Skin On Pork Picnic and Belly

[TheHojo]

Fired up the Royale Fab direct heat cooker early this morning - rolling some coconut char logs

Shooting for chopped Carolina sandwiches for the games tonight



Let the picnic and belly rest in the fridge overnight to dry out the skin



Picnic on at 7:30 - no rub, just table salt on the skin to protect it and crisp it up



Made a mustard vinegar style mop for later



Pork belly on at 10:30 - like the picnic, no rub and just some table salt on the skin to protect it

 

[mike243]

I would have skinned the shoulder or cross hatched it to let a little smoke get to the meat, skin seals it up pretty good and not much seasoning can get through it, least ways thats what i have found

 

[TheHojo]

First time smoking a skin on picnic roast and pork belly - the Royal Fab did its job and the crispy skin was spot on - the mustard vinegar mop kept the meat moist and tasty

 

[Stingerhook]

Looks fantastic Ted.

 

[Al Czervik]

Great looking picnic and belly, Hojo! I'm sure they were mighty tasty...

 

[2000milesofsmoke]

Loos great, direct heat smoking can be so good. Did you mix the belly with the pulled shoulder?

 

[TheHojo]

Loos great, direct heat smoking can be so good. Did you mix the belly with the pulled shoulder?

Yes - shredded and chopped the belly - and mixed with the picnic roast - would highly recommend

 

[16Adams]

Top Shelf
Top F'n Shelf

 

[cowgirl]

Looks delicious!!

 

[Big George's BBQ]

That looks and sounds really good

 

[ModelMaker]

So what did you do with that pile of crunchy stuff?
Ed

 

[TheHojo]

So what did you do with that pile of crunchy stuff?
Ed

Was going to add to the chopped pork - but figured some folks might not like - so I diced it up and gave people the option of adding to their sandwiches or snacking on it

Needless to say all of the skin was gone by the end of the night

 

[cholloway]

That looks soooo good!
That skin would have never made it to the table around my brood.