email this pageTo make an authentic kalua pig, a whole pig is seasoned with salt, filled with heated lava stones, then wrapped in banana, ti or taro leaves and cooked in an underground oven or pit for several hours. In Hawaiian, ka lua refers to cooking in a pit or an imu.
Fortunately, you can simulate Kalua Pork easily at home without digging a pit. Cook the pork in an oven with the help of a little liquid smoke, as we have here. Serve it for dinner with rice and pineapple for an authentic Hawaiian meal, then shred the leftovers to use in these recipes. If you don’t have leftover Kalua Pork, you can make any of these recipes with take-out pulled barbecue meat or packaged precooked pork roast from the meat or deli section of your supermarket.
Kalua Pork
Ingredients
2 tablespoons sea or kosher salt
2 tablespoons liquid smoke
1 tablespoon grated ginger
2 cloves of crushed garlic
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2. Remove from heat, let stand for about 15 minutes. Shred, removing slabs of fat, and serve. Serves 8.
Recipe by Jeanette Hurt, "Relish the American Table," October 8, 2006.
Quick Pork Posole
Ingredients
1 large white onion, chopped
5 anaheim or jalapeño peppers, seeded and chopped
7 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
10 cups lower-sodium chicken broth
2 cups shredded Kalua Pork
2 (15 1/2-ounce) cans hominy
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Garnishes: Chopped avocado, red onion, baked corn tortillas, crumbled Queso Blanco (Mexican) cheese or shredded Monterey Jack, and limes
2. Add chicken broth, pork, hominy and cilantro and cook until thoroughly heated. Ladle into soup bowls; serve with avocado, corn tortillas, cheese and a squeeze of lime juice. Serves 7.
"Relish Good Food Fast," February 2007.
Hawaiian Pork Quesadillas
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Ingredients
4 ounces Boursin cheese
2 cups shredded Kalua Pork
2 cups finely chopped mango
1 jalapeño, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
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