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Kaluha pork?

Fluffyb
Fluffyb Posts: 1,815
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Has anyone tried it in the BGE? Fiance has a big birthday next weekend so I'm having a party for him. Decided to go with a Hawaiian theme since he lived there during his younger, wilder years. Did a search and only saw one reference to it, but it was a recipe for leftover pulled pork.

The recipes I've found online say to wrap it in banana leaves and then foil. I don't think I would want the foil as it would not get any smoke. Any suggestions appreciated!
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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
    Cook the butt for 2-3 hours to get some smoke on the surface, then wrap in banana leaves, and finally in ti leaves (if you can find them) or foil to seal in all the juices and to let it steam.

    Traditional kalua pig is done using hot stones as the only heat source and there really isn't any smoke flavor to the pork. I'm with you though, I would prefer a little smoke flavor to it.
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  • hornhonk
    hornhonk Posts: 3,841
    Where or when does the Kahlua come in? Sounds interesting.
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  • Fluffyb
    Fluffyb Posts: 1,815
    Actually, no Kaluha in the pork itself and actually I spelled it wrong, it is Kalua. But I will be making Chubby's Chick's (Ann) Chocolate Chip Kaluha cake!

    Kalua pork is traditionally a whole pig done in a hole in the ground. Just Hawaiian salt as a sea salt as seasoning, then it's wrapped in banana & ti leaves.
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  • hornhonk
    hornhonk Posts: 3,841
    I kinda thought pork and Kahlua together was going to be a little...different! I've made the Kahlua chocolate chip cake a few times. It is excellent :P Am I spelling Kahlua wrong? I'm too lazy to go to the cabinet and check :laugh:
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