Kalua Pork (Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pulled Pork)
If you've ever been to a luau in Hawaii then you've most likely tasted Hawaiian pulled pork, also known as kalua pork. This easy kalua pork slow cooker recipe doesn't have you cooking a roast pig in a spit, but gives you that homecooked version of the BEST luau pork.What's even better? The slow cooker kalua pork is also gluten free, low carb, keto friendly, and paleo pulled pork too!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3-4 pork shoulder or pork butt boneless
- 4 slices bacon uncooked
- 3 garlic cloves
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt per pound of meat
Instructions
- While you prep the ingredients, preheat your crockpot on low temperature.
- Cut each of the garlic cloves into 4 slices each.
- Lay the uncooked bacon in the bottom of the crockpot.
- Place the pork roast on top of the bacon slices.
- Cut 12 small slits in the roast with a sharp knife and insert the garlic slices into the slits. Push down as far as you can to keep them from popping out as the pork roast shrinks.
- Sprinkle ¾" teaspoon salt per pound (if you bought a bone-in roast take off one lb in this calculation).
- Cook the Hawaiian pork roast on low for 10-12 hours until cooked through and falling apart.
- The pork should be easy to shred, if it isn't that means your roast needs to cook longer.
- Add the khalua pork an bacon to a large bowl.
- Remove the bone and any big fat pieces you see from the pork roast.
- Add ½ cup of liquid from the crockpot and add it to the meat.
- Shred the pork, bacon, and garlic with 2 forks, a hand mixer, or meat shredders.
- Add more salt if needed or more liquid to taste. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can use either a pork shoulder roast or a pork butt
- Garlic might pop out partially, that's ok, it all gets shredded with the pork after cooking
- Do not open during cooking time- it takes at least 20 minutes to get back to temperature
- No added liquid needed, the pork itself creates plenty of liquid
- Preheat crockpot while getting ingredients together. You could prep this the night before so you just have to plug-in first thing in the morning
- Serve it with a bun like a pulled pork sandwich!
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 529kcalCarbohydrates: 0.4gProtein: 66gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 228mgSodium: 311mgPotassium: 1153mgFiber: 0.02gSugar: 0.01gVitamin A: 23IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 4mg
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