This is a Hawaiian Pork dish which entails roasting a pig (pork shoulder) in an oven bag. It can be done in a pit in one’s backyard or in an oven.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- pork shoulder (5 lbs)
- soy sauce (1/4 cup)
- Hawaiian sea salt ( 2 tablespoon)
- peeled garlic (4 cloves)
- Worcestershire sauce (2 tablespoon)
- ginger slices (3)
- liquid smoke (2 teaspoon)
- chopped cabbage heads (2)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Set oven temperature to 325 degree Fahrenheit. This is to pre-heat the oven.
- Clean the pork shoulder with water and transfer it to an oven roasting bag.
- Mix all ingredients listed, less the pork shoulder, in a container.
- Pour this mixture on the pork shoulder inside the bag. Rub it into the shoulder till it is evenly coated.
- Now seal the oven roasting bag and then make a few holes in it. This will permit steam to escape out once the cooking process starts.
- Place the roasting bag in a roasting pan inside the oven.
- Fill water in the roasting pan till it is nearly half full.
- Now set the oven temperature at 195 degree Fahrenheit. To keep a check on the temperature, a cooking thermometer may be placed through one of the holes in the oven roasting bag.
- Now place the roasting pan inside the oven and let it get heated till the set temperature is reached.
- Once it reaches the desired temperature, remove the roasting pan from the oven. Let the contents of the pan cool down.
- Take the pork out on cooling and using a fork shred it into small chunks. There may be harder pieces on the inner side. These can be chopped off.
- The stock which was in the pan should be taken out in a pot and refrigerated. This stock now contains the juices from the stock and the ingredient mix.
- After being refrigerated overnight, the stock will show a fat deposit on top. This can be easily removed to make the pork shoulder relatively fat free.
- Heat up the stock juices in a pan or a large pot till it starts simmering. Add chopped cabbage. Let it cook for some time till the cabbage is tender. Add the shredded pork and mix well.
- Once it has been heated nicely and all ingredients are well mixed, serve the dish in a serving tray.
