Spooky Fall Flavours: Pork Candy Bites

by: Phylicia Burd

Steps

Halloween is just around the corner and this recipe is going to be a spook-tacular app for your Halloween Party! I love gathering with friends around a warm charcoal barbecue in the fall and they can attest that the aroma of this Pork Candy is ghoulishly good. Today we're using the Broil King Keg 5000, but any kamado style or charcoal grill will do. 

Before you (trick or) treat yourself to these sweet and savory nuggets, make sure you have all your tools. You'll need a trusty Roaster Pan to contain all the goodies and a large foil drip pan to contain your sauce. Speaking of sauce, grab a bottle of Broil King's Perfect BBQ Sauce and Spice Rub. Honestly this recipe is very simple with a big flavour profile. 

Let's Get Started: 

1. Pre-heat your barbecue to 250°F. 

2. Remove the skin from the pork belly but leave all of the fat in place. Cut pork belly into 1 inch cubes. Rub thoroughly with BBQ rub. Place the cubes into a roasting basket fat side up, and onto your preheated barbecue. Roast for 2.5 hour and make sure NOT to stir! 

3. Turn the heat up to 275°F on your barbecue. Combine the sauce ingredients in a foil tray and place on the grill next to your roasting basket to warm and reduce the sauce. 

4. At the 3 hour mark, mix the pork belly into the sauce thoroughly. Roast for an additional 2 hours, stir after 1 hour. 

5. Remove and separate the sauce and the pork belly. Pour the sauce into a pan or pot and reduce the volume by half or until it is thick and sticky. 

6. Turn your barbecue heat up to 400°F. Brush the pork belly with the reduced sauce and return the pan to the BBQ.

7. Bake the sauce onto the pork belly for 20 minutes.

8. Remove and serve.

Remember, you got this! 

Written by: Phylicia Burd

Recipe by: Broil King