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Pork Belly lollipops

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs pork belly skin removed
  • 1 can beer your favorite
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup your favorite BBQ sauce

Dry rub

  • 2 tbsp Kosher salt
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp coriander powder

Instructions

  • Pat dry your pork belly and cut it into strips. ¼ inch thick is perfect but ½ is better.
  • Brush all the slices with maple syrup.
  • Combine all the dry rub ingredients and season all over the pork belly slices.
  • Heat your smoker to 275F and smoke pork for about 2 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165F.
  • Remove from smoker and place them in a tray, pour a beer and your favorite BBQ sauce and cover with aluminum foil.
  • Return to smoker for 1 ½ hour or until the pieces are probe tender. At that point, Internal temp should be around 210F.
  • remove from the tray and increase the heat of the smoker to 325. Smoke until sauce is slightly caramelized. about 15-20 minutes.
  • Enjoy just like a lollipop.