - wikiHow . It might be overcooked a little. Youre not making something that needs to be cooked to a temperature, so unless you cook to the point where the meat starts dissolving, which is possible, you cant really over cook it. My sample batch was with the ribs and I froze that batch ahead of time. I do not like the taste of frozen cooked meat so I do two things. All of the recipes are linked below. Making this recipe in the Instant Pot is so easy and delicious! The extra two hours gives the shredded meat a chance to soak up more of the marinade. A Bountiful Kitchen Cookbook, filled with recipes, photos, stories, and special notes from me, is now available for purchase! Total time: 410 minutes Cook time: 400 minutes Prep time: 10 minutes Yields: 12 servings Cuisine: Mexican Number of ingredients: 7 Ingredients: 3 lbs. I have never tried it with Diet coke. Yes, the onions will get quite dark, but its ok. Cook on low for 8-9 hours or on high for 5-6 hours. Hi! Hi Ginger, thats so sweet of you to help out your sister! I ordered a 5 pound one! Im glad you can make sweet pork any time you need a Cafe Rio fix. Becky, Thanks for all the work you put in to figure this out for the instant pot! Thanks so much! I hope the store doesnt stop carrying them! Hi Anita, Some say Dr. Pepper. If you dont have cheesecloth, dont stress! Cant wait to see how it all comes together. Cook, covered, on high for 6 hours OR on low for 8 hours. In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water. I need to make this for 20-25 people. So Ive beenexperimenting withdifferent versions and this one is the one we feel tastes closest to the real thing. Keep cooking for an additional hour or two on low heat with the lid on the crock pot. Are you able to add to your Cafe Rio group of recipes a shopping list of some sort we can print, listing all the ingredients but we would have to fill in the quantity ourselves? Wonder what the Coke does? Cafe Rio does marinade the meat but you will still have a delicious meal if you dont. -Simmer pork in a pan with cut up yellow onions, serrano peppers and chopped carrots. If you want a true copycat of Cafe Rio sweet pork, you have to use a bone in pork shoulder/butt with a nice fat pad on top. You can use a bone in but it is harder to shred. Turn to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. -Cook onions in a pan with oil until caramelized, add to cooked pork and enchilada sauce. Still used 2 cups of water, kept the time the same. Si, My butcher wouldnt cut the bone out of the shoulder for me, should I put it in the insta pot with the bone and pull the bone off after or cut it off the bone before, Step 7 needs to be fixed to say naturally not manually., KK, THANK YOU for pointing that out! We just tried this and it was AMAZING! 2 cups brown sugar xo Hi Sara, the cook time will be the same, but to be safe I would pressure cook it for 60 minutes. Tastes great! Its up to you. ON. xo Thanks for sharing, Krista! When you try this recipe, please tell me how you like it. Could you put soda in the instant pot instead of water? I love Cafe Rio! The process was so easy and the results were amazing. Thanks! Toss into your preferred salad or burrito! A big fat huge YES because this Cafe Rio Sweet Pork recipe is phenomenal, and I dont throw that word around too much. Hi Deb, Im sorry to hear that. Chill at least 1 hour or overnight. Maybe closer to 35lbs if you are feeding hungry lacrosse players! Such a sweet comment!! But sadly it has not come to Oregon yet. Si, Does this spice mix make the amount one would need to make this recipe, or does it make more? Share below my top 3 ar, Make our Valentine M&M Chocolate Chip C. A Bountiful Kitchen 2023. How to make copycat Cafe Rio Sweet Pork? You could open a restaurant. Hoping it turns out! This sounds so yummy! It is heaven! Si. Hope this helps. Hope that helps! I originally started this blog to remind me to be happy amid adversity, and I hope it inspires you, too! 2- Cut pork roast into quarters and add to the Instant Pot. In the end, your best bet for tender fall apart meat is either Pork Shoulder, Boneless Pork Ribs or Boston Butt. I do love this recipe. I used the green can of El Pato (jalepeno salsa). Warm in a slow oven or stovetop. I love this recipe and cant find any sauce either. Have you found a good replacement for The Old El Paso cooking sauce packet which is no longer available? Place pork shoulder or butt in a slow cooker and pour 1 cup each of Dr. Pepper and water over the meat. We found it right by the refried beans and cans of enchilada sauce. . No cafe rio close by. I cant find that sauce packet. Move along. Copyright 2013-2019 Sunshine In My Pocket. Sometimes at 7 hours its even still a bit tough and then 8 hours and its falling apart. In fact, I pinned it to make sure. thank you si!!! By taco seasoning mixes and the Spanish rice. I found a sauce packet by Frontera. Ive tried many sweet pork copycats and this one is just spot on. ). Easy recipes for quick and delicious homemade meals! I make everything ahead and then we simply chop up lettuce and tomatoes and grill fresh tortillas for a homemade Cafe Rio style feast! And the other 50% of the judges liked my moms recipe! :o). 16 ounces Coca-Cola soda, divided (( do not use diet soda. Thanks for posting the recipe. [Note to judges: this was recipe 1 for all of you that picked the first sweet pork sample as the winner]. Make a smooth paste by blending. The pork is marinated and slow-cooked to perfection in some surprising ingredients! Thanks for your time and talent! Misti. I made this yesterday and it was delicious and so much better than having to remember to thaw the pork a day in advance and then put it in the crock pot first thing in the morning. Mention @favoritefamilyrecipes or tag #favoritefamilyrecipes! Maybe 5 minutes longer? Hi Kathy! Id love your suggestions. xo Corrected made. Also, should I double the sauce? A few I use, a few I do not. This looks so delicious!! I havent tried the old elpaso version, but this is very close to the cafe rio flavor. Just Clarification, do you cook it for 6 hours or 8-9 hours and then an additional 2 hours after adding the remaining ingredients? Ill see what I can find. Have you ever tried adding chipotles in adobo sauce? Add the pork to a gallon-sized ziplock bag and add cup brown sugar and 2 cups Coca-Cola. Complete fail and waste of a lot of money. Pull apart pork with two forks and discard the fat. That extra 1 to 2 hours after shredding the pork and pouring in the remaining ingredients is just meant to heat it all up together. I have about four hours. Now those are some lucky judges! Where did you get yours and what part of the grocery store is it in? Please let us know how it goes! Pour enchilada sauce mixture over the shredded pork. Doing a slow roast on the pork with a spice mixture, those root veggies and preparing the sauce separate makes for an identical result. Si. Cafe Rio {Copycat} Creamy Tomatillo Cilantro Ranch Dressing [+ Video], Cilantro Lime Rice Cafe Rio {Copycat} [+ Video], Crock Pot Cafe Rio {Copycat} Chicken [+ Video], Smothered Cafe Rio {Copycat} Chicken Burrito. Ours always appears to be done at 6 as well but I like how the flavor builds when going to 8 hours. Oh no! I have been looking for a new crockpot pork recipe for this weekend! 1 packet sauce (no longer made) Hi Kate, it should be the same cooking time even with the bone in. it is super yummy. Thank you so much for your review! If you are wanting to triple the recipe, yes you would triple the amount of soda. Thanks again! Discard the liquid from the slow cooker. I m making it again today. Also, did not take 8 hours in our crock pot, more like 6 total. Here is the old recipe: