Name: Sweet and Spicy Slow-Cooked Barbacoa Pork Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 7 h 5 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: For the marinade:; 2.5 lbs all fat trimmed pork loin roast; salt and pepper; garlic powder; 6 oz Coke zero; ¼ cup unpacked brown sugar; ¼ cup water; For Step Two:; 8 oz Coke zero; 6 oz (1 can) sliced green chilies; 8 oz tomato sauce; 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce; ⅛ tsp garlic powder; ⅛ tsp cumin; ⅛ tsp to taste chipotle chili powder; Salt and pepper to taste; ⅓ cup unpacked brown sugar

Sweet and Spicy Slow-Cooked Barbacoa Pork Recipe

Avery Torres Modified: March 25, 2022

How To Make Sweet and Spicy Slow-Cooked Barbacoa Pork Recipe

Marinated with brown sugar, cola, chipotle chilies, green chilies, cumin, and spices, this tasty and tender barbacoa pork is slow-cooked to perfection.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 5 hours

Marinate Time: 2 hours

Total: 7 hours 5 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For the Marinade:

2.5lbspork loin roast,all fat trimmed
salt and pepper
garlic powder
6ozCoke zero
¼cupbrown sugar,unpacked
¼cupwater

For Step Two:

8ozCoke zero
6ozsliced green chilies,(1 can)
8oztomato sauce
1chipotle chile in adobo sauce
⅛tspgarlic powder
⅛tspcumin
⅛tspchipotle chili powder,to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
⅓cupbrown sugar,unpacked

Instructions

Season pork with salt, pepper, and garlic powder then place in the crockpot.
Add 6 ounces of coke and ¼ cup of brown sugar. Marinate refrigerated for a few hours or overnight turning meat at least once while marinating.
Remove crock from the refrigerator. Add water, and cook on High for about 3 to 4 hours or until it shreds easily.
Remove pork from crock pot and discard any liquid left in the pot. Shred pork with two forks.
In the crockpot, combine 8 ounces of coke, green chilies, tomato sauce, chipotle chile, garlic powder, cumin, chipotle chili powder, and remaining brown sugar.
Put shredded pork back in the crockpot and combine with sauce. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook on High for about 1½ hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 288.69kcal
Fat: 14.44g
Saturated Fat: 4.98g
Monounsaturated Fat: 6.39g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.59g
Carbohydrates: 16.16g
Fiber: 1.03g
Sugar: 13.70g
Protein: 23.25g
Cholesterol: 71.44mg
Sodium: 501.95mg
Calcium: 41.39mg
Potassium: 573.33mg
Iron: 1.61mg
Vitamin A: 61.59µg
Vitamin C: 48.48mg

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