Smoked Pork Belly Burnt Ends
Ingredients:
3 lbs Pork belly
1/4 C Yellow mustard
3/4 C Spice union Honey Habanero Rub
1 C Chicken stock
1/2 C Classic Barbecue Sauce (click here for the recipe)
1/2 C Apricot Lemongrass Glaze (click here for the recipe)
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Preheat your smoker to 225°F.
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Slice the pork belly into four long strips.
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Rub the yellow mustard on all sides of the pork belly strips.
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Liberally season the pork belly on all sides with Spice Union Honey Habanero Rub.
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Place the pork belly strips into the smoker and smoke for 3 hours.
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Remove the pork belly from the smoker and cut the strips into 1 1/2 “ cubes.
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Place the cubed pork belly in a large foil baking pan.
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Add the chicken stock to the foil baking pan and tightly cover the pan with aluminum foil.
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Place the foil baking pan back into the smoker and braise the pork belly for 3 hours.
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Remove the foil baking pan from the smoker and remove the aluminum foil cover. Allow the pork belly to cool for at least 1 hour.
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Using a toothpick or skewer, dip each pork belly into the Classic Barbecue Sauce or Apricot Lemongrass Glaze to give it a thin coating. Place these coated cubes of pork belly on a wire rack.
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Place the wire rack into your smoker and continue to cook until the sauce sets on the outside of the pork belly. This will take about 25 minutes.