Slow cooked Hawaiian Kalua Pig

by Stefania Butler, Posted Jan 23rd 2006 @ 11:01AM

I was born in Hawaii, and where I come from, slow cooking only means one thing: kalua pig. Kalua pig is a lu'au staple. The whole pig (usually around 100 pounds) is wrapped in banana and ti or ki leaves and slow roasted over hot stones in an underground pit.

There are many websites which outline in detail exactly how to slow roast a pig. It's not as simple as just digging a hole in the ground and tossing a pig into it. Often the pig has hot rocks placed into its cavity and is wrapped in chicken wire as well as the leaves so that it doesn't fall apart when it is being removed. The pig is roasted anywhere from 5 to 24 hours, depending on the size.

The resulting roast pork is incredibly moist and flavorful. It has a lovely smoky flavor and the meat shreds easily. It is the perfect compliment to a lu'au meal along with lomi salmon (a salad of salted salmon, tomatoes, and onions) and poi (mashed taro root). If you don't want to expend the time and effort to roast a whole pig in your back yard, you can approximate the recipe (using a pork butt) in your slow cooker.

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4-10-2009 @7:51AM Oliver said... Please send me the recipes for the kalua pig
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5-20-2009 @1:28PM shelly rash said... please send the recipe for the kalua pig
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9-30-2006 @8:46AM Connie blaylock said... I need the recipe for the Kalua pig roasted in the ground. Can you please send it to me. Thank you Connie
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10-08-2007 @11:33AM April said... I would like the recipe and any other comments for the Kalua pig roasted in the ground. Can you please send it to me. Thank you
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