I did this from a 3 lb Frozen Block of Pork shoulder/Butt.
[ If you are doing it from fresh meat, 2 chunks, = 25 min cook time with 30 min NPR.]
This is not really Hawaiian, but an interesting twist. Traditional Lau Lau is often served Plate Lunch Style. It is cut up chunks of Pork/Chicken, salted and added with a small piece of Butterfish, wrapped up into Tarro leaves or Ti Leaves. Some people put a dab of miso inside as well. It’s also usually steamed for hours. Without access to the traditional things that go into the Lau Lau, using Kale leaves for that strong flavor brings this deconstructed, mock dish back into our memories of living in Hawaii. I recommend serving it over Rice with a side of Slaw, Sweet Mac Salad, and or Potato Salad. Or mix Mac Salad and Potato Salad together. I have included the links to those Recipes below. Most Hawaiians like their Mac Salad Sweet.
3 lb Frozen Pork Butt .. I used the fatty side of my 10 lb roast
1 Onion sliced 1/4” slices.
3 cloves of sliced Garlic.
2 tsp Rub, see my recipes or use Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning.
1 tsp Italian seasoning.
3 Campari Tomatoes sliced 1/4” thick.
1 bunch of Kale leaves. I have Curly so I’m using those.
EVOO spritzer.
1 c chicken Broth.
1 Tbsp Costco’s Better than Bullion Chicken
1 tsp liquid smoke.
1 tsp Fish Sauce
From a 3 lb frozen block of Pork Butt plus fat. Spritz both sides of the roast so that the spices will stick both sides
Pour the chicken Broth and Liquid smoke and Fish Sauce in the pot, add the trivet. Lay a layer Kale on the trivet, save the rest for the top, then a thin layer of onion, then the seasoned Roast, Fat Side up…sprinkle the liquid smoke on the roast, then layer the rest of the Onion and Garlic slices on top of the Roast, next, layer the tomatoes on top of the onions and finally, lay the rest of the Kale on top of the Roast.
Put the lid on and set the time for 45 min, with a full NPR. 30 min Even if the pin drops. You will have a lot of liquid. Remove the meat and cool for a minute and chop up. Trim any unwanted fat off…remembering that Lau Lau has Butterfish resembling the fat. Skim the fat off the top of the liquid in the pot and then return the meat to the pot. Serve over Rice.
Side suggestions: for recipes, click on the links.
Rice. Rice Tips IP
Mac Salad. Mac Salad sweet IP
Potato Salad. Potato Salad and Mac Salad at the same time IP
Cole Slaw…Coleslaw.
Pinto Beans…Beans Pintos and others cooked In the IP.
Bake Beans…Baked Beans IP….Baked Beans Simple Oven or IP
