Dig a Big Hole, Cook a Pig, Have a Party

LTH,

Fellow in the neighborhood dug a Very Big hole in his front yard and cooked a pig. This was a first attempt, and the hole was very deep, 6-feet, rocks were heated covered with sod then quartered mojo criollo pig wrapped in banana leaf added. All this was covered with a custom made charcoal pan and sod tucked around the edges to seal.

It was a very big hole, and an overly complicated way to cook a piggy, but in the end, like all little Piggy's, it tasted great and the party was terrific.

That's a Big Hole!











Great party but boy-o-boy that was one big hole!

Enjoy,
Gary

G Wiv wrote:Great party but boy-o-boy that was one big hole!

Wow. That is a big hole. I hope he called JULIE before he dug down that deep in his yard. Otherwise, he could have had a big problem on his hands.

This has been a public service announcement.

eatchicago wrote:I hope he called JULIE before he dug down that deep in his yard.

He called Josephine Poszywak to let her know she could stop looking for her husband.

Why not a three-foot hole?

teatpuller wrote:Why not a three-foot hole?

Why not indeed.

This was a first effort on their part, hole was big, process complex, but the pig tasted great and a fantastic time was had by all.

I should note when I arrived early am to kibbitz the hole was dug. First words out of my mouth were "that's a big hole"

I gotta say That's a big hole! How come front, not back yard?

I assume they had a front end loader or Bobcat? Digging a hole that big by hand would take awhile. Either way - looks great!

mbh wrote:I gotta say That's a big hole! How come front, not back yard?

Back yard is finished which is why, I assume, they went front yard.

Attrill wrote:I assume they had a front end loader or Bobcat? Digging a hole that big by hand would take awhile. Either way - looks great!

Hole was not dug by hand, not sure what piece of equipment was used.

man..i dont think they bury people that deep..but end product looks great!

That hole was deep,

it was interesting to see firsthand this quartered pig wrapped up in banana leaves and chicken wire. The finished product looks great, almost wish I could have hung out to try some.

Of course I watched the wrapping process intently, I see trying one of these someday, & I dont think ill have trouble finding room to dig the pit at my place.

Jim, no need to dig such a big hole.

Geo

"This is a great wall."
—R.M.Nixon

"This is a great hole."
—G Wiv

Geo wrote:Jim, no need to dig such a big hole.

Geo

"This is a great wall."
—R.M.Nixon

"This is a great hole."
—G Wiv

lol,

I doubt I would, since i'd be the one digging it, id be too lazy to do it that deep.

G Wiv wrote:Hole was not dug by hand, not sure what piece of equipment was used.

I'm curious about this because the sides are so neat, with a bobcat you'd have to dig out just as wide as you go deep. Maybe a backhoe? Sorry, just the old engineer in me thinks of these things.

Hi,

Maybe they did the gross digging with a machine, then hand dug the rest? I was also impressed by the squared off edges, too.

We hand dug around the perimeter of our house to replace old drainage pipe. It takes time and muscle.

Regards,

I'm guessing this was done with a mini-excavator, a picture of which can be seen here: http://www.ingrattacement.com/mini%20excavator.gif

mbh wrote:I gotta say That's a big hole! How come front, not back yard?

When you got a hole that big you want to be upfront about it

mbh wrote:
I gotta say That's a big hole! How come front, not back yard?

Guy's got bragging rights on the whole neighborhood now!

Geo

LikestoEatout wrote:

G Wiv wrote:Hole was not dug by hand, not sure what piece of equipment was used.

I'm curious about this because the sides are so neat, with a bobcat you'd have to dig out just as wide as you go deep. Maybe a backhoe? Sorry, just the old engineer in me thinks of these things.

Yeah, the sides had me wondering as well. It definitely looks like it was done with an excavator bucket, teatpuller probably hit the nail on the head with his earlier post. I'm going to be installing a dry well in my back yard sometime this year, and it seems to be a waste to dig a big hole without cooking something in it! I've always wanted to cook something where the recipe begins with calling your local utilities

I loved this account of a pig cook in the Chapel Hill, NC area:

Men go whole hog for primal picnic

Regards,