Kalua Pork
900 mins
Serves 1
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900 mins
Serves 1
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Directions
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Grab a 6 to 8 pound pork butt.
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Grab a 6 to 8 pound pork butt.
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Grab a 6 to 8 pound pork butt.
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Drop it on your cutting board.
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Drop it on your cutting board.
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Drop it on your cutting board.
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Using a fork or a knife, or anything sharp, start poking holes in it.
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Using a fork or a knife, or anything sharp, start poking holes in it.
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Using a fork or a knife, or anything sharp, start poking holes in it.
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Alternatively, if you don't feel like stabbing something, get a sharp knife and cut a diamond-shaped cross-hatch pattern on the top.
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Alternatively, if you don't feel like stabbing something, get a sharp knife and cut a diamond-shaped cross-hatch pattern on the top.
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Alternatively, if you don't feel like stabbing something, get a sharp knife and cut a diamond-shaped cross-hatch pattern on the top.
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Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of liquid smoke.
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Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of liquid smoke.
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Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of liquid smoke.
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Rub the liquid smoke in real nice, making sure to get both sides.
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Rub the liquid smoke in real nice, making sure to get both sides.
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Rub the liquid smoke in real nice, making sure to get both sides.
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Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of sea salt (bonus points for red Hawaiian sea salt).
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Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of sea salt (bonus points for red Hawaiian sea salt).
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Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of sea salt (bonus points for red Hawaiian sea salt).
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Massage the sea salt in real well and then give it a spanking.
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Massage the sea salt in real well and then give it a spanking.
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Massage the sea salt in real well and then give it a spanking.
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Pick the whole thing up and drop it in your crock pot, fat side up.
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Pick the whole thing up and drop it in your crock pot, fat side up.
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Pick the whole thing up and drop it in your crock pot, fat side up.
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Put your lid on.
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Put your lid on.
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Put your lid on.
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Set your slow cooker to low for 15 to 20 hours.
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Set your slow cooker to low for 15 to 20 hours.
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Set your slow cooker to low for 15 to 20 hours.
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Wait until the cooking time is complete.
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Wait until the cooking time is complete.
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Wait until the cooking time is complete.
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When ready to serve, take the lid off.
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When ready to serve, take the lid off.
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When ready to serve, take the lid off.
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Grab two forks and carefully pick the pig up.
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Grab two forks and carefully pick the pig up.
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Grab two forks and carefully pick the pig up.
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Shred it and drop it back into the juices.
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Shred it and drop it back into the juices.
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Shred it and drop it back into the juices.
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Once it's all shredded and soaked in its own juices, serve it however you want.
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Once it's all shredded and soaked in its own juices, serve it however you want.
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Once it's all shredded and soaked in its own juices, serve it however you want.
Ingredients
6 to 8 pound pork butt
6 to 8 pound pork butt
6 to 8 pound pork butt
1 to 2 tablespoons liquid smoke
1 to 2 tablespoons liquid smoke
1 to 2 tablespoons liquid smoke
2 to 3 tablespoons sea salt
2 to 3 tablespoons sea salt
2 to 3 tablespoons sea salt
Equipment
cutting board
fork
knife
crock pot
slow cooker
Tips
Poke holes in the pork butt or cut a diamond-shaped cross-hatch pattern on top to help absorb flavor.
Rub the liquid smoke and sea salt into both sides of the pork.
Place the pork fat side up in the crock pot.
Cook on low for 15 to 20 hours.
Shred the cooked pork with two forks and drop it back into its juices.
Serve in Hawaiian rolls with coleslaw, tortillas for tacos, or directly from the slow cooker.