Whole Kahlua Pig Roasted In A Sand Enclosed Oven For A Luau

Name: Whole Kahlua Pig Roasted In A Sand Enclosed Oven For A Luau
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT2H0M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT8H0M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT10H30M0.000S
Yield: 25 to 40 servings
Ingredients: Shovels, as needed; 15 cubic feet Lava river rocks (lava rocks are porous) to be pre-heated; 1/2 cord wood; 6 to 8 sheet metal panels measuring approximately 4 feet square (these will retain the heat without being consumed by the fire); Metal fire tongs to move rocks, panels, wood; Fire mitts to protect your hands from the heat; Safety goggles and protective gear for your body; A large bunch of ti leaves bound together to be used as a "brush" to remove ash from the rocks; A stretcher constructed with 2 (8-foot by 2- by 6-inch) pieces lumber for the wood handles, connected by 2 (2- by 6-inch by 3- to 4- feet) pieces wood, and an affixed support platform of plywood (3/4-inch by 4-feet by 3- to 4-feet); 15 feet of 4 foot high heavy gauge chicken wire temporarily affixed to the platform part of the stretcher to hold the pig closed after adding the rocks to the carcass; 14 gauge wire as needed to secure the chicken wire; Wire cutters; 1 entire head-on pig carcass, innards removed; Banana "stumps" to place between the pig meat and the hot coals to prevent the flesh from burning; Another large bunch of ti leaves, hard stalks snapped out, to be used like aluminum foil to steam the pig

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Level: Advanced
Total: 10 hr 30 min

Prep: 2 hr
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 8 hr

Yield: 25 to 40 servings

Level: Advanced
Total: 10 hr 30 min

Prep: 2 hr
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 8 hr

Yield: 25 to 40 servings

Ingredients

Equipment and materials to construct the imu (handmade sand enclosed oven) in the sand:

Shovels, as needed

15 cubic feet Lava river rocks (lava rocks are porous) to be pre-heated

1/2 cord wood

6 to 8 sheet metal panels measuring approximately 4 feet square (these will retain the heat without being consumed by the fire)

Metal fire tongs to move rocks, panels, wood

Fire mitts to protect your hands from the heat

Safety goggles and protective gear for your body

A large bunch of ti leaves bound together to be used as a "brush" to remove ash from the rocks

Equipment and ingredients for the pig:

A stretcher constructed with 2 (8-foot by 2- by 6-inch) pieces lumber for the wood handles, connected by 2 (2- by 6-inch by 3- to 4- feet) pieces wood, and an affixed support platform of plywood (3/4-inch by 4-feet by 3- to 4-feet)

15 feet of 4 foot high heavy gauge chicken wire temporarily affixed to the platform part of the stretcher to hold the pig closed after adding the rocks to the carcass

14 gauge wire as needed to secure the chicken wire

Wire cutters

1 entire head-on pig carcass, innards removed

Banana "stumps" to place between the pig meat and the hot coals to prevent the flesh from burning

Another large bunch of ti leaves, hard stalks snapped out, to be used like aluminum foil to steam the pig

Directions

Dig a pit in the sand 2 feet deep and 6 feet in diameter. Add the river rocks and cover with enough of the wood to get the fire underway to heat the rocks. (You will add the additional wood as needed.) Start the fire (to heat the rocks to 800 degrees F). Add the metal panels on top of the fire to contain heat without smothering the fire.
Using assistance place the gutted pig in the supine position on the stretcher-like platform and wrap the affixed chicken wire around to mostly secure the pig, but leaving enough room to be able to put the heated lava rocks inside the body cavity.
Place some banana "stumps" in the body cavity of the pig to serve as a buffer between the hot coals and the pig meat to prevent the flesh from burning.
Protecting your face, hands, and body with proper gear and using safe equipment, remove enough of the metal panels from the fire to retrieve the heated rocks with fire safe tongs. Someone will use heavy fire mitts to hold the rocks in a pair of tongs, while the other person uses the ti leaves "brush" to dust off the ash. The rocks with the ash removed are then placed one-by-one in the cavity of the pig so it will cook from the inside out with dry heat. Place some additional banana "stumps" in the body cavity of the pig to serve as a buffer between the hot coals and the pig meat to prevent the flesh from burning. The carcass of the pig is then closed with chicken wire and additional metal wire as needed to secure the chicken wire. Remove the attachments that have been holding the chicken wire to the stretcher. Transfer the pig to sit atop the metal panels of the imu, and use the additional ti leaves like aluminum foil, placing them dull side up, shiny side down in a cross configuration to steam the exterior of the pig with the moisture from the ti leaves.
When the pig is cooked through, approximately eight hours, use assistance to remove it from the fire, let rest for 30 minutes, then carve it down. The cheeks of the pig should be reserved for the most honored guest.

My Private Notes

Show: Dinner: Impossible

Episode: Late for the Luau

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