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Oven Kalua Pork

SUBMITTED BY: Ruby      PHOTO BY: Kimberly Harvey

"Fire up the tiki torches -- its time for a luau! This delicious slow-roasted pork is rubbed with sea salt and liquid smoke to recall the glorious flavors of pig cooked in a traditional Hawaiian imu. Once cooked and cooled, it can be shredded and served with poi, yams or even on a bun. You may use ordinary sea salt for this recipe if the Hawaiian variety is unavailable."
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  5 Hrs
READY IN  5 Hrs 30 Min
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Original recipe yield: 12 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 5 pounds pork butt roast
  • 1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons Hawaiian sea salt, divided

DIRECTIONS

  1. 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.
  2. Bake in preheated oven until an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (70 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.
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Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2007 by ladonna
This is an ok recipe. I have been living in hawaii for the past 6 years and have made oven kalua pork lots of time. You need to add minced garlic, minced ginger and soy sauce (as much as you think your family will like). Cook the pork as directed in this recipe. I add the sea salt after shredding the pork, because of the saltiness of the soy sauce. Then place in oven to combine the flavors. I got my recipe from a lovely Hawaiian grandmother.

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Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2004 by Robbie Rice
Rather plain tasting. We scored the meat and rubbed in the salt and liquid smoke, then "marinaded" overnight in the foil. When we baked it, we put some water into the bottom of the pan so the meat wouldn't dry out. The meat was tender, but there seemed to be no flavor in the meat. So, we took the remaining juices from the pan, added some more liquid smoke, and poured it over the pulled meat.

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Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2005 by DENI HINES
This Easy Moist and Flavorfull pork took me back to my memories of Maui and the food! I prepared this for my son's wedding (60) people it was simple and was the hit of the reception! We made a mango pinapple chutney to serve on the side Yum..

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 251

  • Total Fat: 18.8g
  • Cholesterol: 74mg
  • Sodium: 1495mg
  • Total Carbs: 0g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0g
  • Protein: 19.2g

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