Smoked Pork Belly Burnt Ends with Applesauce

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Smoked Pork Belly Burnt Ends with Applesauce

This freakin' delicious recipe for smoked pork belly burnt ends with applesauce features two classic fall flavors, thanks to Kroger delivery.

Prep Time30

Cook Time4

Total Time4 30

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Author: Derek Wolf

Ingredients

Pork Belly:

2 lbs Pork Belly cubed
¼ cup Favorite BBQ Seasoning
¼ cup Yellow Mustard

Crutch:

1.5 Sticks Butter unsalted & cubed
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Favorite BBQ Sauce
2.5 tbsp Maple Syrup

Applesauce:

8 Apples peeled, cored & sliced
1 medium Lemon juiced
1 cup Apple Cider
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
2 tbsp Maple syrup
2 Cinnamon Sticks

Instructions

Applesauce:

Heat up a fire for medium heat and direct cooking (about 350F)
Add a cast iron skillet with all your apples, lemon juice, apple cider, cinnamon sticks and 1 cup of water. Slowly simmer over the fire until the apples softened (about 25 minutes). Add more water if the sauce is getting too thick.
Once softened, add the brown sugar and maple syrup and remove the cinnamon sticks. Blend or mash to your desired thickness.
Once done, pull off and keep warm.

Pork Belly:

Start by cubing your pork belly into 2” cubes. Next, start slathering your cubed pork belly with yellow mustard then thoroughly season with your favorite bbq rub. Place your pork belly on a baking wire rack evenly spaced out and set aside.
Preheat your smoker for medium-low heat (250F). Top with wood chips or wood chunks for added smoke flavor.
Add your pork belly onto the smoker and cook for 2.5 hours. Once they are around 160-180F, pull off and place in an aluminum foil pan & top with butter cubes, bbq sauce, brown sugar and maple syrup. Cover with foil and place back in the smoker for 1.5 hours or until they are 205F internal.
Once the pork belly is done, open it up and discard any excess liquid. Place back on the smoker and add more BBQ sauce and maple syrup. Leave uncovered to caramelize for 15 minutes. Once done, pull off and let cool for 5 minutes
When done, let cool for 5 minutes then serve with applesauce on bottom and burnt ends on top.

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Notes

Easy Apple Slaw

Since we've got all these apples, we might as well boost that apple flavor in our BBQ side! I love to make an apple slaw to go with pork. For your dressing, mix together 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon each of kosher salt and black pepper and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Cut 1 green apple and 1 red apple into matchsticks. Then, stir them into a large bowl with a bag of shredded coleslaw mix, a couple of sliced scallions and a handful of chopped parsley. To finish your slaw, stir the dressing into your vegetables, then serve.

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