Pork Belly = Meat Candy

Teefus

I was at Costco over the lunch hour today and found they had small (4#) packs of sliced/skinned pork belly. It's cut like bacon, but about 1/2" thick. Time to make some meat candy. I saw a recipe some time ago where they dusted the slices well with BBQ rub and brown sugar and then slow smoked them for several hours to render off the fat. The result was some kind of yummy. I'll post pics once I get things started tomorrow. I'm open to suggestions from those who've done this in the past.

minniemoh

Already looking forward to it!

pgprescott

If you are worried about the safety like @Ozzie_Isaac was, send a bunch to me and I will be the food tester like in the old days.  

SmokingPiney

I like to smoke pork belly burnt ends on my Assassin.

And they are indeed candy!

Post pics, @Teefus! 

Teefus

pgprescott said:

If you are worried about the safety like @Ozzie_Isaac was, send a bunch to me and I will be the food tester like in the old days.  

Way to step up 

pgprescott

Teefus said:

pgprescott said:

If you are worried about the safety like @Ozzie_Isaac was, send a bunch to me and I will be the food tester like in the old days.  

Way to step up 

Darn right. I put others before myself. Lol

Teefus

I did an overnight cure with sugar, salt, and seasonings. After rinsing to desalinate I tossed in brown sugar and BBQ rub. Here we are after 3 1/2 hours at about 200. 

One was sacrificed to the Quality Assurance process. They'll be going in pork belly tacos later today. 

Teefus

After five hours I made a test taco. It was a simple combination of a thin sliced belly piece and a dollop of fresh made slaw on a corn tortilla. Wow. Off the Egg they come. 

minniemoh

Looks like a winner to me!