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Slow Cooker Kalua Pig

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This easy recipe for Kalua Pig only uses three ingredients and is made by slowly roasting the meat in a slow cooker.

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds Pork Shoulder Roast
  • 1-½ Tablespoon Coarse Hawaiian Sea Salt
  • 1-½ Tablespoon Liquid Smoke Flavoring

Preparation

1. Pierce the pork roast all over with the tip of a sharp knife. Place the roast in a large slow cooker and rub the salt all over the meat. Drizzle the liquid smoke over the meat.

2. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low heat for 16 to 20 hours, turning the roast over once halfway through the cooking time. Depending on how hot your low setting is on your slow cooker, you may or may not need the full 20 hours. When the meat easily shreds with a fork, it is ready.

3. Remove the meat from the slow cooker and shred with two forks, adding drippings from the slow cooker as needed to moisten the meat.

Note: for this size of roast, you will need a 6-qt. slow cooker. If you have a smaller slow cooker, use a smaller roast and reduce the amount of the other ingredients accordingly.

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wren0629 on 5.14.2011

I have made this several times – it’s really delicious! I haven’t been able to find hawaiian sea salt so I just use regular sea salt. Also, my larger slow cooker runs hot, so I usually allow 10 – 12 hours cooking time.

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lindasue on 2.14.2010

oh. yum! I can’t WAIT to try this!

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allencafe on 2.13.2010

This was honestly delicious! I will be looking for lots of opportunities to make this. Thank you!

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katilutz on 1.13.2010

This is one of my favorite easy meals. I usually do it in the oven in a roasting pan, because I don’t have a big enough slow cooker. Also, if you’re roasting pan has a rack in the bottom, it allows the fat from the meat to drip off more easily, which is healthier. Just set the oven to 350 degrees and cook it for 45 to 1 hour per pound. So delicious!

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Holly on 2.16.2012

Wonderful! Mine was a little salty, but I’m sure that’s because I didn’t actually measure the salt and just eyeballed it – next time I’ll be more precise :) Other than that one little ‘user error,’ it was a great recipe! I froze a lot of the leftover meat to use later, which is always a plus :)

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Deanna on 12.19.2011

This was very flavorful. I didn’t have Hawaiian sea salt so I used pink himalayan salt – not sure the difference, but the result was really good! My entire family said they’d want it again.

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momajoros on 10.19.2011

Very good, reminded me of being on vacation on Kauai. Makes a ton! Used leftovers to make Kalua Pork “Burgers” with cole slaw.

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yukiko on 3.10.2011

This is so easy and so good! I’ve made it several times now with both boneless and bone-in pork shoulder and it’s always perfect. With bone-in, the meat just falls off the bone and you can simply lift it out of the slow cooker! I made this with FujiMama’s kurigohan and that was the best! Also good with sweet chili sauce.

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The Sugar Tree on 8.19.2010

Made this the other night and it was so simple and wonderful! Will definitely be making this again!!

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