Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 4-5 pounds pork belly (*See Notes)
  • 1 cup sweet BBQ rub
  • 1 cup sweetened apple juice

Instruction

  • Remove the pork belly from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature for about 30 minutes. Use paper towels to pat completely dry on all sides.
  • Place the pork belly, fat side up, on a rimmed baking pan. Use a sharp knife to score the fat horizontally in both directions, creating a diamond pattern. *Be careful not to cut into the meat.
  • Use 1 cup of sweet BBQ rub to cover the pork belly on all sides and edges. Allow meat to sit another 30 minutes at room temperature.
  • Place directly onto the grill plate of preheated 225°F. smoker, fat side up. Smoke for 4 hours, spritzing every hour with apple juice. When properly cooked, the internal temperature of the pork should be 160°F.
  • Once the pork belly has reached 160°F, place the meat, fat side down, on an aluminum foil lined baking pan and add 1/2 cup of apple juice to the meat. Wrap the pork belly tightly in foil and smoke for another hour, or, until the internal temperature reaches 190-195°F.
  • Keep wrapped and allow meat to rest for 15-30 minutes. Remove foil, slice and serve.