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Kalua Pig

Name: Kalua Pig
Total time: 8h
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Hawaii
Ingredients: 3kg pork shoulder; 2 tbsp Hawaiian (alaea) sea salt; 2 tbsp liquid smoke; Banana leaves (optional)

Smoky shredded pork traditionally cooked in an imu pit — recreated low-and-slow with banana leaf and Hawaiian salt.

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8h 12 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 3kg pork shoulder
• 2 tbsp Hawaiian (alaea) sea salt
• 2 tbsp liquid smoke
• Banana leaves (optional)

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Rub pork with salt and liquid smoke.

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1
Rub pork with salt and liquid smoke.
2
Wrap in banana leaves; place in a Dutch oven.
3
Roast at 150°C for 7 hr until pull-apart tender.
4
Shred; toss with juices and adjust salt.