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Shredded Kālua Pork served on a white plate with a side of cooking juices.

Kālua Pork

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 hours
Total Time 10 hours 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine hawaiian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 256 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 5-pound pork shoulder roast
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons coarse sea salt plus more if needed
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons liquid smoke

Instructions
 

  • Pierce the pork roast all over with a fork.
    Piercing Kālua Pork shoulder roast with a fork.
  • Rub the coarse sea salt evenly over the pork.
    Rubbing coarse sea salt evenly over the Kālua Pork shoulder roast.
  • Place the seasoned pork into the slow cooker.
    Seasoned Kālua Pork shoulder roast in a slow cooker, with coarse sea salt and liquid smoke.
  • Pour the liquid smoke over the pork.
    Pouring liquid smoke over Kālua pork in a slow cooker.
  • Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, or until the pork is tender and shreds easily. Remove the pork from the slow cooker and shred with two forks.
    Covering the Kālua Pork in a slow cooker with a glass lid.
  • If desired, mix some of the cooking juices back into the shredded pork to keep it moist. Serve hot.
    Kālua pork shoulder roast cooking in a slow cooker.

Nutrition

Calories: 256kcalProtein: 34gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 1446mg
Keyword Kalua Pork
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