Kalua-Style Ham
- 16 to 20 pound smoked ham
- 12 to 15 large ti leaves
- 2 large sheets heavy foil
Kalua-Style Ham
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on June 6, 2007.
Ingredients:
Directions:
- Trim skin and fat from ham, if desired.
- Wash ti leaves; remove stems and fibrous part of veins.
- Place sheets of foil crosswise in a large baking pan.
- Put ti leaves on foil with leaves radiating from the center and extending about 10 inches out of the pan.
- Place ham on leaves.
- Bring leaves and foil up and around ham.
- Seal foil tightly around ham.
- Bake in electric oven at 350°F for 8 hours.
- Shred ham before serving.
Makes about 24 servings.
To cook in a slow cooker:
- Cut ham to fit pot.
- Omitting ti leaves, place ham in crock pot.
- Start on "high" for 5 hours; reduce to "low" and cook for about 2 hours, or until ham easily shreds.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (based on 16 pound ham):
440 calories, 17 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 160 mg cholesterol, about 3000 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 0 g sugar, 63 g protein
