Hawaiian Pork with Pineapple Skewer Introduction

Series Summary

Hawaiian food is a unique cuisine created from a diverse background. It is common to see restaurants that serve American, Chinese, Korean and local food, and next door you'll find barbecue. In recent years, a new tradition of cooking has evolved, called Hawaiian regional cuisine. Chefs have begun to develop a new flavor, mixing oriental-style sauces with food from the United States.

Hawaiian pork has become a staple of their unique, regional cuisine, and when mixed with pineapple skewers, anyone can start their own luau. In this free video series, our expert will tell you what ingredients and equipment you need to make Hawaiian pork, as well as the different cooking steps involved. Simple step-by-step instructions will place this recipe within your grasp, from sauteeing vegetables to grilling the skewers. Learn an easy new dish today!

Video Transcript

"On behalf of Expert Village I'm Laura Banford. I'm going to show you how to make Hawaiian pork with braised cabbage and pineapple tomato skewers. Today we're going to make a really special dish it's Hawaiian style pork with sweet and sour braise cabbage and wonderful little tomato pineapple skewers. The Hawaiian pork is a great great dish because it starts with Hawaiian pork and adds some sophisticated Asian flavors that take the traditional kalua pork or kalua pig that they make in Hawaii and takes it a couple steps further. Plus you don't need a whole pig and you don't need to dig a big whole in your back yard to put it in to roast. We're going to do this in one pot but that doesn't mean it needs attention so when we come back, I'm going to show you the equipment that you're going to need for Hawaiian pork."