Prepare yourself for a mouth watering Nutty Honey Pecan BBQ Pork Belly Burnt Ends. This flavorful explosion will not only melt in your mouth but have your friends raving over your bbq skills. Not only will this Meat Candy melt-in-your-mouth but be Addictive — in the best way possible. Bless Your Tastebuds!
Basic Info:
PREP TIME
15 min
TIME
~4.5-5 Hours
SERVES
12
WOOD TYPE
Pecan or Hickory
DIFFICULTY
3 of 5
Ingredients:
- Olive Oil as Binder
- 3LB Pork Belly
- Cast Iron Skillet
- For the Sauce:
- 1/4 Cup Apple Juice
- 1/4 Cup of Choice BBQ Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 2.5 Tbs Honey
- 2 TBS BBQ Rub
- 1/2 Stick of Butter
Steps
- Trim excess skin and fat off the pork belly & slice into 1-1.5 inch cubes & toss in a bowl.
- Pour olive oil as a binder over the pork belly cubes.
- Liberally season with HSRCo Nutty Honey Pecan & a light coat of Honey. Place on a wire rack sprayed with cooking spray.
- Preheat smoker to 225 degrees F with Pecan or Hickory-wood or both.
- Place the wire rack with meat candy on the smoker as well as your cast iron skillet with the sauce (to break down the sugars) for a smoke bath.
- Give the meat candy a 3-4 hour smoke bath. After 3-4 hours, toss the cubes into the cast iron sauce. (Internal Goal is 165-175 before wrap.) Then, cover for 1-2 hours with aluminum foil.
- After the 1-2 hours, (internal Goal is 195-205) remove the aluminum foil cover & smoke for another 20 minutes.
- Lastly, serve your meat candy and impress your friends.