No luau is complete without a roasted pig. Fake it with this.
Ingredients:
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- 1 5- to 5 1/4-pound boneless pork butt roast
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons Hawaiian alaea sea salt or coarse sea salt
- 3 frozen banana leaves, thawed
- 6 cups water, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
Direction:
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- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Using small sharp knife, cut 1/4-inch-deep slits 1 inch apart all over pork roast.
- Rub 2 tablespoons sea salt all over pork.
- Unfold 1 banana leaf on work surface and place pork roast atop leaf.
- Fold up leaf around pork, enclosing completely. Repeat wrapping pork in remaining 2 banana leaves, 1 at a time.
- Tie with kitchen string to secure, then wrap roast in foil.
- Place pork in roasting pan; pour 4 cups water into pan.
- Roast pork in oven until very tender when pierced with fork, about 5 hours.
- Unwrap pork and cool slightly.
- Shred pork and place in large bowl.
- Bring remaining 2 cups water and remaining 2 teaspoons salt to boil in small saucepan.
- Add liquid smoke; pour over pork and stir to blend.
- Let stand 10 minutes to allow liquid to flavor pork.
- Serve.
Ingredient tip:
Hawaiian alaea sea salt is available at specialty foods stores and online from Hawaii Specialty Salt Company at hawaiisalt.com. Banana leaves are available at Asian markets and Latin markets. (If you really, really, think it is necessary.) Liquid smoke is a smoke-flavored liquid seasoning available at many supermarkets and specialty foods stores.
Serves: 8
Source: BON APPÉTIT FEBRUARY 2006
