Craving for juicy, fall-off-the-bone smoked kalua pork but don't have an imu or live in an urban area? Don't fret! With a simple adaptation of the traditional Hawaiian cooking method, you can create a mouthwatering oven-smoked kalua pork that's perfect for backyard gatherings or any special occasion. This article will guide you through the process of selecting the right pork cut, building a makeshift smoker in your oven, and preparing a flavorful marinade that infuses the pork with authentic kalua flavors.
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OVEN KALUA PORK
Fire up the tiki torches -- it's 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.
Provided by Ben S.
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 5h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- 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.
- Bake in the preheated oven until an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.4 calories, Cholesterol 74.4 mg, Fat 18.8 g, Protein 19.2 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 1494.8 mg
KALUA BURIED PORK SHOULDER
With this genius grill hack, you can serve tender, juicy Hawaiian-style pork for a crowd, minus the hassle of digging a hole in your backyard as traditional recipes demand.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 10h45m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- For the pork: Season the pork shoulder generously with salt and pepper. Lay the pork in the middle of a banana leaf and wrap the leaf around it. Rotate the pork a quarter turn and wrap with another leaf. Repeat with the remaining leaves. Wrap with heavy-duty foil twice to make sure it is completely encased. Line the bottom of an 8- to 10-quart cast-iron Dutch oven with a cast-iron lid with a damp paper towel. Put the pork on the paper towel and cover with the lid. Set aside.
- Fill a charcoal chimney completely full with charcoal and light it. Once it is lit and starting to ash over, carefully move the chimney to a heatproof surface. Remove the top grilling rack of a kettle-style charcoal grill (you will not need it for grilling). Put the Dutch oven in the middle of the bottom grate of the grill. Put unlit charcoal pieces all around the Dutch oven and then empty the chimney on top of it. Using metal tongs, spread out the hot coals so they are on top of the Dutch oven as well as all around the sides (depending on the size of your grill you may need to add another chimney full of charcoal). Keep the grill uncovered and fully vented for 10 to 15 minutes to get the unlit coals started. Then put the lid on and close the bottom and top vents about 90% of the way. Cook the pork, checking every so often to make sure the grill is still hot and the temperature is hovering around 250 degrees F (add more lit charcoal as needed to maintain temperature), until completely tender, about 10 hours.
- For the coleslaw: Meanwhile, combine the coleslaw mix with the rice vinegar, chiles, mango, scallions, pineapple and 1 teaspoon salt. Cover and refrigerate while the pork cooks, at least 2 hours. You can also prepare the slaw the day before.
- Carefully remove the Dutch oven from the ashes. Remove the lid and use scissors to cut an X through the top of the foil and banana leaves, all the way to the meat. Shred the meat with 2 forks, season with salt and pepper and toss to combine the meat with the juices.
- Sandwich some pork and coleslaw between the split rolls and secure with luau-inspired toothpicks.
OVEN (OR CROCKPOT) KALUA PORK
A simple but excellent version of the classic Hawaiian kalua pork served at luaus.
Provided by kai
Categories Main Course
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Put pork shoulder in a crock pot and set to low for 10 hours or high for 6 hours. Or, put in a dutch oven or similar covered pot and put into a 275 degree oven for 4 hours.
- When finished, save the cooking liquid. Skim off the fat (and save for cooking!). Reserve the juices.
- Remove bones and cartilage from the shoulder and pull with forks until shredded.
- Add the liquid smoke, 1/2 the salt and a cup of the reserved juices to the pork. Continue adding the cooking liquid until the meat will not absorb any more. If it absorbs all of it, add hot water until it cannot absorb any more. Continue adding salt until it tastes on the edge of too salty.
KALUA PORK - A SIMPLE OVEN RECIPE
Steps:
- Heat oven to 300 degrees
- Season pork liberally on all sides with salt and pepper. (Be generous, you're seasoning a lot of meat!) Place on aluminum foil of a large enough size to completely wrap the roast. Pour liquid smoke over roast and seal foil tightly.
- Place pork roast in a roasting pan fat side up. Add stock to pan and place in oven for four hours.
- Remove, shred with forks and serve over rice using pan juices as a sauce if desired. Optionally, garnish with thin-sliced scallions.
- Serve piping hot and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187 calories, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 15 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 3 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 72 grams sodium, Sugar 1 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams unsaturated fat
KALUA PORK
Savory pork butt with a smokey flavor. Any coarse salt can be used in place of the Hawaiian sea salt.
Provided by Linda Rogers
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 3h20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place pork fat-side up in a roasting pan or deep casserole dish. Combine water and liquid smoke; pour over meat. Sprinkle with salt. Cover and roast in a preheated oven for three hours. Remove from pan and shred.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 263.7 calories, Cholesterol 94.3 mg, Fat 17.2 g, Protein 25.4 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 4959.7 mg
OVEN-SMOKED KALUA PORK
Fire up the tiki torches and pour yourself a mai tai! This is a take-off on Hawaiian pit-cured pork, smoky and a little salty, and done easily in your oven! At first I was a little worried about cooking the pork at such a high temperature for so long, but it comes out perfectly.
Provided by EdsGirlAngie
Categories Pork
Time 3h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place pork roast fat side up in a roasting pan.
- Combine Liquid Smoke and water and pour over meat.
- Sprinkle kosher salt on top of meat; cover and cook at 400 degrees F for three hours, or until meat is done.
- Let cool slightly, then shred.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 336, Fat 9.8, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 182.6, Sodium 3644.1, Protein 58.2
OVEN KALUA PORK
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 4h35m
Yield Makes 6-8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make several slashes along the surface of the pork butt. Rub with salt, then liquid smoke. Prepare ti leaves by removing the rib. Lay out a large piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil, and place 4 ti leaves on top. Place pork on leaves and wrap them around the pork. Cover with remaining leaves in the opposite direction until pork is completely wrapped. Wrap the foil tightly around the pork to make a watertight seal.
- Place package in a large roasting pan. Fill with two inches of water and cover pan tightly with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Lower temperature to 325 degrees F and cook for 3-3 1/2 hours or until tender. Unwrap pork from package and shred before serving.
AUNTIE MAEBELLE'S OVEN KALUA PORK
This makes some YUMMY pork!! I found this recipe a few years ago on line when I was throwing a luau. It went over so well that people still ask "Are you making that awesome pork" every time we have a party!
Provided by BNLNikki
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 4h5m
Yield 10-15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 500deg.
- Slit pork in several places, rub salt and liquid smoke into pork.
- Wrap pork with ti leaves, then in the foil, place on a small rack in a baking pan,.
- Lower heat to 400deg.,
- bake for 4hrs.
- Shred pork and add juices from the pan to the pork, according to your taste. Enjoy!
- (note: Liquid Smoke is available in supermarkets.
- in the BBQ section).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 503.5, Fat 35.6, SaturatedFat 12.3, Cholesterol 149.7, Sodium 4324.2, Protein 42.5
KALUA PORK
Planning a luau-themed party? This Kalua pork is the perfect main dish for your get-together. It's a no-fuss crowd-pleaser meal and it's easy to clean up! A Hawaiian friend shared this recipe with me while I was stationed in Pearl Harbor several years ago. -Becky Friedman, Hammond, Louisiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 8h10m
Yield 18 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Pierce pork with a fork; rub with liquid smoke and salt. Place pork in a 6-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until pork is tender, 8-10 hours. , Remove roast; shred with 2 forks. Strain cooking juices; skim fat. Return pork to slow cooker. Stir in enough cooking juices to moisten; heat through. If desired, serve with rice. Freeze option: Freeze cooled meat mixture and juices in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 205 calories, Fat 13g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 75mg cholesterol, Sodium 504mg sodium, Carbohydrate 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
Tips:
- Choose the right cut of pork: Pork shoulder is ideal for kalua pork as it has good marbling and connective tissue that breaks down during cooking, resulting in tender and flavorful meat.
- Use a flavorful rub: The rub is what gives kalua pork its distinct taste. Experiment with different combinations of spices and herbs to create a rub that suits your taste. Some popular ingredients include garlic, onion, paprika, cumin, and chili powder.
- Smoke the pork at a low temperature: Low and slow cooking allows the pork to absorb the smoke flavor and become fall-apart tender. Aim for a smoker temperature between 225°F (107°C) and 250°F (121°C).
- Cook the pork until it reaches an internal temperature of 195°F (91°C): Use a meat thermometer to ensure that the pork is cooked to a safe internal temperature. This will also ensure that the meat is tender and juicy.
- Rest the pork before serving: Once the pork is cooked, let it rest for at least 15 minutes before serving. This allows the juices to redistribute throughout the meat, resulting in a more flavorful and tender dish.
Conclusion:
Oven-smoked kalua pork is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed in many different ways. Whether you serve it as a main course, in tacos, or on sandwiches, it's sure to be a hit. With its smoky flavor and tender texture, kalua pork is a dish that everyone will love. So next time you're looking for a special meal to make, give oven-smoked kalua pork a try. You won't be disappointed!
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