Pig Roast

Last weekend Allen attempted a Pig Roast. A good time was had by all despite the fact that the pig did not cook quite as well as we had hoped.

So, how did this work?

Allen dug a big pit in his backyard. Saturday evening they built up a huge fire in the pit at about 3:00AM. Allen had a ton of wood from cutting down some large trees in his yard. They then threw a bunch of lava rock on top the fire (which were intended to hold the heat). Then, in went the pig (wrapped in a burlap sack and banana leaves). Then went a tarp, followed by filling in the rest of the hole with dirt. The goal is to slow-cook the pig.

Here is the pit around 3:00PM the next day (yes, 12 hours later):


Pulling the pig out.


Uh oh ... looks a bit undercooked.



Luckily the other side (which has rested on the coals/rocks) was in better shape.


The undercooked meat was thrown on the grill. Here is Allen battling it out with the head.


Next time around Allen is going to try and get the pig buried in the hot rocks rather than just resting on it. We will see how round 2 goes.

For more pictures, go here.