• Course

    Main

  • Prep time

    5 Mins

  • cook time

    90 Mins Instant Pot

  • servings

    6-8

Ingredients

Side Dishes

Instant Pot Kalua Pork

  • vegetable oil, drizzle
  • 3 lb pork butt/shoulder
  • 1 tbsp Hawaiian or regular sea salt
  • 1 tbsp liquid smoke
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cabbage head, chopped (optional)

Oven Kalua Pork

  • 3 lb pork butt
  • 1 tbsp Hawaiian or regular sea salt
  • 1 tbsp liquid smoke
  • ti leaves or foil
  • banana leaves (optional)
  • ½ cabbage head, chopped (optional)

product used in the recipe

Organic White Quick Cook Rice

  • 1

    Cook rice according to directions on package. Fluff and set aside.

  • 2

    Assemble other luau side dishes such as lomi salmon, poi, and mac salad in separate bowls.

  • 3

    Select Sauté on the Instant Pot. Drizzle some oil into the pot and brown all sides of the pork. Remove and set aside.

  • 4

    Add water, liquid smoke, and half the salt to the pot. Stir and scrape off the brown parts from the pot.

  • 5

    Place pork back into pot, sprinkle with remaining salt, and cook on high pressure for 90 mins.

  • 6

    While pork is cooking, drizzle some oil into a sauté pan and sauté cabbage until tender.

  • 7

    After 90 mins, let the pressure release naturally on the Instant Pot for ~10-15 mins or until metal pin drops. Remove pork and let rest for 10-15 mins.

  • 8

    Shred pork with two forks then mix in cabbage and serve hot with your choice of sides.

  • Oven Instructions (cook time: 3-4 hours): preheat oven to 325°F; score diamond shapes into top and bottom of pork, rub salt on all sides, and coat with liquid smoke; place in large roasting pan and cover tightly with foil or, if using banana leaves and ti leaves, line pan with banana leaves and wrap pork with ti leaves; bake for 3-4 hours or until pork is fork tender and falls apart easily; while pork is cooking, drizzle some oil into a sauté pan and sauté cabbage until tender; shred pork with two forks then mix in cabbage and serve hot with your choice of sides.

product used in the recipe

Organic White Quick Cook Rice

Instruction video