Pork Belly Burnt Ends Sandwiches
These pork belly sandwiches were crafted with fall flavors in mind using pretzel buns, beer cheese, and caramelized onions on top of the delicious pork belly burnt ends, but they are so tasty no one would argue with eating them anytime of year!
- Time: 350 min
- Servings: 12
Source: meatwave.com
Ingredients
- For the Beer Cheese
- tablespoons unsalted butter
- tablespoons all-purpose flour
- whole milk
- beer
- sharp Cheddar cheese
- teaspoon Dijon mustard
- teaspoon miso paste
- teaspoon hot sauce
- teaspoon garlic powder
- teaspoon onion powder
- Kosher salt, to taste
- For the Caramelized Onions
- tablespoons butter
- large yellow onions, thinly sliced
- For the Burnt Ends
- tablespoons light brown sugar
- tablespoon turbinado sugar
- tablespoon paprika
- teaspoons kosher salt
- teaspoons celery salt
- teaspoon granulated garlic
- teaspoon chili powder
- teaspoon mustard powder
- teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- teaspoon ground cumin
- spicy mustard-tomato barbecue sauce, or your favorite barbecue sauce
- skinless pork belly, cut into 2-inch cubes
- large chunks of light smoking wood, such as apple or cherry
- For the Sandwiches
- pretzel rolls, halved
- slices pickled jalapeño peppers