Pork belly question

RRP · September 2018

OK- maybe I should have dug deeper...but can somebody help a virgin "pork belly egger" ?

Does anybody ever make a meal out of that cook? I keep getting the impression that all pork belly cooks are used for are
appetizers and not as the meat for a meal.

I was planning for Sunday's supper being a 3.4 pound piece of pork belly. What sides go best with it or is the pork belly meat just appetizers?

JohnInCarolina · September 2018

Have you ever made the pork belly burnt ends Ron? If not I’d definitely recommend doing them, even if they are normally an appetizer. The reality is that you don’t need more than a handful to fill you up, and they’re so so good.

RRP · September 2018

No John, I have never even tasted a burnt end. As it now stands I will change my menu plans for Sunday.

unoriginalusername · September 2018

Pork belly makes great homemade cured bacon, burnt ends or sandwiches.

Check out all thinkgs bbq video on pork belly below
https://youtu.be/2UwN03vrLJU

Second favourite
https://youtu.be/fV9JtsIC2Ek

U_tarded · September 2018

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/10/sous-vide-pork-belly-bun-pork-braise-mayonnaise-quick-pickled-cucumbers-recipe.html

This is my favorite belly meal. We do them lettuce wrap though instead of steam buns which I am sure are fantastic

caliking · September 2018

U_tarded said:

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/10/sous-vide-pork-belly-bun-pork-braise-mayonnaise-quick-pickled-cucumbers-recipe.html

This is my favorite belly meal. We do them lettuce wrap though instead of steam buns which I am sure are fantastic

+1.

Tastes great with bao. I have made the pickled cukes in that recipe a couple of times and they are very good too.

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1173722/sv-pork-belly-with-homemade-bao-and-other-stuff/p1

sctdg · September 2018

Got a pork belly in the small fridge curing for bacon right now. Just put it in this morning .I use High mountain Buckboard Bacon cure . Smoke is done in Masterbuilt digital smoker,better temp control. This is about the fifth one I've done and it turns out great every time . Did the burnt end thing with one about three months ago ,kind of reminded me of a General Tsao pork .Had it with rice and red bell peppers ,real tasty. Been getting my pork bellies from BJ's ,about $2.99 per lb.

lkapigian · September 2018

Love to cure belly but it rarely turned into sliced bacon. But lardon and such

Toxarch · September 2018

My brother did a sous vide pork belly. He skipped searing it at the end. It was tasty, though had a lot of unrendered fat and no crust. I wouldn't use it as a dinner main course. It's awesome as burnt ends. Though I prefer to use country pork ribs for pork burnt ends.

Skrullb · September 2018

I highly recommend this one. I made it this summer and it was a huge hit.

https://youtu.be/fV9JtsIC2Ek

JohnInCarolina · September 2018

Skrullb said:

I highly recommend this one. I made it this summer and it was a huge hit.

https://youtu.be/fV9JtsIC2Ek

That looks awesome. I'm definitely going to try that.

Skrullb · September 2018

JohnInCarolina said:

Skrullb said:

I highly recommend this one. I made it this summer and it was a huge hit.

https://youtu.be/fV9JtsIC2Ek

That looks awesome. I'm definitely going to try that.

It was fantastic. I even bought the rub he used.

HoustonEgger · September 2018

You can certainly serve it as a main dish, though it's going to be very rich & fatty. Even when I plate it, I usually eat the belly with crackers & mustard to cut the fat a bit. A loaded baked potato with pork belly is always a hit.

SmokeyPitt · September 2018

If nothing else I would just plan to make BLT's (Belly Lettuce and Tomato) sandwiches.

Daddyshack · September 2018

By the time we get to main event after pork belly apps, nobody is hungry. I use this korean glaze - https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/242123/gochujang-sauce/

EggMcMic · September 2018

I do pork belly burnt ends as a main dish and serve them with the usual BBQ sides (slaw, beans, mac and cheese, etc.)

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