How To Make Pork Belly Burnt Ends
While you can make pork belly burnt ends by smoking the whole pork belly slab i like to cube it up from the start so you get the most smoke flavor absorption and caramelization.
How to make pork belly burnt ends. Spritz your pork with apple juice or apple cider every 30 45 minutes or when it looks dry. You can also just do this step in the oven and nobody would ever know the difference. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and place back on the smoker.
Instructions start by cutting the belly into 1 2 inch cubes. Season generously with the red seasoning then cover and place into the fridge for an hour or up to overnight. Place each pork belly burnt end into an aluminum pan and cover with brown sugar and honey.
They will take roughly 3 hours sometimes more or less because of ambient temperature. Add cherry wood chips or chunks to generate wood smoke. Cover pan with aluminum foil and return to smoker for 1 hours or until the pieces are tender.
Drizzle some of the sauce on the pork belly burnt ends and toss them around a bit to coat. Return the pan uncovered to the traeger and cook for another hour or until all liquid has reduced and caramelized. Here s the seasoning i used.
Allow to cool for 15 minutes and enjoy. Therefore this recipe is really aimed at cooking pork belly pieces in the oven or air fryer. One is never enough.
Pork belly in air fryer basket. These smoked pork belly burnt ends are super tender full of flavor and so easy to make. How to make pork belly burnt ends i heated my big green egg to 275 degrees.