RECIPES
Candied Pork Belly Cubes
Prep Time 35 minutes, Cooking Time 1 hour 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
- 1 (5-pound, 2.2kg) slab skinless pork belly
- 1/4 cup your favorite BBQ rub, plus additional for rubbing
- 1 cup hot and spicy BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cherry cola
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoons raw sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
- Slice pork belly into equal pieces, about 1 pound (1/2 kg) each.
- Rub all sides of the belly with BBQ rub and place in a bag or wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 2 to 72 hours.
- Remove the pork belly from the refrigerator 1 hour before smoking.
- Prepare a smoker for indirect heat with briquettes and wood chips at 200 to 225 degrees F (93 to 107 degrees C).
- Smoke the pork belly, fat side up for 90 minutes.
- Mix together BBQ sauce, orange juice, and cola. Liberally squirt the mixture over the pork belly three times every three minutes.
- Remove the pork belly from the smoker and let rest for 1 hour. Increase the smoker temperature to 300 degrees F (149 degrees C).
- Slice and cube into 1-inch (2.5cm) cubes. Place in a pan and toss lightly with additional sauce mixture over the smoker until desired doneness is reached.
- Mix 1/4 cup BBQ rub, salt, and sugar together. Sprinkle over pork belly cubes and serve with toothpicks.