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maple bourbon pork belly burnt ends
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Maple Bourbon Pork Belly Burnt Ends

Learn to make the most epic Maple Bourbon Pork Belly Burnt Ends! This recipe is smoky, sweet and savory all at the same time.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time4 hours 15 minutes
Total Time4 hours 35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 people
Author: Derek Wolf

Ingredients

Pork Belly:

  • 2 lbs Pork Belly cubed
  • Maple Bourbon Seasoning or your favorite pork rub
  • ½ cup Brown Sugar
  • 6 tbsp Butter
  • Oil as needed

BBQ Sauce:

  • ⅓ cup Cowboy Prairie Fire BBQ Sauce or your favorite bbq sauce
  • 2 tbsp Maple Syrup
  • 2 tbsp Bourbon

Instructions

  • Start by lathering your cubed pork belly with oil then thoroughly season with my Maple Bourbon seasoning or your favorite pork rub.
  • Set in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
  • Using Cowboy Charcoal, fill one chimney full of coals, light and let preheat for your smoker for low heat (250F).
  • Top with 1-2 Cowboy Hickory Pit Logs for added smoke flavor.
  • Add your pork belly onto the smoker and cook for 2.5 hours.
  • Once done, pull off and place in an aluminum foil pan & top with butter and brown sugar.
  • Place back in the smoker for 1.5 hours or until they are 205F internal.
  • Heat up your bbq sauce along with the maple syrup and bourbon.
  • Simmer over low heat until thick (about 10 minutes).
  • Lather your pork belly in bbq sauce, crank up the heat in the smoker and let caramelize for 5-10 minutes.
  • Pork Belly Burnt Ends is ready, now pull out of the smoker and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 0.5lbs | Calories: 1515kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 137g | Saturated Fat: 55g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 60g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 208mg | Sodium: 476mg | Potassium: 539mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 601IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 2mg