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Slow-Cooker Kalua Pork Sandwiches

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  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 14 hr 10 min
  • Servings 16
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No need to wait for your next luau for the tender, smoky flavors of Kalua pork. Cooked in your slow cooker and served on buns, this delicious shredded pork dish will make you long for the islands.
By Jessica Walker
Updated Mar 7, 2013
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Ingredients

  • 2 boneless pork roasts (3 to 4 lb each), trimmed of fat
  • 2 tablespoons coarse sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons liquid smoke
  • 16 burger buns, split

Steps

  • 1
    Make 1-inch slits all over each pork roast. Rub 1 tablespoon salt on each, making sure to get every area.
  • 2
    Place pork in 3- to 4-quart slow cooker. Pour 1 tablespoon liquid smoke on each; rub all over pork.
  • 3
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 14 hours.
  • 4
    Remove pork from slow cooker; place on cutting board or large plate. Shred pork with fork; serve in buns.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Sea salt makes a great substitution for the traditional Hawaiian sea salt.
  • tip 2
    Can be frozen! Just make sure to freeze with all the juices.

Nutrition

210 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 16g Protein, 22g Total Carbohydrate, 3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
210
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
35mg
12%
Sodium
1110mg
46%
Potassium
210mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
22g
7%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
3g
Protein
16g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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