Dutch Oven Kalua Pork Food

OVEN (OR CROCKPOT) KALUA PORK

Steps:

• Put pork shoulder in a crock pot and set to low for 10 hours or high for 6 hours. Or, put in a dutch oven or similar covered pot and put into a 275 degree oven for 4 hours.
• When finished, save the cooking liquid. Skim off the fat (and save for cooking!). Reserve the juices.
• Remove bones and cartilage from the shoulder and pull with forks until shredded.
• Add the liquid smoke, 1/2 the salt and a cup of the reserved juices to the pork. Continue adding the cooking liquid until the meat will not absorb any more. If it absorbs all of it, add hot water until it cannot absorb any more. Continue adding salt until it tastes on the edge of too salty.

OVEN KALUA PORK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Rub liquid smoke and 1 1/2 tablespoons of the salt into the skin of the pork. Wrap well in foil, and seal completely. Place in a roasting pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C) is reached, about 5 hours. Remove from oven and let cool before shredding. Sprinkle the shredded meat with the remaining 1 tablespoon of salt.

3-INGREDIENT KALUA PORK (INSTANT POT OR OVEN)

Steps:

• Cut the pork butt into 3 pieces:
• Press the "saute" button on the Instant Pot. When the pot is hot, add a little oil and brown the pork pieces on all sides. Remove pork onto a plate and turn off the Instant Pot.
• Add the water to the Instant Pot. Stir to scrape up all the brown bits (that's the good stuff!) on the bottom of the pot.
• Add the liquid smoke and sea salt, and stir to mix.
• Place the pork pieces back into the Instant Pot. Cover and select the 'High-Pressure." Cook for 90 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally. This is what the Kalua Pork looks like right after it's finished cooking:
• Remove the pork to a bowl. Pour the remaining pork drippings/juice into another bowl.
• Shred the pork, and add back as much juice as you'd like to keep it moist and tender. Traditional way is to shred the Kalua Pork super find, but people like to keep chunkier pieces of pork. Either way is delicious.
• Serve hot! With a bowl of rice ^_^

KALUA PORK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• After scoring pork on all sides with 1/4-inch deep slits about 1-inch apart, rub with 3 tablespoons salt, then liquid smoke. Wrap the pork completely in ti leaves, tie with string, and wrap in foil. Place meat in a shallow roasting pan with 2 cups of water and roast for 4 hours. Dissolve 1 tablespoon Hawaiian salt in 2 cups boiling water and add a few drops of liquid smoke. Shred the cooked pork and let stand in this solution for a few minutes before serving.

OVEN KALUA PORK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make several slashes along the surface of the pork butt. Rub with salt, then liquid smoke. Prepare ti leaves by removing the rib. Lay out a large piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil, and place 4 ti leaves on top. Place pork on leaves and wrap them around the pork. Cover with remaining leaves in the opposite direction until pork is completely wrapped. Wrap the foil tightly around the pork to make a watertight seal.
• Place package in a large roasting pan. Fill with two inches of water and cover pan tightly with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Lower temperature to 325 degrees F and cook for 3-3 1/2 hours or until tender. Unwrap pork from package and shred before serving.

KALUA BURIED PORK SHOULDER

Steps:

• For the pork: Season the pork shoulder generously with salt and pepper. Lay the pork in the middle of a banana leaf and wrap the leaf around it. Rotate the pork a quarter turn and wrap with another leaf. Repeat with the remaining leaves. Wrap with heavy-duty foil twice to make sure it is completely encased. Line the bottom of an 8- to 10-quart cast-iron Dutch oven with a cast-iron lid with a damp paper towel. Put the pork on the paper towel and cover with the lid. Set aside.
• Fill a charcoal chimney completely full with charcoal and light it. Once it is lit and starting to ash over, carefully move the chimney to a heatproof surface. Remove the top grilling rack of a kettle-style charcoal grill (you will not need it for grilling). Put the Dutch oven in the middle of the bottom grate of the grill. Put unlit charcoal pieces all around the Dutch oven and then empty the chimney on top of it. Using metal tongs, spread out the hot coals so they are on top of the Dutch oven as well as all around the sides (depending on the size of your grill you may need to add another chimney full of charcoal). Keep the grill uncovered and fully vented for 10 to 15 minutes to get the unlit coals started. Then put the lid on and close the bottom and top vents about 90% of the way. Cook the pork, checking every so often to make sure the grill is still hot and the temperature is hovering around 250 degrees F (add more lit charcoal as needed to maintain temperature), until completely tender, about 10 hours.
• For the coleslaw: Meanwhile, combine the coleslaw mix with the rice vinegar, chiles, mango, scallions, pineapple and 1 teaspoon salt. Cover and refrigerate while the pork cooks, at least 2 hours. You can also prepare the slaw the day before.
• Carefully remove the Dutch oven from the ashes. Remove the lid and use scissors to cut an X through the top of the foil and banana leaves, all the way to the meat. Shred the meat with 2 forks, season with salt and pepper and toss to combine the meat with the juices.
• Sandwich some pork and coleslaw between the split rolls and secure with luau-inspired toothpicks.

OVEN KALUA PIG

Steps:

• -------OvenMethod-------------.
• Place Boston Butt in a roasting pan.
• Combine salt and Liquid Smoke and spread all over roast.
• Pour the water in the pan.
• Cover with heavy duty aluminum foil and roast in a 200 degree oven for 8 hours or over night.
• Shred meat and serve.
• ---------CrockpotMethod------------.
• Place roast in crockpot.
• Mix salt and Liquid Smoke and spread over roast.
• Pour in water and cook on low heat for 8-10 hours.
• Shredd meat and enjoy.
• Note: Left overs freeze well and are great to have on hand when you want to make kahlua pig and cabbage or potatoes.

OVEN-SMOKED KALUA PORK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place pork roast fat side up in a roasting pan.
• Combine Liquid Smoke and water and pour over meat.
• Sprinkle kosher salt on top of meat; cover and cook at 400 degrees F for three hours, or until meat is done.
• Let cool slightly, then shred.