{"id":2175,"date":"2025-09-16T11:22:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/?p=2175"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:22:04","slug":"%f0%9f%a5%ad%f0%9f%94%a5-mango-habanero-glazed-pork-belly-burnt-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/%f0%9f%a5%ad%f0%9f%94%a5-mango-habanero-glazed-pork-belly-burnt-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\udd6d\ud83d\udd25 Mango-Habanero Glazed Pork Belly Burnt Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mango-Habanero-Glazed-Pork-Belly-Burnt-Ends.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mango-Habanero-Glazed-Pork-Belly-Burnt-Ends.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mango-Habanero-Glazed-Pork-Belly-Burnt-Ends.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mango-Habanero-Glazed-Pork-Belly-Burnt-Ends-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mango-Habanero-Glazed-Pork-Belly-Burnt-Ends-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mango-Habanero-Glazed-Pork-Belly-Burnt-Ends-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mango-Habanero-Glazed-Pork-Belly-Burnt-Ends-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mango-Habanero-Glazed-Pork-Belly-Burnt-Ends-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mango-Habanero-Glazed-Pork-Belly-Burnt-Ends-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mango-Habanero-Glazed-Pork-Belly-Burnt-Ends-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3\u20134 lbs pork belly, skin removed, cut into 1\u00bd-inch cubes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc cup <strong>Three Little Pigs KC Spicy Honey Maple BBQ Rub<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup mango pur\u00e9e (fresh or frozen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp apple cider vinegar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tbsp minced habanero (adjust to heat preference)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup <strong>Three Little Pigs Kansas City Competition BBQ Sauce<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Season:<\/strong> Toss the pork belly cubes generously with <strong>Three Little Pigs Spicy Honey Maple Rub<\/strong> until coated. Let sit for 20\u201330 minutes while your smoker preheats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Smoke:<\/strong> Set smoker to 250\u00b0F. Place pork belly cubes on a wire rack over a foil-lined pan. Smoke for about 2\u00bd hours until lightly browned and rendered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Glaze Prep:<\/strong> In a saucepan, combine mango pur\u00e9e, habanero, apple cider vinegar, and <strong>Three Little Pigs Kansas City Competition BBQ Style Sauce<\/strong>. Simmer for 5\u20137 minutes until slightly thickened.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Finish:<\/strong> Transfer pork belly cubes into an aluminum pan, pour the glaze over them, and toss to coat. Cover loosely with foil and return to smoker for 30\u201345 minutes until caramelized and sticky.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong> Garnish with diced fresh mango and chopped cilantro. Perfect for sliders or as an appetizer plate for game day.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why It Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fruit + Heat<\/strong> is trending in BBQ right now (think pineapple-jalape\u00f1o, cherry-chipotle).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pork belly burnt ends are \u201cBBQ tapas\u201d \u2014 perfect for watch parties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It highlights both your rubs <strong>and<\/strong> sauces in one memorable bite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Marks (CBBQE) Chief BBQ Expert Three Little Pigs Rubs &amp; Sauces <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients Directions Why It Works Chris Marks (CBBQE) Chief BBQ Expert Three Little Pigs Rubs &amp; Sauces<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,691,3,6,5],"tags":[8,52,11,697,34,698,699,700,15,14,37],"class_list":["post-2175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bbq-classes","category-bbq-info","category-bbq-tips","category-meats","category-new-products","tag-bbq","tag-bbq-grilling","tag-chris-marks-bbq","tag-competition-bbq-style-sauce","tag-kansas-city-bbq","tag-mango-habanero-glazed","tag-pork-belly-burnt-ends","tag-spicy-honey-maple-bbq-rub","tag-three-little-pigs-championship","tag-three-little-pigs-rubs","tag-world-champion-bbq"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2175\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/three-little-pigs-bbq.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}