Founder's Recipes

The Founder's Aloha Pastor

Overnight marinade + 1 hr smoke + the spin · Intermediate · Feeds 8 Al pastor was always halfway to Hawaii — pineapple in the marinade, a pineapple crown on...

The Founder's Aloha Pastor

Overnight marinade + 1 hr smoke + the spin · Intermediate · Feeds 8 Al pastor was always halfway to Hawaii — pineapple in the marinade, a pineapple crown on...

The Founder's Puerto Hawaii Lobster

Seafood · Featured 45 min with the salsa · Intermediate · 1 lobster per person Puerto Nuevo is the lobster village south of Rosarito, and its method is the point:...

The Founder's Puerto Hawaii Lobster

Seafood · Featured 45 min with the salsa · Intermediate · 1 lobster per person Puerto Nuevo is the lobster village south of Rosarito, and its method is the point:...

The Founder's Smash Burger

Beef · Featured 20 min · Easy · Makes 4 doubles A smash burger with actual kiawe smoke in it — the thing a kitchen griddle can never do. Cast...

The Founder's Smash Burger

Beef · Featured 20 min · Easy · Makes 4 doubles A smash burger with actual kiawe smoke in it — the thing a kitchen griddle can never do. Cast...

The Founder's Smoked Fish

Seafood · Featured Brine + pellicle + 2-4 hrs smoke · Easy · Any firm fish The house cure, refined over years of putting speared and caught fish into kiawe...

The Founder's Smoked Fish

Seafood · Featured Brine + pellicle + 2-4 hrs smoke · Easy · Any firm fish The house cure, refined over years of putting speared and caught fish into kiawe...

The Founder's Zarandeado

Seafood · Featured 45 min · Intermediate · Feeds a crowd This recipe brings together the founder's two loves: Baja and Hawaii. The Baja half comes from years of chasing...

The Founder's Zarandeado

Seafood · Featured 45 min · Intermediate · Feeds a crowd This recipe brings together the founder's two loves: Baja and Hawaii. The Baja half comes from years of chasing...

The Founder's SPG Chicken

Poultry · Featured 1.5 hrs · Easy · Serves 4 This is the cook that started Kiawe Fire Co. One whole chicken, three seasonings, and the first bag of test...

The Founder's SPG Chicken

Poultry · Featured 1.5 hrs · Easy · Serves 4 This is the cook that started Kiawe Fire Co. One whole chicken, three seasonings, and the first bag of test...