Oven Kalua Pork
Source of Recipe
Auntie
List of Ingredients
4 lb pork butt
1 tablespoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons Hawaiian salt
1 bottle (3.5 oz) liquid smoke
1 lb pork skin
5 1/2 cups water
8 ti leavesRecipe
Make several deep slashes around pork butt. Rub garlic powder and 1 tablespoon of the Hawaiian salt on pork. Pour liquid smoke over pork. Remove and discard most fat from pork skin. Add 1 1/2 cups of the water to a roasting pan, then line with foil. Lay 4 of the ti leaves on the foil. Place pork and skin on leaves. Cover with the remaining 4 ti leaves. Cover tightly with foil. Roast at 400 F in electric oven for 1 hour. Lower temperature to 375 F; cook for 4 1/2 more hours or until pork is easy to shred. In a large saucepot, bring the remaining 4 cups water to a boil. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon Hawaiian salt. Shred pork and cut skin; add to boiling water. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Makes 8 servings.