Sam Choy's Oven-Roasted Kalua Pig

Name: Sam Choy's Oven-Roasted Kalua Pig
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 frozen banana leaves, thawed; 2 Tbsps Hawaiian alaea sea salt or coarse sea salt; 1 teaspoons liquid smoke; 2 kilograms boneless pork butt roast; 1 liters water, divided

Sam Choy's Oven-Roasted Kalua Pig might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 53g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 374 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up banana leaves, pork butt roast, liquid smoke, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the coarse sea salt you could follow this main course with the Chocolate-Almond Bark with Sea Salt as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and whole 30 diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Using small sharp knife, cut 1/4-inch-deep slits 1 inch apart all over pork roast. Rub 2 tablespoons sea salt all over pork. Unfold 1 banana leaf on work surface and place pork roast atop leaf. Fold up leaf around pork, enclosing completely. Repeat wrapping pork in remaining 2 banana leaves, 1 at a time.

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Banana Leaves

Pork Roast

Sea Salt

Pork

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Knife

Oven

Tie with kitchen string to secure, then wrap roast in foil.

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Wrap

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Kitchen Twine

Aluminum Foil

Place pork in roasting pan; pour 4 cups water into pan.

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Water

Pork

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Roasting Pan

Roast pork in oven until very tender when pierced with fork, about 5 hours. Unwrap pork and cool slightly. Shred pork and place in large bowl. Bring remaining 2 cups water and remaining 2 teaspoons salt to boil in small saucepan.

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Pork Roast

Water

Pork

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Bowl

Oven

Add liquid smoke; pour over pork and stir to blend.

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Liquid Smoke

Pork

Let stand 10 minutes to allow liquid to flavor pork.

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Pork

Serve.

Hawaiian alaea sea salt is available at specialty foods stores and online from Hawaii Specialty Salt Company at hawaiisalt.com. Banana leaves are available at Asian markets and Latin markets. Liquid smoke is a smoke-flavored liquid seasoning available at many supermarkets and specialty foods stores.

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Banana Leaves

Liquid Smoke

Seasoning

Salt