Smoked Pork Belly Burnt Ends

Pork belly is simply uncured, unsmoked, and unsliced bacon. I originally fell in love with pork belly burnt ends at a barbecue festival in rural Tennessee—covered in a whiskey barbecue sauce that was absolutely insane. I had to make some the following week! Eventually, I ended using my maple-bourbon glaze because it packs an amazing flavor with the caramel sweetness of the bourbon and the classic sweetness of the maple syrup. It’s the key to these sweet caramelized nuggets. Make these at yo