This pork recipe is incredibly easy. Easy, easy, easy. You’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me easy. Simply toss a pork shoulder in a slow cooker along with three other ingredients, set the slow cooker on low and walk away for 10-12 hours. I’m pretty sure that you can find something to do with your time while dinner cooks.

Although I used this pork in a salad, it also works very well as a filling for soft-shell tacos or burritos. Be sure to top the salad off with Creamy Cilantro Tomatillo Salad Dressing. So amazingly good!

I got this recipe from Mirien, the same recipe inventing/tweaking genius who provided me with the recipes for Cilantro Lime Rice and Creamy Cilantro Tomatillo Dressing. When I grow up, I want to be like Mirien.

Sweet Pork {Cafe Rio copy cat}

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Sweet Pork - Cafe Rio Copycat {Slow Cooker}

Sweet and savory combine beautifully in this sweet Mexican-style pork. Serve in Mexican-style salads, burritos or even soft-shell tacos.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time10 10

Author: Terri @ that's some good cookin'

Ingredients

4 pounds pork roast (I used a pork shoulder)
1 cup salsa (Get a really good salsa. I used my homemade salsa.)
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cumin

Instructions

Place pork in slow cooker.
In a medium bowl, mix together the salsa, brown sugar, and cumin. Pour mixture over pork.
Cook on low for 10-12 hours or on high for 6 hours.
Remove pork from slow cooker and shred with two forks.
Return shredded meat to slow cooker and mix with the juices. Allow to cook for another 15 (or more) minutes. It doesn't hurt the meat to sit in the juices longer.