Oven Kalua Pig Recipe

Make several deep slashes around pork butt. Rub garlic powder and 1 tablespoon of the salt on pork. Pour liquid smoke over pork. Remove and discard most fat from pork skin. Add 1/2 cups of the water to a roasting pan, then line with foil. Lay 4 of the leaves on the foil. Place pork and skin on leaves. Cover with the remaining 4 leaves. Cover tightly with foil. Roast at 400 F for 1 hour. Lower temoperature to 375 F; cook for 4 1/2 more hours or until pork is easy to shred. In a large saucepot, bring the remaing 4 cups water to a boil. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon salt. Shred pork and cut skin; add to boiling water. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Makes 8 servings