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So you want to have a taste of Hawaii but live in Medicine Hat, Montana and you find it a little hard to grab the kids and drive to the islanders local favorite restaurant in the North Shore?

Well you can try this Pork BBQ to either feed a few family members or the whole Ranch.

Kalua Pig
 - this is similar but different from your North Carolinian BBQ(mine is moister). You do start with the Butt of a Pig...NOT THE SHOULDER....about 10 -15 lbs,
Take the Butt and cut it into pieces about 2 by 4 inches and lay it in a pan that is about 3-4 inches deep(like a turkey roaster pan)

Take kosher salt and shake it generously all over the meat(pork is very forgiving).  You can take garlic powder(I prefer fresh chopped garlic) and spread about 1/3 cup over the meat.  Get liquid smoke and place about 1/4 cup  over the meat.

Poor into the pan about 2 1/2 inches of water. cover the pan TIGHTLY with foil. Place in the oven at 325 degrees for approx 4-5 hours.  You can test it by opening the foil and with a fork see if the meat falls apart.  (also if you have a party that is later in the day...you simply turn the temp down to 200 degrees and let it continue to cook...this will easily stay moist for 5 more hours at that temp(just make sure there is at least a little liquid in the pan)

When ready to serve take two forks and shred all the meat mixing it in with the liquids.

You can serve this with a spicy BBQ sauce of your making or off the shelf on top of a bun with slaw on the side or on top of the sandwich, or serve it with  baked beans, corn on the cob...or if you want it island style..you make sticky rice, mac salad and island slaw(let me know if you want the recipes for these)

Aloha Ya`all

(pssst....don`t let too many people know how incredibly tasty butt and shoulder pork roasts are....or the price will skyrocket!)

hee...that is the secret ehh? ...thanks

Just look what happened to the price of chicken wings! I remember when you could get a dozen of them for, like, 50-cents a pack! Then some idiot came up with Buffalo Wings....and...well...the rest is histoire!

Yea...I met a guy in Hollywood who had just moved from NY...He was originally in the "spare parts" for chickens, he had a contract with all of the prep houses to take the Wings etc. when they cleaned a chicken and  for years he sold them overseas as fertilizer.  He said once the U.S. food and restaurant industry started to offer Buffalo Wings he went from scraping along to becoming a Multi-Millionaire, and get this he then decided to go to Hollywood to set up a Talent Agency...

Now if we could just come up with a use for carp...the fish...we`d also make zillions! :-)