Kalua pig/pork ?

MikeCT

I love kalua pig and want to make that my next pulled pork cook next week.   I’ve checked a few recipes and it looks like it is just scoring the pork butt and covering with a lot of Hawaiian Alaea salt.   A bunch mention adding liquid smoke but I’m assuming that cooking it ok the Egg takes care of that and that the liquid smoke was meant for those cooking in a kitchen oven.  Is that correct?

also I’m going to skip tracking down banana leaves, and when it hits 160 I was going to throw it in butcher paper.  Is that fine?  I’m pretty new to this and the last (and only) time I tried pulled pork I threw it in heavy duty foil at 160.

if anyone has a recipe that they love please point me in the right direction!

thanks!
Mike

Mattman3969

Few recipes here.  I’ve actually used the one from Ballistic BBQ and it was good.  

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1164961/kalua-pork-aka-hawaiian-shredded-pork

MikeCT

Thanks!

saluki2007

It's been a while since I've done it, but it's always a hit.  Here is my post from the first time I did it.

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1201700/hawaiian-pulled-pork

I personally think the banana leaf makes a difference.