Kalua Turkey
- 12 large ti leaves
- 10 to 12 pound turkey, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 (3.5-ounce) bottle liquid smoke
- 1/4 cup Hawaiian salt
Kalua Turkey
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on November 14, 2018.
Ingredients:
Directions:
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Wash ti leaves; remove fibrous part of the veins.
- Line a large baking pan with foil; place leaves in the pan, radiating from center.
- Put turkey on leaves.
- Rub liquid smoke and salt on the inside and outside of turkey.
- Fold leaves around turkey and crimp foil tightly around turkey.
- Add a little water to the pan.
- Roast in oven for 6 hours.
- Shred turkey, adding pan liquid to moisten meat.
Makes 10 servings.
Approximate nutrient analysis per serving (based on 10 pound turkey):
520 calories, 24 g total fat, 7 g saturated fat, 240 mg cholesterol, greater than 2500 mg sodium, 2 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 0 g sugar, 70 g protein
