Anbody ever do this? I've only tried to cook a boston butt in the ground one time as a "trial" before I go screwing up a whole pig. Good thing because I screwed the boston butt up. After building the fire, letting it burn down to hot coals, and then covering it for 14 hours. I uncovered it to find it luke warm and raw. I think I packed the dirt down to hard and completely smothered the coals. Just looking for people with experience doing this.
Pig in the ground
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Dodge Man
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TAFKAP said:
That is what we are doing this weekend. However, we at some point will place a piece of tin on top to help cook. We do not wrap the pig in anything either.
Bow Hunter
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Try sand instead of dirt, that way it can still get a little air.
Have never done a Pig in the ground but have done Lobsters..Sweetcorn and Clams hundreds of times..We take a get a huge fire going and let it go to coals..Then put a layer of Seaweed and wet burlap over the coals..But with them you want them to steam anyway..Talk about good eating..
Skully
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I lived in Hawaii for 6 years and this is very popular over there. If I remember correctly u build the fire in the pit, cover the fire with large lava rocks, pig is laid belly down on rocks, covered with wet burlap bags. Let me back up a little, I think tea leaves were placed on the rocks before the pig went on. Covered with dirt after all these steps.
