A Classic Hawaiian Delicacy
In Hawaii, a popular main dish at luaus and family gatherings is to roast a whole pig in a pit in the ground, or Imu. The pig is rubbed with Hawaiian sea salt and placed in a hole. Kindling is added and lit on fire then insulated with leaves or branches, like banana leaves, ti leaves, and coconut palm fronds, and covered with dirt. Of course, you probably aren’t going to dig an underground oven in your backyard to roast a Kalua pig. Our slow cooker version (that we got from a family friend from Hawaii) is much easier, but packs in the tropical flavor for tastes of Hawaii right at home!
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 5 minutes COOK TIME: 9 hours
7 pound bone-in pork butt – Choose a pork butt roast with lots of marbling such as pork shoulder aka Boston butt or pork butt. I used bone-in, but boneless will work too. 1 tablespoon liquid smoke – for flavor variations use hickory or mesquite liquid smoke. 1 tablespoon sea salt – or kosher salt
How to make Kalua Pork Recipe
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