Any Tips On Cooking Underground?
Posted by: RiceCookersSteamers.net
November 8th, 2009 >> Cooking tips
I’m cooking a pig undergound. I’ve already built the pit and even did a test run with a couple of small pork roasts. I think we have a pretty good setup, but I’m wondering what are the best rocks to use in order to retain the heat. I wanted to use lava rocks, but could only find the small ones that you would put in a grill. We ended up using some river rocks the size of a small frisbee. I don’t like using these rocks because i think they will explode and not hold very much heat.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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5 Responses to “Any Tips On Cooking Underground?”
November 8th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Use tea leaves to rap up he pig,then add hot lava rocks,place on top of leaves,and cover with ground .
November 8th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Those river rocks will be okay.Make sure the rocks are really hot before using.Season the meat well first
November 8th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
I’ve heard that heavy clay soils hold in the heat much better than loose, sandy topsoils. Clay soils are rumoured to make for a moister piggie!
Whatever you find out, make sure to save me a plate!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:38 am
Almost any rocks are OK except greywacke, which tends to explode when hot. Greywacke is the grey sedimentary stones you find in river beds. Some people shovel out the embers when the rocks are hot before putting the food, but I don’t bother. It just gives the stones a chance to cool down. Leaving the embers in the hole doesn’t taint the food. Just wrap the pig in wet sacks and you should be right. If it’s a large adult pig put some hot stones inside the body cavity, but if it’s a piglet fill the cavity with sage and onion stuffing. Cook the accompanying vegetables with the pig. Remember they’ll be mushy so put them in a metal pot with a lid.
November 9th, 2009 at 4:57 am
This site I found has quite a bit of information and pictures. It looks like they are also using river rock. I wouldn’t worry about the rocks exploding. You’d have to heat them pretty quickly to get them to break from steam escaping.http://www.thesalmons.org/lynn/pit.html