How Do You Make An Imu?
Enhance your Hawaiian wedding or luau with this traditional and delicious kalua pig dish, which is cooked underground for the entire day. Step 1 Select an existing pit to use or dig your own. The hole should be up to 5 feet deep to hold a 125-lb. pig. Step 2 Fill the bottom of the pit with dry, rounded rocks. Step 3 Start a fire in the pit with kiawe wood and other kindling. Step 4 Watch for the rocks to turn white. Step 5 Remove the larger pieces of wood so they don’t continue to burn and scorch the pig. Step 6 Form a bed of rocks that will support the pig at the bottom of the pit. Step 7 Lay banana stalks over the hot rocks to cover them. They’ll serve as a liner between the pig and the rocks. Step 8 Prepare the kalua pig on a table (or on planks) by sticking hot rocks in its armpits. Step 9 Tie the pig with chicken wire so the rocks stay put. Step 10 Move the pig carefully and place it into the pit. You’ll need several people to carry the weight. Step 11 Set moist banana leaves on t
