Best Oven Roasted Kalua Pig Recipes

Sam Choy's Oven-Roasted Kalua Pig image

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 5- to 5 1/4-pound boneless pork butt roast
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons Hawaiian alaea sea salt or coarse sea salt
3 frozen banana leaves, thawed
6 cups water, divided
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Using small sharp knife, cut 1/4-inch-deep slits 1 inch apart all over pork roast. Rub 2 tablespoons sea salt all over pork. Unfold 1 banana leaf on work surface and place pork roast atop leaf. Fold up leaf around pork, enclosing completely. Repeat wrapping pork in remaining 2 banana leaves, 1 at a time.
Tie with kitchen string to secure, then wrap roast in foil. Place pork in roasting pan; pour 4 cups water into pan.
Roast pork in oven until very tender when pierced with fork, about 5 hours. Unwrap pork and cool slightly. Shred pork and place in large bowl. Bring remaining 2 cups water and remaining 2 teaspoons salt to boil in small saucepan. Add liquid smoke; pour over pork and stir to blend. Let stand 10 minutes to allow liquid to flavor pork. Serve.

Oven Roasted Kalua Pig image

Provided by BeckyF

Categories Pork

Time 6h30m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 -5 lbs pork loin roast
1 tablespoon hawaiian sea salt or 1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup shoyu or 1/4 cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons powdered ginger
2 teaspoons garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
3 ti leaves, washed and trimmed (available at some local ethnic markets)

Steps:

In a small bowl, mix salt, Worcestershire sauce, shoyu, ginger, garlic and liquid smoke.
Place pork roast on ti leaves.
Rub pork roast with marinade and let stand 1 hour.
Fold ti leaves over to enclose pork, then wrap in aluminum foil.
Place in roasting pan and bake in a preheated 325F oven for four to five hours until done.
Unwrap, shred and serve.