Fatty, porky, and full of flavor, pork belly burnt ends are one of the best bites in bbq.
They are pretty easy to make and come out delicious every time. These are my go to when I want to impress my friends and I hope you'll love them as much as I do.
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Making the pork belly burnt ends
To start I like to cube up my pork belly into 1x1 squares.
Some people will smoke the pork belly whole then cube them up at the end, but by cubing first, you can season all sides giving you a better flavor and bark around all sides.
Use a sweet bbq rub like my All Night BBQ Seasoning or try my homemade bbq seasoning and season each side of the pork belly. Then preheat your smoker to 250° F and smoke with your favorite smoking wood or pellets.
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I really like pecan and cherry, but use what you like.
I've cooked these burnt ends on my Big Green Egg and my Pitboss pellet smoker . They both produce delicious results.
Place each seasoned cube of pork belly onto your smoker and smoke for 3-4 hours at 250° F degrees until the bark has set and the internal temp of each pork belly cube is around 175°F.
Place the cubes of pork belly into a foil pan with butter, brown sugar, honey and your favorite bbq sauce to make a sticky, sweet glaze.
Cover with foil and place back into your smoker until the pork belly is squishy and is an internal temp of 205°F. Use an instant read thermometer to make sure. This will take an additional 1-2 hours most likely.
Remove the foil pan from the smoker, gently stir the pork belly so its covered in all of that sauce and serve them on top of some butcher paper. Watch them get devoured in no time!
If you love burnt ends you'll want to try these!
Pork Belly Burnt Ends
- Total Time: 6 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 people 1x
Ingredients
- 5 lb slab of porkbelly
- 2 tablespoons of bbq seasoning
- ½ stick of unsalted butter
- ¼ cup of light brown sugar
- ¼ cup of honey
- ¼ cup of BBQ Sauce
Instructions
- Cut your pork belly into 1 inch cubes
- Season all sides of the pork belly with a sweet bbq rub. I like to use my All Night Seasoning or you can use my homemade bbq seasoning if you want.
- Set your smoker at 250°F and place your pork belly directly on the grill grates
- Smoke pork belly for up to 4 hours.
- Remove the pork belly once the internal temperature has reached 175°F .
- Place pork belly into a foil pan and add pats of butter, honey, brown sugar and bbq sauce. Stir together.
- Cover foil pan and place it back into your smoker until the pork belly reaches 205°F internal. Another 1-2 hours.
- Remove pork belly from the smoker, give it a finally toss in the sauce, then serve on some butcher paper!
Notes
The time it takes to get your pork belly up to the right temperatures depends on the thickness of the cubes. Always use an internal meat thermometer.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Main
- Method: Smoking
- Cuisine: American
Pamela Slaughter says
FREAKING AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME
Pamela Slaughter says
FREAKING AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME
Jordan Hanger says
Thanks!
Matt says
Awesome! Every one thought the were freaking perfect. Would definitely do again.
Jordan Hanger says
Thanks Matt! They are some of the best bites in bbq.
Bob says
Added one heavy tablespoon of maple syrup to the "sauce", turned out very tasty.
Jordan Hanger says
Great addition! Thanks Bob
Tim says
I've always had brisket burnt ends, tried these, they came out awesome!
Jordan Hanger says
They are the best aren't they?
Jocelyn says
These are so good! I made as is, except I rubbed them all in yellow mustard first so the seasoning would stick. And I used hot honey instead of regular. Loved them so much we're making again today!
Jordan Hanger says
Thank you Jocelyn! Love to hear that.
Bina says
Can these be done in an oven as well. I don't own a smoker.
Jordan Hanger says
Yes they could be! Just cook them at 300 degrees and follow the steps.