Kalua Pork

Name: Kalua Pork
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h 10 min
Yield: 14 -16 servings
Ingredients: 10-12 10-12 pounds pork shoulder butt roast; 1 1 bottle liquid smoke; 2 2 tablespoons sea salt; 1 ½ 1 ½ cups water

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
7 hrs
Total Time
7 hrs 10 mins
Servings
14 -16 servings
Calories
293 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American

Kalua Pork

Iris Warren

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Crafted with ease and taste in mind, this recipe is a great choice.

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Ingredients

Servings

10-12 10-12 pounds pork shoulder butt roast don’t substitute a leaner cut of pork or it will be dry
1 1 bottle liquid smoke
2 2 tablespoons sea salt or hula salt if you can find it
1 ½ 1 ½ cups water

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Trim roast of large pockets of fat (but leave some fat on there to help the pork stay tender while cooking).
Place pork in large roasting pan (the aluminum, deep roasting pans you can buy at the grocery store work great if you don’t own a heavy-duty roasting pan).
Rub 2-3 tablespoons of sea salt into pork. Pour the bottle of liquid smoke over and around the pork. Pour the water around the pork. Cover roasting pan TIGHTLY with two layers of aluminum foil.
Bake for 5-7 hours (don’t uncover while baking – let the steam and heat work its magic!).
Shred with two forks and serve with rice.

Notes

Freezable: I always make a ton of this when cooking it because it freezes well but feel free to scale down the recipe as needed.
Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker: rub the roast with salt per the recipe. Add the water and liquid smoke to the Instant Pot, place the roast in the pot, secure the lid and cook at high pressure for 60-65 minutes. Let the pressure naturally release.
Crockpot: I’ve had a lot of questions about whether this will work in a crockpot. I’ve never made it in the crockpot, but a reader, Tasha, commented and said she has made this for years in the crockpot, cooking it on low for 14-16 hours.
Flexibility: This recipe has a lot of wiggle room. I’m sure it would be fine with a smaller roast, less water, etc. Just play around with it and see what you get!