Kalua Pig

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 large banana leaf
• 6 lbs boneless lamb shoulder, cut across grain into 6 pieces
• 2 1/2 tablespoons coarse salt
• 2 1/2 tablespoons liquid smoke

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 500°f.
• 2 lay 2 sheets of foil (each about 1 foot long) on a work surface with long sides overlapping by about 4 inches.
• 3 cut 2 (12-inch) lengths from banana leaf and center 1 on foil.
• 4 put lamb on banana leaf and sprinkle with salt and liquid smoke.
• 5 cover top of lamb with other 12-inch length of banana leaf and 2 overlapping sheets of foil (each about 1 1/2 feet long).
• 6 crimp edges of foil tightly to form a packet and put in a large roasting pan.
• 7 add 1 inch of water and cover pan tightly with more foil.
• 8 bake lamb in middle of oven 4 hours.
• 9 pour off liquid from pan and, when lamb is just cool enough to handle, shred with 2 forks in a bowl.
• 10 serve warm.