Sweet Pork for Burritos Recipe
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Sweet Pork for Burritos

By: Dean 
"This is a sweet and tangy pork recipe. It goes great on burritos and tacos, but it also tastes great by itself!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (22)

What to Drink?
Wine Riesling
Beer Beer
Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
8 Hrs
Ready In:
8 Hrs 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds pork shoulder roast
  • 2 cups salsa
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle cola-flavored carbonated beverage
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 (1.27 ounce) packet fajita seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
  • 1 (7 ounce) can chopped green chilies

Directions

  1. Place pork roast in the crock of a slow cooker, and add 4 cups water. Cook on High for 5 hours.
  2. Remove pork from the slow cooker and drain liquid. Cut the pork into 4 pieces, and set aside. Puree salsa in blender. Combine the pureed salsa, cola, brown sugar, fajita seasoning, taco seasoning, and green chilies in the crock of the slow cooker. Add the pork, and cook on High for an additional 3 hours.
  3. Remove the pork, and shred with 2 forks. Serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 355 | Total Fat: 14.7g | Cholesterol: 73mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2009 by sue   view full review
Delicious! We had this last night and it was a big hit. The only thing I changed is that I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 5, 2009 by LADYGWYN   view full review
It was a nice change from other pulled pork I've tried. The smell while it cooked was nice but...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2012 by Dean   view full review
Okay, I am the guy who submitted this recipe, and it's a huge family favorite. To cut the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2012 by Candice Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
When my youngest daughter and her family lived in New Mexico, we would ALWAYS go to Costa La...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2011 by Anna   view full review
Loved it! The only thing I did different was I only added 1 cup of brown sugar instead of 2...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2010 by reynata   view full review
So delicious! I made five pounds of this, and my family ate it up! We put it in a taco shell...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2012 by ~*ArmyWifeyDebbie*~ Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Sweet this is, too sweet for this prediabetic. I did goof and did not read the directions and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2010 by Bobbie   view full review
I was kind of leary of using 2 cups of brown sugar sounded like a lot but I made exactly as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2010 by ahmom   view full review
It was very good but too sweet. I'll omit the sugar next time.
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 6, 2009 by MarissaW   view full review
I thought there needed to be a staple added in with the coke, like mushroom soup or something....

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