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Pork Belly Burnt Ends recipe questions

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hvhunter
hvhunter Posts: 88
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For those of you that have mastered Pork Belly Burnt Ends, do you do the initial cook direct or indirect? I will assume the grill will be raised?  Thanks in advance for the replies.

The family wants pizza on July 4th, but I don't know if I have the motivation to hoover over a 600-700 degree bge with these hot temps we're having in the northeast this week. 
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 30,977
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    Indirect.  Otherwise I think you'd run the risk of burning a lot of the fat, not to mention the issue of flare-ups. 
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,385
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    Here's the base-line recipe many of us sue:
    http://howtobbqright.com/?s=pork+belly+burnt+ends 
    And here's a link to a thread with a slight modification:
    Pork Belly Burnt Ends-Malcom Reed with @Sea2Ski's adaptation  
    You are in for a real treat.  
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  • Cookbook_Chip
    Cookbook_Chip Posts: 1,299
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    Just did these a couple weeks ago for a trial run.  Oh my gosh!  Doing them again for the 4th for a large group.  Oh, indirect, yes, indirect.  Have fun!
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  • hvhunter
    hvhunter Posts: 88
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    Thanks for the input.  With a L BGE, approx how many lb belly do I want to buy?
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  • bikesAndBBQ
    bikesAndBBQ Posts: 284
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    If you are just doing burnt ends, you could probably get as big as you want. You cube it up so you could fit a lot of burnt ends in there. 
    Pittsburgh, PA. LBGE
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  • Spence2swim
    Spence2swim Posts: 15
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    I've got 7lbs to cook up but have a day in-between being able to serve them (travesty...I know.)  Is it better to finish the cook completely and just reheat later?  I'm thinking I pull them and wait to do the sauce/butter/brown sugar/pan for the 1.5-2 hour finish as re-heat later.    Thoughts/Experience appreciated
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,767
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    Spence2swim said:
    I've got 7lbs to cook up but have a day in-between being able to serve them (travesty...I know.)  Is it better to finish the cook completely and just reheat later?  I'm thinking I pull them and wait to do the sauce/butter/brown sugar/pan for the 1.5-2 hour finish as re-heat later.    Thoughts/Experience appreciated
    I've had great results using Sous Vide ahead of time, the cube and smoke for the finish the day of with butter brown sugar and glaze 
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • Spence2swim
    Spence2swim Posts: 15
    edited September 2018
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    lkapigian said:
    I've had great results using Sous Vide ahead of time, the cube and smoke for the finish the day of with butter brown sugar and glaze 

    thanks, should have thought of that but didn't.  To be specific,  I already cubed and am cooking with Tsnami rub.  Wondering best way to proceed from here
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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
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    Doing these tomorrow.
                                                                
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    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
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  • HoustonEgger
    HoustonEgger Posts: 616
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    I've done both - fully cooked and reheated and also partial cooked and then cooked all the way through to finish. Either works because pork belly is very very forgiving. If you are crunched for time, go all the way and just reheat. If you have a bit more flex, hold to finish with the sauce/glaze until the day of - just to ensure that the sauce is nice and fresh. 
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