Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Burrito & Salad Copycat Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is sweet pork made of? ›

There are a few sweet pork recipes out there but I've found the best one to be this near-perfect imitation of Cafe Rio's sweet pork. The key ingredients are (besides pork, of course) Coca-Cola, brown sugar, chilis, enchilada sauce, and spices. Accept no substitutions!

A fresh, hot-off-the-comal tortilla, black or pinto beans, cilantro lime rice and sweet pork barbacoa are all nestled in a bowl of freshly chopped romaine, pico de gallo, guacamole and topped with our creamy tomatillo dressing or cilantro lime vinaigrette.

There are 1172 calories in 1 salad (619.8 g) of Cafe Rio Pork Salad.

Pork is classified a red meat because it contains more myoglobin than chicken or fish. When fresh pork is cooked, it becomes lighter in color, but it is still a red meat. Pork is classed as "livestock" along with veal, lamb, and beef. All livestock are considered red meat.

Cafe Rio Pork Barbacoa Salad No Beans No Tortilla (1 serving) contains 23g total carbs, 18g net carbs, 22g fat, 14g protein, and 335 calories.

you want the salad, just get the tostada and request a flour tortilla instead of the hard corn shell. You end up with literally the same thing as the salad, but slightly less tortilla and slightly less dressing. Save yourself about $2. Also, if you have children, take advantage of the free nino quesadillas.

coli O157:H7 linked to bagged romaine lettuce – and they are making significant progress. Leafy greens, including bagged romaine lettuce, have been implicated in outbreaks of foodborne illness caused by Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), the most common of which is E. coli O157:H7.

What do restaurants use to keep lettuce fresh? ›

Lettuce actually needs a good amount of airflow, in addition to a bit of moisture (but not too much!), in order to stay crisp. That's why restaurants store their lettuce in special perforated bins that allow for air circulation while it's held in the fridge.

First Timers Bowl: The perfect intro to what Cafe Rio does best, with options of Sweet Pork Barbacoa or Pollo Asado, nestled with cilantro-lime rice, black beans, roasted tomatillo sauce (mild), pico de gallo, cheddar and jack shredded cheese, cotija cheese, NEW chile lime tortilla strips, cilantro, lime wedge, and our ...

Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Barbacoa Quesadilla (1 serving) contains 89g total carbs, 87g net carbs, 50g fat, 66g protein, and 1096 calories.

Cafe Rio Sauces Dressings Cilantro Lime (1 serving) contains 11g total carbs, 10g net carbs, 14g fat, 1g protein, and 170 calories.

Cafe Rio Steak Burrito (1 burrito) contains 140g total carbs, 128g net carbs, 49g fat, 66g protein, and 1200 calories.

If you're looking for the leanest option when it comes to pork, look for loins and chops.

Rib Chop: Cut from the rib section of the loin, these chops have a relatively high fat content, rendering them flavorful and unlikely to dry out during cooking. They are a favorite in the test kitchen. These chops are easily identified by the bone that runs along one side and the one large eye of loin muscle.

Char siu: The most flavorful BBQ pork

It's got umami from ingredients like fermented bean curd, hoisin, and oyster sauce, a bit of zest from wines, and sweetness from brown sugar and honey. Five spice powder, a popular Chinese ingredient, ties it all together with a distinctive blend of spices.

Boar taint is the offensive odor or taste that can be evident during the cooking or eating of pork or pork products derived from non-castrated male pigs once they reach puberty. Boar taint is found in around 20% of entire male finishing pigs.