Quote Originally Posted by sarah louise
or cook it Maori style in a hangi
I had to google this but hey word, looks like a Hawaiian pit with the top layer absent!
I was reading up on Pacific Island pig-roasting methods because I 'm hoping to dig a pit at my place and do a proper luau when the weather warms up.
I guess the trick is to get the rocks hot enough and to also pack the carcass of the pig with hot rocks before covering the whole thing with yet MORE hot rocks and banana leaves, and leave it for long enough so that the pigs, when removed, literally fall apart- and have to be cooked in baskets as a result!
This also has similarities to a real New England Clambake with a pit lined with seaweed and hot rocks, and the shellfish and corn, and then more hot rocks, more seaweed, and a big chunk of canvas sail-cloth to cover it all and make the contents of the pit get steamed to perfection.
Mmm now I'm hungry.