Kahlua Pork - A simple oven recipe
By Jerry • Sep 4th, 2008 • Category: Recipes
What if I told you that you could make a dish that would wow your guests with less effort than it takes to order-in? What if I told you that you don’t need a huge arsenal of cooking skills or prior knowledge to turn out a perfect meal each and every time? What if I told you that all of this can be done with just five or six ingredients that can be found in any big-scary-mega-mart anywhere in the country, for somewhere around $10.00, depending on the price of pork in your area?
It’s all true, every word of it. With just a few minutes of prep time and a few lazy hours spent doing… Well, whatever it is that you’d like to do… You can produce something so sinfully delicious and decadent that everyone who tries it will think you’ve slaved your day away working on the perfect meal. And I’m going to tell you how to do it.
Hey, I won’t tell anyone it was easy. That will be our little secret, O.K?
Note :For those of you who have never heard of Kahlua pork, you may be surprised to discover that there is not actually any Kahlua liqueur involved. the “Kahlua” portion of the name has to do with the Kahlua pit method used in Hawaii. Now that we’ve gotten that straight, let’s move on…
Kahlua Pork
(Adapted from my sister’s recipe. Thanks Nik!)
Ingredients:
- 1 pork butt or blade roast, approximately 5 lbs.
- 4 tbsp. liquid smoke
- Salt and Pepper to taste.
- 1/2 cup vegetable or chicken stock
- 2-4 cups cooked white rice
Method:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Season pork liberally on all sides with salt and pepper. (Be generous, you’re seasoning a lot of meat!) Place on aluminum foil of a large enough size to completely wrap the roast. Pour liquid smoke over roast and seal foil tightly.
Place pork roast in a roasting pan fat side up. Add stock to pan and place in oven for four hours.
Remove, shred with forks and serve over rice using pan juices as a sauce if desired. Optionally, garnish with thin-sliced scallions.
Serve piping hot and enjoy!
What I would have done differently had I thought of it at the time:
I’ve actually made this dish twice in the past few weeks. The first time just to give it a try, the second time so that I could post it here as my entry for Frugal Fridays #13. Both times I used the same method, and I’m thrilled with it.
Having said that, this recipe is versatile and can be made with anything else you would like to put in the pouch with the pork. Try some pineapple slices, onions, garlic or fresh herbs to change it up a bit if that’s what you’d like. Be creative, make it your own!
Links to other recipes like this:
- Kahlua Pork Tacos and Quesdillas, from Favorite Family Recipes
- No-Nonsense Kahlua Pig, from Cooking With The Single Guy
- Kahlua Pig, from ‘Ono Kine Grindz
Jerry is the epitome of cooking without a plan. As a matter of fact, he secretly wishes he could participate in an Iron Chef America episode, simply because it is one place where he wouldn't feel at all out of place. Not knowing the ingredients beforehand doesn't make him nervous at all. Of course, the reality is that he'd probably lose and look entirely foolish, but hey, it would still be fun!
Email this author | All posts by Jerry
GoDaddy.com
Dude!
Your way and mine are so TOTALLY opposite.
Do you really want the EASY way to do it or not? Do you NOT own a crock-pot?
Really, put your Pork Butt or Pork Roast of any kind as long as it’s boneless into your crock pot. Fill the “pot” half way up the side of the pork, add the liquid smoke and Kosher salt. Put a lid on it and leave. After several, several hours, you know like work or taking the kids to school, your shower, and multiple loads of laundry, then stir/shred some or all of the pork. Now put the lid back on and let it cook some more. This one is a no-brainer, Water, pork, kosher salt, and liquid smoke and time. This is a dish that really cooks itself. Boil rice and cabbage and have a great meal. Do not try to “busy” it up or make more work for yourself. KISS, you know keep it simple stupid. However, I’m glad you liked it. Chaio.
Looks good.
It’s probably not intentional, but the word is spelled “kalua” without the “h”.
Me, I’d use soy sauce, Worchestershire sauce and ginger, and cut the liquid smoke back.
Mmmmm…love kahlua pork! One of the things I’m looking forward to most when we go to Hawaii next month. Of course, now I suppose I could make it myself at home at not have to wait. Yours looks delicious!
Niki,
You make it your way and I’ll make it mine, LIL’ Sister. I don’t see how rubbin’ a piece O’ pork with Salt an’ pepper an’ drizzlin a bit o’ liquid smoke on ‘er is considered “Work”. Seems pretty easy to me :D
Nate,
I’ll have to look into the spelling, since when I tried on the first option, both my spell checker and Google said it was the wrong word!
PaniniKathy,
I’m pretty sure the Kalua Pig in the islands is gonna beat this hands down, but feel free to make some up to hold you over!
Sounds interesting, I wouldn’t have thought Kahlua and pork would have gone together. I’ll have to give it a try, thanks!
This looks awesome and I FULLY intend to participate in Frugal Fridays. Awesome event!
Arika
That looks great. I wouldn’t have thought to try something like that. Thanks.
My husband and I love Kahlua Pork, his mother does not eat pork so when they came for dinner a few months ago i made a crock pot pulled chicken that was pretty darn good if I do say so myself. Take a look at my blog site and see the pic and recipe.
Just to clarify, I am reading that your recipe says to place the pork wrapped in foil in the pan, then add chicken broth to the pan. Is the chicken broth acting as a water bath? Why not just use water if the pork is completey wrapped in foil. Please help, looks like a great recipe.
@Whitney,
You can use water if you like. The liquid is there because regardless of hw well you wrap the pork, you’ll have some leakage, and it makes a heck of a gravy!
[...] at Cooking… by the seat of my Pants! posted a recipe for “Kahlua Pork” at the beginning of September. This one boasts a few perks. • It requires only three [...]
Your Kahlua Pork is delicious. We’re located in the upper midwest of the mainland so this particular one caught the eye. “Named” recipes seem to catch the eye - has anyone else noticed this? I copy the best looking recipes on the computer and can save them in the MSWord program and name the file to easily retrieve it…i.e, for this one: Kahlua Pork and so on. Just in case anyone else is seeking potential tips on how to save recipes in the computer. Thank you once again for yourCBTSOMP!
Wow that looks delicious and fairly easy to make.
[...] Sauce for Pasta from cookbookhabit, Zucchini, Sausage and Feta Casserole from Cookies with Boys, Kahlua Pork from Cooking by the Seat of My Pants, Loaded Potato Salad from Cooking This and That, Bruschetta [...]