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August 24, 2009

Day 210: Cafe Rio Pork

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6 lbs boneless pork roast
2 cans El Pato (Mexican style tomato sauce)
1 cup brown sugar
4 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce

Place pork in slow cooker with 1/2 cup water. Cook pork roast until it falls apart on LOW for 6 hours. Shred pork and discard drippings. Add tomato sauce and brown sugar and cook on LOW for 2 more hours. Serve over salad, tortillas, or sandwiches. Makes 15-18 servings.

Review:

We had this with the other Cafe Rio items from yesterday’s post. Of course, it was awesome. I had a little salad with pork on it and a little salad with the chicken. Both were great. I prefer the chicken. 4 stars.
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6 Comments Filed Under: 6 or More Hours, All Recipes, Pork, Slow Cooker Tagged With: All Posts, 4 stars

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  1. robert Crellin says

    September 24, 2014 at 7:16 pm

    This was good, i think it was better in a burrito because it was to soggy on bun i would try to toast it. 3 1/2 stars

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  2. Jen says

    July 13, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    I was cleaning out my freezer this past week and found a bag of leftovers of this recipe from a long time ago…but I heated it up and made pork nachos…so yummy! Love this recipe!

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  3. Patricia Stevenson says

    September 4, 2009 at 6:02 am

    I've seen El Pato sauce in green cans and yellow cans. I can't remember what the difference is (maybe the green cans have jalapeno added?) Do you use green or yellow? Thanks! Awesome blog BTW!

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  4. Magen says

    August 24, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    Yum, I love Cafe Rio! My sister in PA is always craving Cafe Rio, so thanks for the recipes!

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  5. GIna Benson says

    August 24, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    It also needs 4 cans regular tomato sauce.

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  6. Jen V says

    August 24, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    I have used the following recipe for Cafe Rio Pork for a couple of years – we moved from SLC out of state and this recipe makes me feel like I am sitting in Cafe Rio! It's close to your recipe, and I know you must be 'porked out' LOL but next time you try Cafe Rio Pork – try it this way – I would give this 5 stars – no question! Here is the link:
    http://breakingthereciperut.blogspot.com/2009/05/cafe-rio-pork-salad.html

    Thanks for sharing all your great ideas! Keep going!!

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