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Keto kalua pork and cabbage in a bowl with a slow cooker and lime wedges behind

Keto Slow Cooker Kalua Pork and Cabbage

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Pork shoulder rubbed with sea salt and liquid smoke, slow cooked until it shreds, then finished with cabbage simmered in the juices. A dairy-free keto dinner at 3 g net carbs per serving.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 9 hours
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Hawaiian
Calories: 621
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 lb pork shoulder
  • 1 tbsp coarse sea salt
  • 1 tbsp liquid smoke
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1.5 lb cabbage
  • 2 green onions

Equipment

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Method
 

  1. Pat the pork shoulder dry. Cut 4 small slits in the meat and push a peeled garlic clove into each.
  2. Rub the sea salt all over the pork, then drizzle the liquid smoke over the top and rub it in.
  3. Place the pork in the slow cooker fat side up. Do not add any water. Cover and cook on low 8 to 9 hours, until it pulls apart easily with a fork.
  4. Core the cabbage and cut it into thick ribbons or wedges.
  5. Lift the pork out onto a cutting board. Add the cabbage to the juices in the slow cooker, cover, and cook on high 30 to 45 minutes, until tender.
  6. Shred the pork with two forks, discarding any bone and large pieces of fat. Stir the pork back into the slow cooker with the cabbage, taste for salt, and top with sliced green onion.

Nutrition

Calories: 621kcalCarbohydrates: 5.6gProtein: 39.5gFat: 48.2gSaturated Fat: 17.9gCholesterol: 163.3mgSodium: 1019.3mgPotassium: 810mgFiber: 2.2gSugar: 2.8gVitamin C: 33.7mgCalcium: 71.2mgIron: 2.5mg

Notes

Net carbs: 3 g per serving (total carbs minus fiber). Refrigerate with juices up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months; reheat covered with a splash of water. Nutrition is calculated per serving from the listed ingredients and may vary with brands and substitutions.

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