Kahului Kalua Pork - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 lb. pork butt
4 Tbsp. red Hawaiian rock salt
6 Tbsp. liquid smoke
4 pkg. frozen laulau leaves, defrosted
8 to 10 Ti leaves

Preparation

Preheat oven to 500\u00b0.
Rub liquid smoke and salt into pork. Place long sheet of heavy-duty foil.
Lay Ti leaves in the middle. Place 1 package laulau leaves on top.
Place pork on top and cover with rest of laulau leaves.
Bring Ti leaves up; add more to completely cover pork.
Bring foil up to hold all in place.
Add foil enough to make a totally sealed bundle.
Bake in covered pan for 1/2 hour at 500\u00b0.
Reduce temperature to 325\u00b0 and cook 4 more hours.
Shred and serve with juices.
Serve laulau leaves around edge of platter.