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Kālua-inspired pulled pork – honest home adaptation
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Kālua-inspired pulled pork – honest home adaptation

Home version inspired by Native Hawaiian kālua pig from the imu (underground oven). Uses oven/slow cooker and a little smoke aroma — adapted, not traditional imu cooking.

TraditionalDinnerGluten-freeLocal Hawaiikalua porkHawaii pulled pork
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255 min total
8 servings
Easy

Ingredients

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  • Ingredients

    • 3.3 lb Pork shoulder
    • 1 tbsp Sea salt
    • 1 tsp Liquid smoke (optional, sparingly)
    • about 0.4 cup Water

Instructions

  1. 1

    Season

    1. Rub salt and optional liquid smoke on pork.
    Pot
  2. 2

    Slow cook

    1. Cook covered at 150°C / 300°F for 3.5–4 hours or in a slow cooker until falling apart. Shred.
    Oven

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  • • The imu is the traditional method; this recipe honestly substitutes.
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