Best Imu Pig Recipes

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NO-IMU KALUA PIG



No-Imu Kalua Pig image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 4h45m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

8 pounds pork butt
4 tablespoons Hawaiian salt
4 tablespoons liquid smoke
8 to 12 large ti leaves, ribs removed

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. After scoring pork on all sides with quarter-inch deep slits about an inch apart, rub with 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 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.

IMU PIG



Imu Pig image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 13h30m

Yield 50 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 (150-pound) whole pig
3 banana stumps, 4 feet long, shredded into 1/2-inch pieces
75 Ti-leaves, with stalks
100 pounds keawe or mesquite wood
50 round river stones, with holes

Steps:

  • Dig a hole in the ground about 8-feet by 8-feet by 4-feet deep. Arrange wood in a pyramid fashion then placing round river stones on top of wood. Light wood and heat stones for about 6 hours or until wood starts to turn into bright red coals.
  • Place pig on its back and place a few hot stones in cavity. Wrap with meshed wire.
  • Arrange remaining stones over wood so it becomes level. Take out any wood that has not burned into coals. Place shredded banana stumps evenly on top of stones next arrange 1/2 of amount of Ti leaf stalks evenly on shredded banana stumps. Place wrapped pig in meshed wire on top of Ti leaf stalks add remaining Ti leaf stalks on top of pig. Next place soaked burlap bags on Ti leaf stalks. Then place heavy duty canvas on top of wet burlap bags. Place 6 inches of sand on top of that. Cook for 6 hours,
  • Uncover imu and shred pig.

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