So...I must have spent hours on Youtube watching all the how-to vids on pork belly. By the time I was done, I knew I had PB nailed. All I had to do was do it.
Long story short, when I was done, my burnt end pork belly was like burnt shoe leather...it really was terrible.
Cut to this morning... I was at the store picking up some chicken to smoke and there it was, staring up at me...taunting me...so I bought some pork belly to give it a second try, only this time, I decided to do it my way. I just figured I'd do it the way I do most pork. I left the PB in strips. Mustard, rub and in the smoker at 240*.
About 4 hours later, I took a temp and it was 205 to 210 and it probed tender. Took the strips out, wrapped and held in a cooler. About 2 hours later, out they came and I sliced them up into chunks. Now, they may not look as good as the Youtube ends, but man, they sure were good to me. It was like good ribs without the bones.
I'm just so glad I tried them again and I'm glad I ignored my research and just cooked them up for me. Maybe that's what I should always do. Here's a pic...
Long story short, when I was done, my burnt end pork belly was like burnt shoe leather...it really was terrible.
Cut to this morning... I was at the store picking up some chicken to smoke and there it was, staring up at me...taunting me...so I bought some pork belly to give it a second try, only this time, I decided to do it my way. I just figured I'd do it the way I do most pork. I left the PB in strips. Mustard, rub and in the smoker at 240*.
About 4 hours later, I took a temp and it was 205 to 210 and it probed tender. Took the strips out, wrapped and held in a cooler. About 2 hours later, out they came and I sliced them up into chunks. Now, they may not look as good as the Youtube ends, but man, they sure were good to me. It was like good ribs without the bones.
I'm just so glad I tried them again and I'm glad I ignored my research and just cooked them up for me. Maybe that's what I should always do. Here's a pic...
