Pork Belly Pinwheels

[Gonna Smoke]

Well my wife showed me a few photos on Facebook of pork belly cinnamon rolls and I said that I could do something like that. In the world of Facebook, X, Instagram, etc., I don't exist so I had to resort to the rest of the interweb for ideas and I found this recipe which was my inspiration...

Pork Belly Cinnamon Rolls

Pork Belly Cinnamon Rolls are a savory, sweet bite of rolled up pork belly that are smoked to perfection with a drizzle of icing flare.

overthefirecooking.com

So here we go...

Butterfly the belly...

Coat the inside with a combination of Vermont Maple Bourbon rub and Swerve brown sugar substitute. About a 50/50 mix...

Roll the belly up and tie it several places.. Cut between the strings to make the pinwheels...

Coat the outside with more of the rub and Swerve and onto the smoker with hickory splits to get right...

While they were smoking, I made the cinnamon bourbon glaze again subbing in Swerve...

• 1 cup Unsalted Butter melted
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 tbsp Cinnamon
• 1 tbsp Bourbon

Combined the ingredients and warmed them up...

Tried running my smoker at 275℉ and once the pinwheels were up to about 165℉-170℉ I.T., I put them in an aluminum pan and poured the glaze over them. It took about 2 hours max to reach I.T....

Once they were glazed, I cover them with foil and back on the smoker for about another hour. The recipe I followed called for a vanilla icing on them. I went a different route and put BBQ sauce on them. Back in the smoker for just a few to set the sauce...

Served with roasted sweet potatoes, sauted zucchini & onions, and sweet peas. Time to eat...

While the recipe I followed called for vanilla icing, which would've made them "cinnamon rolls", I felt they would be too sweet so I opted for the Duke's BBQ sauce. The end result was still almost too sweet for me, but everyone loved them...

 

[Ishi]

Looks great!

 

[jcam222]

Awesome Charles! Up my alley with the Swerve sub and added to my ever growing list!

 

[mr_whipple]

That looks killer!!! I just had left over smoked pork belly for breakfast.

 

[SMOKEOCD]

I like that you butterfly it first, the rolls look so much nicer than when I tried my first pinwheels.
I used skewers and the seasoning was gochujang and a garlic chili rub. Tasted great but nowhere near as good looking as yours.

 

[SmokinEdge]

That’s way outside the box. I agree would be way too sweet for me too, but still that’s very creative! They look really good.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Looks great!

Thank you!

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Awesome Charles! Up my alley with the Swerve sub and added to my ever growing list!

Thanks Jeff! I try to stay away from real sugar as much as I can...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

That looks killer!!! I just had left over smoked pork belly for breakfast.

I would have, but there was none left...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I like that you butterfly it first, the rolls look so much nicer than when I tried my first pinwheels.
I used skewers and the seasoning was gochujang and a garlic chili rub. Tasted great but nowhere near as good looking as yours.

It's a little bit difficult, but a good sharp knife and patience are the key. Thank you for your compliment...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

That’s way outside the box. I agree would be way too sweet for me too, but still that’s very creative! They look really good.

I think next time I'll go for more savory and either omit the Swerve or cut it way back...