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Burying a pig to roast
Posted by Tiogair Troid on 12/16/18 at 10:55 pm00
Anyone ever do this ? Saw it on tv before what's the proper way to get it done.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by LSUEnvy on 12/16/18 at 11:01 pm to Tiogair Troid
Nm
This post was edited on 12/16 at 11:05 pm
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by Tiogair Troid on 12/16/18 at 11:06 pm to LSUEnvy
Not sure saw it on a show looked like it could be fun as long as it does not get dirt and crap on it. I think they put it in a burlap sack first with coals at bottom and the buried the thing. Came back 8 hours later and was done. Definitely sure I missing something.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by Btrtigerfan on 12/16/18 at 11:19 pm to Tiogair Troid
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Anyone ever do this ?
He ain’t gonna like it one bit. You’ll probably want to shoot him first. Trust me.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by heypaul on 12/16/18 at 11:24 pm to Tiogair Troid
How many banana leaves do you have to smoke it out?
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by BRgetthenet on 12/16/18 at 11:31 pm to Tiogair Troid
It won’t work if you do it in the mud. You gotta be on a beach.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by eyepooted on 12/16/18 at 11:43 pm to BRgetthenet
It just seems excessive and there are 5-6 ways to accomplish the same outcome with a much easier cooking method.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by Tiogair Troid on 12/17/18 at 6:47 am to eyepooted
I may pisss off my kids for a little while....... but I do have a sand box. Also great idea about shooting first I will write that down as step one.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by NOLATiger71 on 12/17/18 at 7:28 am to Tiogair Troid
Because of reasons already stated and the type of soil I had in my backyard I looked up alternatives. I used 48 cinderblocks, 2 sheets of diamond cut stainless steel and 1 sheet of stainless for the bottom. I think I used a 4x8 for both.
Stagger stack the cinderblocks in a rectangle over the solid sheet of stainless. Use aluminum foil and drape all 4 sides of the inside chamber. Take the pig after being marinated and wrap it in banana leaf. lay it flat on the diamond cut sheet and sandwich with 2nd grate over the pig. Use metal clothing hangers to twist tie across the entire platform real tight especially on edges. Using the metal clothing hangers make 2 handles on each end for flipping.
Use one huge bag of charcoal placed in the middle of rectangle. When ashed over using a shovel spread to all four corners. Lay pig on top of cinderblocks cover with aluminum foil across the entire pig and grate. Then using burlap bags that have been soaking in water, lay on top of aluminum foil. Every so often throw water on burlap to keep the burlap bags wet throughout the cook.
Continue to add charcoal to all four corners by sliding out one cinder block and throw to each corner. Put cinder block back. Cook all day and flip pig halfway through. This was my version of a pig roast for a luau I did years ago.
Found this idea online. I modified it a little but the idea was based off of some Cuban guys in Miami, forgot the name of the website (3 Cuban pigs???)
Hope this helps and a great all day drinking fest. Lot of fun with friends.
Stagger stack the cinderblocks in a rectangle over the solid sheet of stainless. Use aluminum foil and drape all 4 sides of the inside chamber. Take the pig after being marinated and wrap it in banana leaf. lay it flat on the diamond cut sheet and sandwich with 2nd grate over the pig. Use metal clothing hangers to twist tie across the entire platform real tight especially on edges. Using the metal clothing hangers make 2 handles on each end for flipping.
Use one huge bag of charcoal placed in the middle of rectangle. When ashed over using a shovel spread to all four corners. Lay pig on top of cinderblocks cover with aluminum foil across the entire pig and grate. Then using burlap bags that have been soaking in water, lay on top of aluminum foil. Every so often throw water on burlap to keep the burlap bags wet throughout the cook.
Continue to add charcoal to all four corners by sliding out one cinder block and throw to each corner. Put cinder block back. Cook all day and flip pig halfway through. This was my version of a pig roast for a luau I did years ago.
Found this idea online. I modified it a little but the idea was based off of some Cuban guys in Miami, forgot the name of the website (3 Cuban pigs???)
Hope this helps and a great all day drinking fest. Lot of fun with friends.
This post was edited on 12/17 at 10:40 am
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re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by shawnlsu on 12/17/18 at 8:23 am to NOLATiger71
That sounds like a tremendous pain in the arse
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by NOLATiger71 on 12/17/18 at 9:46 am to shawnlsu
Not really. No different then setting up for an all day crawfish boil for a party. Steps sound like a lot but really simple. Then when finished just take apart and store on the side of the house.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by Centinel on 12/17/18 at 10:35 am to Tiogair Troid
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Anyone ever do this ?
We did this every year in college for my fraternity's "Luau" during rush week.
1. Kill pig.
2. Dig hole in the ground.
3. Start big arse fire. We used hickory since we had access to a bunch of it.
4. As the wood burns down, add in river rock. MAKE SURE THE ROCK IS DRY. Otherwise it can explode. Trust me here.
5. While coals are burning down, season pig with whatever.
6. Get a piece of chicken wire twice the size of the pig. Line with banana leaves if you can get them, otherwise we used cabbage.
7. Place pig on covered chicken wire, and carefully layer more cabbage/banana leaves around the pig as you wrap the wire over it. Secure the wire with ties so you have a tightly wrapped pig.
8. Drop pig in the pit on the coals. Layer on top with lots of wet burlap.
9. Cover burlap with a tarp (make sure it doesn't hang down and touch the coals).
10. Cover pig with dirt.
11. Drink beer.
12. ???
13. Profit and eat pig. We would let it go overnight and stay up all night drinking.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by hungryone on 12/17/18 at 10:50 am to Tiogair Troid
I've never lived in a place with a water table low enough to allow me to dig a hole & not have it immediately begin to fill with water!
It's a heck of a lot easier to just buy or borrow a "cajun" microwave, a/k/a caja de china box. Anywhere from $100 to $300, depending on size. Not as cheap as the cinderblock solution, but perhaps a bit more portable and less work.
It's a heck of a lot easier to just buy or borrow a "cajun" microwave, a/k/a caja de china box. Anywhere from $100 to $300, depending on size. Not as cheap as the cinderblock solution, but perhaps a bit more portable and less work.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by Tiogair Troid on 12/17/18 at 11:11 am to hungryone
I like the cinderblock idea. Makes it more of an event. Should be fun.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by BRgetthenet on 12/18/18 at 1:26 am to Centinel
OP said,
You said,
This goes to show the OP that following that first step makes a big difference in the overall finished product.
quote:
Also great idea about shooting first I will write that down as step one.
You said,
quote:
1. Kill pig.
This goes to show the OP that following that first step makes a big difference in the overall finished product.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by KyrieElaison on 12/18/18 at 8:08 am to BRgetthenet
You need a couchon de lait setup or a Cajun microwave.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by pdubya76 on 12/18/18 at 8:23 am to Tiogair Troid
I am gonna build a pig pit after the holidays using the cinder blocks.
re: Burying a pig to roastPosted by BarrackeHockey on 12/18/18 at 10:39 am to pdubya76
Cinder blocks in a rectangle about 3 ft high. Make a hole high on one end of the rectangle, and a hole on the ground on the other end. Put the pig in the middle of the rectangle about 2 or 3 inches off the ground, place on top of a grate or sheet of stainless. Cover the whole rectangle with a sheet of tin and lay banana tree leaves on top to seal up any gaps. Place coals on the side of the rectangle in or near the lower hole. Smoke and heat will rise over the pig and exit the high hole on the other end. Put a meat thermometer into the thigh of the pig. Pull it off when temp hits 180F. check multiple spots for temp. Brine/marinade overnight. Enjoy.
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