[phillamb168]

Merry Christmas! At least from this time zone. Here are some follow up pictures:

Bacon


And ham, after the first smoke. I am hesitating as to whether I will do a second smoke or not. Any thoughts? I have a glaze all made up, made with New Make rye white lightning, dr pepper, oj, cinnamon, cloves & brown sugar. Was thinking to just throw it in a low oven to warm it up & get the glaze on, but I'd also like to have that nice cross hatching.



And of course I had to take a slice to test it:


Pretty tasty really!

Bonus photo, putting cookies out for Santa:



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[phillamb168]

Ooh I ate too much.

[bluesman]

Thanks for posting phil...the ham looks stellar! 

[euge]

Looks awesome Phil! Did you save some of that ham for New Years' day? For good luck...

[phillamb168]

Euge, I cannot believe I forgot about that - the ham bone has been thrown away. But, yes, we have about 5 pounds of sliced ham left. Need to find some black eyed peas...

[punatic]

Looks awesome Phil! Did you save some of that ham for New Years' day? For good luck...

Southern New Years traditional dinner:
Blackeyed peas are for luck
Greens are for money
Ham... just because ham is awesome!

[phillamb168]

Looks awesome Phil! Did you save some of that ham for New Years' day? For good luck...

Southern New Years traditional dinner:
Blackeyed peas are for luck
Greens are for money
Ham... just because ham is awesome!

I thought the ham hock was supposed to be a symbol of not going hungry the following year? That's what we were taught in Arkansas anyway.

[redbeerman]

We always have a fresh ham, blackeyed peas, and greens and mashed potatoes  The brown gravy from a fresh ham roast is the best.  Not BBQ, but this is our tradition, family is from western NC.

[punatic]

Looks awesome Phil! Did you save some of that ham for New Years' day? For good luck...

Southern New Years traditional dinner:
Blackeyed peas are for luck
Greens are for money
Ham... just because ham is awesome!

I thought the ham hock was supposed to be a symbol of not going hungry the following year? That's what we were taught in Arkansas anyway.

Sounds good to me.

The folks in Arkansas are buried in some big snow for the holidays this year. 

[deepsouth]

too many missed posts to quote everyone, but daaaaaaaaamn.  nice work guys.  pork pron for day.

[deepsouth]

my first pork belly.....









the sauce is a reduction of  Lazy Magnolia Mississippi Brewery southern pecan, soy sauce, honey, sriracha, rice wine vinegar, Red Boat Fish Sauce, fresh cracked black pepper and ground nutmeg.

[euge]

Oooooweee!

Did you smoke or roast it?

[deepsouth]

Oooooweee!

Did you smoke or roast it?

smoked it at 250 for 4.5 hours.  first i ground some cloves, allspice and black pepper and added that to soy sauce, red boat fish sauce, rice wine vinegar, coconut vinegar and local honey and used that as a marinade.  then i made a reduction with  cracked black pepper, lazy magnolia southern pecan nut brown ale, sriracha, red boat fish sauce, rice wine vinegar, ground nutmeg & honey.....

turned out great for my first pork belly rodeo.

[bluesman]

Mmmm...mmm...looks delicious.

Does it taste as good as it looks!

[deepsouth]

Mmmm...mmm...looks delicious.

Does it taste as good as it looks!

i dunno, it looks pretty good doesn't it.  hahaha.  just kidding.  i thought it was great.  a lot like ribs, but meatier.  i think if i cubed it now and deep fried it, it would be completely off the hook.  the reduction shocked me as well.  it was super.