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Luana ~ My recipe for kalua pork says to cook meat in 250 degree oven for 12 hours will this be a safe way to cook it I don't want to make quest sick. Its rubbed with salt and liquid smoke and wrapped in banana and ti leaves in roaster with water in bottom and pig on rack.
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I would be way too impatient to wait 12 hours for my kalua pork to be cooked! The way I prepare kalua pork is to put it into a 400 degree (hot) oven and cook it for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, depending on the size of the roast. I don't even use ti leaves (hard to find sometimes): just the liquid smoke, kosher or Hawaiian salt and water (I don't even put the roast on a rack...I just lay it in the pan and pour the water all around, and tightly seal the pan with aluminum foil.
Using the method in the recipe you have or the one I just gave you, the finished roast should be at least 155-160 degrees before you shred it in order to be safe to eat.
P.S. Sometimes I make kalua turkey the same way by using turkey thighs instead of pork. The result is less greasy and more healthy (and it's hard to tell the difference between the turkey and pork).
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