Description
Easy smoky, salty, and juicy kalua pork made at home in an Instant Pot, no imu necessary.
Ingredients
4 pounds boneless pork shoulder/pork butt
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons Hawaiian sea salt, Alaea salt, or coarse sea salt
2 cups water
2 teaspoons liquid smoke*
Instructions
Rub 2 tablespoons of salt all over the pork. Place fat cap side up in the Instant Pot. Add water. Cover and cook on high for 90 minutes.
Allow the Instant Pot to naturally depressurize for 20 minutes then manually release any remaining pressure.
Remove the pork to a large bowl or pan, reserving the liquid, and shred with two forks.
Remove 2 cups of the reserved cooking liquid. Add 2 teaspoons of Hawaiian salt and liquid smoke to the cooking liquid. Stir until the salt is completely dissolved
Pour the mixture over the shredded pork and mix well. Let stand for 10 minutes to allow the liquid to flavor the pork. Serve.
Notes
* Stubb’s Mesquite Liquid Smoke is close in flavor to Hawaiian kiawe wood.
- Prep Time: 22 minutes
- Inactive Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dishes
- Cuisine: Hawaiian
Nutrition
- Calories: 144
- Sugar: 0 g.
- Sodium: 1226 mg.
- Fat: 4 g.
- Saturated Fat: 1 g.
- Carbohydrates: 0 g.
- Fiber: 0 g.
- Protein: 26 g.
- Cholesterol: 68 mg.
Keywords: Pork, sea salt, liquid smoke