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Smoked and fried pork belly pieces.

Smoked-Fried Pork Belly on the Traeger

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Tender slices of pork belly are seasoned, smoked and then quickly fried, resulting in an incredibly flavorful and delicious meaty appetizer. Served with a simple dipping sauce, your dinner guests will be begging for more.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, pork, Snack
Cuisine American, fusion, snack

Equipment

  • Traeger Timberline XL
  • cast-iron Dutch oven
  • Slotted spoon
  • Cookie sheet and wire rack

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound pre-sliced pork belly strips
  • 1/2 cup Smoke Junkie seasoning
  • 1/2 cup Bachan’s sweet honey Japanese BBQ sauce
  • 2 cups Oil for frying

Dipping sauce

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup Bachan's sweet honey Japanese BBQ sauce
  • 2 tsp rice wine vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Coat pork belly strips with BBQ sauce and season with Smoke Junkie rub. Let sit for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat Traeger to 225°F. Smoke pork belly for 45 minutes.
  • Heat oil in a cast iron pot to 350°F. Fry pork belly strips until crispy.
  • Mix dipping sauce ingredients and serve with pork belly bites.
Keyword smoked-fried pork belly, Traeger smoked pork belly