A little taste of Hawaii

If you have ever been to a Hawaiian luau then you know how delicious Kalua pork is. It is moist, salty and pretty addicting. If you have not been to a luau and you are wondering what in the world a Kalua pork is well let me tell you what it is. You build a fire, top it with rocks, take a pig and wrap it up in banana leaves, wrap it in burlap and then top with sand, and then let the heat cook it. That is how it goes in a nutshell. The Hawaiians know their pork (that is saying a lot from someone who doesn't eat pork).

I told my husband I was making Kalua pork and he made a funny face and was like I don't like that. I immediately knew he was picturing the drink in his mind so I told him about the pig we had in Hawaii and he lit up and agreed he was looking forward to it. All you need is your ingredients, a crock pot and 16 hours to cook. Pretty easy; nothing crazy. Also be prepared because the minute he walked in the door from work he was salivating over how delicious this smelled. You may need a stick to beat people off the pork before you get it to the table!

Crock Pot Kalua pork

3 lb pork shoulder, trimmed of fat
sea salt
2 tablespoons of liquid smoke

Add your pork shoulder to your crock pot and stab it with a knife in several places. Rub the pork with sea salt and then add the liquid smoke. Cover and cook on low for 16 hours. I put mine in before I went to bed and took it out in the morning. Take out of crock pot when done and shred with two forks. Reserve the liquid to help keep this moist.

I stored this in a crock pot and saved all of the liquid, I also added a bit more salt at the end to make this just right.