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I really liked using the smoked belly in other dishes, we used it in BLT's, eggs and potato's for breakfast, cooked with onions mushroom and sweet chili sauce (Hawaiian style) over rice, and make al pastor burritos. That stuff was amazing!
The Tigard Costco has it! Here is one I did over the weekend:
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/227816/update-first-attempt-at-something-new-hot-smoked-uncured-pork-belly
Much easier to pull when it's still hot, also it reheats easier when it's already pulled as well. When you re-heat it just toss it into a foil turkey pan with about 1 cup apple juice (or the drippings if you saved them). Then foil tightly and place in a 250° oven for about 2 hrs.
LOL - I was watching that exact video right before I cooked mine.... that's why I cooked at 300°+ instead of 250°. But I didn't do any of the rest of it.... maybe next time!
OK.... finally got to the update!
Ran my WSM smoker with 100% lump charcoal with some hickory chunks left all the vents 100% open so it got up to about 308°. Just going into the smoke.
....after about 5 hrs. I got to an internal temp of 190° so I fired up the Weber Kettle to do a reverse...
OK - so I've been in a rut - ribs, chicken, butts, brisket - haven't done anything new in a long time.
So I was wandering through Costco and low and behold they had pork belly! Never seen them before - I had read lots of posts about folks cooking them (other than bacon) so decided to give it a...