Aaron Cooks

Ok so you guys asked for it, here it is Aaron’s recipes. At the end of each episode I will give you guys a recipe and then publish it here for you to pull it up if you want to actually make it. They will cover the spectrum of stuff, but I will try to keep them as simple as possible and keep the instructions thorough. You can always reach out if you have questions.

11/18/25 Kaluha Pork: This recipe comes from my first restaurant gig. It was taught to me by a crusty old Navy vet named Don, who was a great guy and I have modified it from how we made it to work with a crockpot so you can toss the ingredients in it and walk away and come back to a simple savory dinner. I suggest serving it on a toasted kings Hawaiian roll with a grilled slice of pineapple and some thinly sliced red onion. It also pairs nicely with Japanese BBQ sauce.

5lbs Pork Butt, diced into 1 inch cubes

1 cup low sodium soy sauce

1/2 cup pineapple juice

4tbsp kosher salt

Place diced pork in a crock pot. Combine all remaining ingredients and pour over pork. Stir to distribute marinade evenly. Cover and set on high for 3 hours. After three hours shred pork with two forks, a pair of tongs, or meat claws. It should pull apart easily, if not it needs to cook longer. After it has been pulled apart set on low for two additional hours to simme. Alternatively you can set it on high for four hours and then just go straight to service or you can roast in an oven as a whole pork butt covered with foil at 275 for five hours.