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Crock Pot Kalua Pork Recipe

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Sep. 3, 2015

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Jun. 26, 2021
Crock Pot Kalua Pork Recipe

Janette turned 30 this year and to celebrate she treated herself (and me!) to a weeklong vacation in Hawaii. While we were in Maui, we went to the Old Lahaina Luau and dined on the best Kalua Pig I had tasted in years. It was phenomenal! So tender and juicy…I needed to find a way to make this at home.

Cooked Kalua pork in the crock pot

If you aren’t familiar, traditional Kalua Pig is cooked in an imu (an underground oven). Since I live on the Westside of Los Angeles with no grass or anywhere to put an underground oven in sight, a crock pot was the next best option.

This Crock Pot Kalua Pork recipe relies heavily on the flavors of the meat to keep it juicy and give it flavor, so make sure you start with a nice boneless pork shoulder cut. The liquid smoke will give it a hit of smokiness as if it were cooked in the imu.

Raw pork in the crock put with grated ginger, minced garlic, and pink salt on top.

We made sliders, nachos, and even pizza with the leftovers. Kalua Pork is the gift that keeps on giving!

Crock Pot Kalua Pork shredded and served on a blue plate

Traditionally, this pork would be served with rice. I don’t eat much rice so I skipped that and instead served it with Hawaiian Mac Salad.

Crock Pot Kalua Pork and Hawaiian mac salad on a blue plate

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Crock Pot Kalua Pork Recipe

Make real Hawaiian Kalua Pork at home in the crock pot with this recipe. Slow cooked in the pork’s own juices, seasoned with Hawaiian salt, ginger, and more
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Crock Pot Kalua Pork
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 8 hours hrs
Servings: 6 -8

Ingredients

  • 3-1/2 pound boneless pork shoulder
  • 1-1/2 tbsp Liquid Smoke
  • ½ tbsp grated ginger
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1-1/2 tbsp Red Hawaiian Sea Salt

Instructions

  • Place your pork shoulder into your crock pot.
  • Take a sharp knife and make several 1-2 inch cuts across the top of the meat.
  • Pour Liquid Smoke over the meat into the deep cuts.
  • Sprinkle minced garlic, ginger and the Hawaiian Sea Salt over the meat and use your hands to rub it all in, making sure to get some into the deep cuts of meat.
  • Put the lid of your crock pot on and set to “Low”.
  • Cook your pork for about 8-12 hours. Check the temperature to know when it is ready (160°-190°).

Nutrition

Calories: 525kcal (26%)
Author: Jessica Pinney
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3 responses

  1. Jaci
    September 12, 2015

    omg omg!!!!!! I made this last week . We have been to Maui and enjoyed all the wonderful local flavours of the island. We discovered “fish tacos” and could not get enough!!! Thank you for all the great recipes? or should I say , “Mahalo”???

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    1. Jessica Pinney
      September 12, 2015

      Thank you for the kind words, Jaci! Maui is truly a special place. We actually didn’t eat any fish tacos this visit, but we’ll make sure to on the next trip!

      Reply
  2. Trish
    December 1, 2019

    5 stars
    This recipe is so simple and so good! We eat it on our low carb diet all the time and it does not feel like diet food. Thanks for the recipe.

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