A Drizzly Aloha Friday in San Diego

Aloha Friday, hoaloha! Keeping in line of the Hawaiian theme, I thought I'd talk about a favorite Hawaiian dish, Kalua pork. Kalua pork is actually not a favorite of mine because, well, I just don't think I've had really good Kalua pork. And since my friend, 99, asked for Kalua pork for tomorrow's Halo 3 gathering, I thought I'd do a little write-up on it.

I have seen all sorts of various home recipes for it but I'm not a big fan of liquid smoke, nor do I want to dig a pit in my back yard (neighbors might get a wee bit annoyed, hehe). But OnMyPlate.org has a couple of recipes for making Kalua pork that sounds really interesting. Click here for the recipes. I might try the crockpot version if I can get my hands on some good apple cider from Julian.

As far as side dishes, I like sweet potatoes that are baked. But for a really good side dish, try candied yams. I also prefer to bake the yams if I have time rather than boiling them. Boiled yams tend to make the dish a little runny and I like to have a nice brown sugar crust.

Another side dish you can add to get that extra Hawaiian flare is chicken long rice. Here are a couple recipes:

Loco Kine Recipes
Ma'ona's Recipe

That's all I got for today. Gotta go do my little Aloha Friday dance now. Kipa hou mai (come visit again)! Have a great weekend; now go and eat well.