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Pork belly on the Traeger with the Meater thermometer

Smoked Pork Belly Brisket on the Traeger

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Smoking a big piece of pork belly like you would a brisket results in tender, flavorful slices of pork belly brisket are perfect for tacos, sandwiches or just eating straight off the cutting board!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 45 minutes
Course main, Main Course, tacos
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Equipment

  • Meater wifi thermometer
  • Traeger grill
  • Pink butcher paper

Ingredients
  

  • 1 slab pork belly skin removed (about # pounds
  • 1/2 cup seasoning of your choice I used my Coffee Junkie from Spiceology and a blend of salt, pepper and garlic
  • 12 warmed flour tortillas
  • Taco fixings of your preference- like coleslaw, black beans and a variety of salsas.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your Traeger to 225*, using the Super Smoke feature
  • Unwrap the pork belly and pat it dry
  • Trim the pork belly into two even pieces
  • Season each piece generously with seasoning of your choice. I used two different seasonings- one for each piece
  • Set the meat aside to let it sweat
  • Insert a Meater probe into each piece of meat and set up the app for Pork Belly and a finish temp of 203*
  • Put the seasoned pork belly in the center of the grill and close the lid
  • Allow the pork belly to cook at 225* for at least two hours, using the Meater to guide you
  • After 90 minutes, check the bark development and allow to continue cooking until 160* is reached internally
  • Remove the pork belly from the grill and wrap each piece in pink butcher paper
  • Put the wrapped pork back in the grill and increase the temperature of the Traeger to 250*
  • Continue cooking the pork on the grill at 250* until the internal temperature reaches just about 200* (again using the Meater as your guide)
  • Check the softness and wiggle of the meat by picking up each wrapped piece with gloved hands- it should start to be pretty soft
  • Cook the meat until the internal temperature on the Meater thermometer reads 203*
  • Once the meat hits 203*, pull the meat from the grill and allow to rest in a cooler, using the Meater app as your guide
  • Prep the rest of the ingredients for serving– we made tacos
  • Then remove the meat from the cooler and the paper and pull out the thermometer probe
  • Using a long sharp slicing knife, slice the pork belly into ½ inch thick slices
  • Then assemble into tacos and enjoy

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