Slow Cooker Kalua Pork
Three-ingredient Hawaiian-style pork cooks until smoky, juicy, and shreddable for rice bowls, sandwiches, or cabbage plates.
⏱ 610 min total🔪 5 min prep🔥 570 min cookEasyServes 8Hawaiian
Ingredients
- •4 lb pork shoulder
- •1½ tbsp Hawaiian sea salt
- •1 tbsp liquid smoke
Directions
- 1Pierce the pork shoulder all over with the tip of a small knife.
- 2Rub Hawaiian sea salt over every side of the pork.
- 3Place the pork in the slow cooker and drizzle liquid smoke over top.
- 4Cover and cook on LOW for 9–10 hours, until the pork collapses under a fork.
- 5Transfer pork to a board, discard large pieces of fat, and shred the meat.
- 6Skim excess fat from the cooking juices, then toss enough juice with the pork to keep it moist.
💡 Kalua pork is intentionally simple; serve it with rice and steamed cabbage rather than adding a sweet barbecue sauce.
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