Honey BBQ Smoked Pork Belly Skewers
Pig on a Stick
I have seen this recipe go viral on social media I had to create my own. Now, nothing fancy here, and I am not reinventing the wheel, I am going to keep it simple, if you have ever done pork belly burnt ends, this is no different. Basic brown sugar, bbq sauce, honey & butter. The difference between this recipe and pork belly burnt ends is this is cut into bigger pieces think of it like bacon on a stick. Now ask yourself, are you a fan of brining? If the answer is no I agree with you, but for this recipe I wanted to make sure that the meat is not going to dry out so I did brine it. The brining step is optional. Did you know ? “Brining any meat can add a significant amount of water to it before cooking, making the results juicier and more tender”I used pear juice to brine overnight but any other juices will do. This recipe turned out sweet sticky & tasty!!!
Ingredients
- 5 Lb pork belly Cut length wise then in half as shown in video
- 25 bamboo skewers soak in water for a couple of hours
- 1 L pear juice *optional or any time of juice you wish
- any traeger seasonings or your bbq seasonings
- apple wood pellets you can use what ever pellets you wish
Honey BBQ BUTTER BATH
- 1 Stick unsalted butter
- 1/2 Cup honey
- 1/4 Cup brown sugar
- 1 Cup Traeger Que or your favourite bbq sauce
- 5 Tbsp any traeger seasonings or your favourite bbq seasonings
Instructions
- i am using skinless pork bellies, cut length wise then in half as shown in video
- brine in your favourite juice overnight *OPTIONAL
- place pork belly on a skewer and season heavily with your favourite bbq rub
- set your smoker at 250 degrees and place your pork bellies in the smoker for 2 hours or until internal temp hits 165-170 degrees. I rotated the bellies around every half an hour to avoid the meat drying out.
- Remove bellies from the smoker and in a tinfoil sheet add your honey bbbq buetter bath and place the tinfoil back on to the smoker for 1 hour. Rotate the meat 30 minutes in if required to make sure that the meat is coated well
- Now remove the bellies from the tinfoil pan and place back on the smoker for 10-20 minutes to finish & create an amazing glaze shown in my picture ***tip when you remove the pork bellies from the tinfoil pan after 1 hour I placed the liquid from the pan in a measuring cup, mixed well and dipped the pork bellies in to coat well prior to placing them in the smoker for the last 10-20 minutes. The liquid in the pan is full of flavour, and it’s great for glazing the meat
