Imu - Hawaiian Underground Oven
I made some kalua pig this weekend in my smoker; the recipe will be posted soon. In the mean time here is an excellent article that I found that takes you through the process of making your own Hawaiian-style underground oven also known as an imu. Not only does this article show you how to build an imu, it shows you how to cook with one. Enjoy.
Also, see the Kalua pig recipe.
…and yet some other BBQ smokers here
Jul 25 2005 02:42 pm |
Equipment and BBQ Recipes |
[…] While vacationing on the Big Island of Hawaii a couple years ago having a cocktail on the balcony of my hotel room. I noticed that there was some smoke coming from a pit in the ground with a few people gathered around. I thought that is should go and investigate because where there is smoke there is certainly fire. I found out that they were getting ready to cook the kalua pig for the luau and was delighted to witness them prepping the imu (Hawaiian BBQ pit). You see, I have always been a big fan of kalua pig. As they were making the coals and heating up the rocks I asked them how they cooked the meat. This interested me because growing up my father would barbecue meat in a pit (but that’s a whole other post). What I learned was that they cook not so much with the coals as they do with the heated rock and the steam that is created from the vegetation that they add into the Imu. There are enough coals in the cooking process to add a nice smoky flavor to the meat. I asked them what kind of wood they were using and they told me it was kiawe, the Hawaiian equivalent to mesquite. So, as with anything, a little information in the wrong hands can become quite deadly. Afterwards I researched recipes for kalua pig, but most of the ones that I came across called for a Crock Pot and the use of liquid smoke. That just wasn’t going to work for me, seeing how I own a smoker and all. So here is what I did… […]
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Every 4th of July I have an Imu. After getting pourous rocks red hot, on a thin bed of shreded Banana Stalks, I cook Turkeys, Porkbutts, Chickens stuffed with Lopchong, Onion and Oyster Sauce. Lots of Sweet Patatoes, Cooking Bananas and Pumpkins that are stuffed with Corned Beef, Onions and Coconut Milk. Cover with Banana Leaves and Wet Burlap Bags. Cover with Tarp, bury with dirt, wait seven hours, how easy,gordy from Kaiwiki, Hilo,Hi
Every 4th of July I have an Imu. After getting pourous rocks red hot, on a thin bed of shreded Banana Stalks, I cook Turkeys, Porkbutts, Chickens stuffed with Lopchong, Onion and Oyster Sauce. Lots of Sweet Patatoes, Cooking Bananas and Pumpkins that are stuffed with Corned Beef, Onions and Coconut Milk. Cover with Banana Leaves and Wet Burlap Bags. Cover with Tarp, bury with dirt, wait seven hours, how easy,gordy from Kaiwiki, Hilo,Hi