Pork Belly for the win!

[philpom]

I think we are gonna trash out on Ramen tonight ;)

Smoked this belly slab today with post oak, ran the offset around 300°f for about 4 hours to get here. Picked this up at WinCo.

A bit of a different approach, I used fajita seasoning, cayenne pepper, granulated garlic and black pepper. I seasoned heavily and left it on the counter for a few hours while i cleaned the grates and got the fire going.

At the start

When I put in on

After some time it was velvety, looked great.

I find this interesting, this was before the moisture pulled in to the spices. Like I said, seasoned well.

Checked on it a few times but mostly this was a blind cook. I finished it with a good dose of dark maple syrup. Let that set up for about 30 minutes.

Rested it on the counter covered for a few hours and sliced. Melt in your mouth heaven.

Cheers!

 

[JLinza]

That's gonna be some good eatin there. Looks great

 

[philpom]

That's gonna be some good eatin there. Looks great

I think our daughter is going to turn in to pork belly! I can tell when I make something she really likes, she'll eat it exclusively for breakfast, lunch, and dinner until it's gone. I'll need to reserve some so I have a little.

 

[yankee2bbq]

Wow! Nice smoke!

 

[JLeonard]

i could eat that right off the cutting board!

Jim

 

[jaxgatorz]

My goodness that looks spectacular !!!! Magazine worthy close up sliced picture ! Great job.

 

[philpom]

My goodness that looks spectacular !!!! Magazine worthy close up sliced picture ! Great job.

Thank you, I'm humbled.

I'm planning to fry some of it crispy if our daughter doesn't finish it off. I think that will toss it over the top.

 

[Sammie The Bull]

My GAWWWWWWWWWWWWWD that looks GREAT!!! I almost bit my computor screen dang`it!

 

[912smoker]

Wow now that's PB perfection on a plate!
Never tried sliced but that's a must do now!

Keith

 

[Jim_C]

Nice looking pork belly. I'll bet it goes well with ramen noodles. Good job!

 

[Sammie The Bull]

philpom should give training classes on this!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Newglide]

Looks fantastic, never would have thought of using fajita seasoning. Did you put the maple syrup on like you owuld bbq sauce?

 

[thirdeye]

You got some great color on that!

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

i could eat that right off the cutting board!

Jim

For the win… I’d sure say so… That looks phenomenal and I am with Jim… not sure that would make it to a plate!

 

[philpom]

Looks fantastic, never would have thought of using fajita seasoning. Did you put the maple syrup on like you owuld bbq sauce?

The fajita seasoning worked very well. It's a nice savory flavor. Yes, I waited until the very end of the cook and used a silicone brush and just brushed a good coat of maple syrup over it and gave it another 30 minutes to set up.

Just what the doctor ordered!

 

[philpom]

i could eat that right off the cutting board!

Jim

I did! LOL

 

[philpom]

You got some great color on that!

After the seasoning I put on there sat on the counter for probably 2 hours it developed in to a velvety red. Smoking it in the offset with post oak didn't hurt but glazing it at the end with maple syrup really made it pop.