Sam Choy's Oven-Roasted Kalua Pig

Ingredients for Sam Choy's Oven-Roasted Kalua Pig

• 1 5- to 2.4kg 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 teaspoons liquid smoke

How to make Sam Choy's Oven-Roasted Kalua Pig

Preheat oven to 177°C. 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 950ml 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 475ml 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 flavour pork. Serve.

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