Hawaiian-Style Kalua Pork Sliders

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Preparation info
  • Yield:

    10 to 12

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      9 hr

Appears in
Backyard BBQ with Fire and Spice: Filipino- and Cajun-Inspired Recipes for the Smoker and Grill

By Tony Ramirez

Published 2025

  • About

Every island culture has its own way of doing things, and every so often I look for influences beyond the Philippines. This one comes from the land of whole pigs cooked over open pits, so it has its own honest BBQ lineage. Smoking pork low and slow wrapped in banana leaves (available at most well-stocked Asian markets) gives the sliders that kind of smoke-drenched, fall-apart-tender meat that home Pitmasters dream about. Although you can slather the meat in your favorite BBQ sauce, I’d reco