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Slow Cooker Kalua Pork

10 hr 5 min

Slow Cooker Kalua Pork

Ingredients

  • 1 (5-7 lb) bone-in pork butt or pork shoulder
  • 1 tbsp liquid smoke
  • 1 tbsp Hawaiian sea salt (coarse sea salt or kosher salt also work)

Directions

  1. Set the pork roast in the slow cooker fat side up, cutting it down if you need to make it fit.
  2. Pour the liquid smoke over the pork, then sprinkle on the salt, rubbing both over the surface of the meat.
  3. Do not add any water. The pork releases plenty of liquid as it cooks.
  4. Cover and cook on LOW for 9-12 hours. Overnight works well. The more marbled the roast, the more tender it comes out.
  5. Shred the pork with two forks right in the slow cooker and stir it through the juices at the bottom. Serve hot with rice and macaroni salad.