BBQ Pork Belly Sliders
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup soy sauce
  • 4 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 (2-pound) pork belly, cut into 3×¾-inch pieces
  • ¼ cup Cola BBQ Sauce (recipe follows)
  • Slider buns, Campari tomato slices, butter lettuce leaves, and Cola BBQ Sauce, to serve
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, stir together brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, salt, black pepper, and red pepper until sugar is dissolved. Fold in pork belly until fully coated. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
  2. Preheat oven to 355°. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil; top with a wire rack.
  3. Remove pork belly from bowl, discarding marinade. Place pork belly in an even layer on prepared pan.
  4. Bake for 30 minutes. Turn, and brush with Cola BBQ Sauce. Bake until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion registers 200°, about 30 minutes more. Serve on buns with tomato, lettuce, and Cola BBQ Sauce.
Recipe by Taste of the South at https://tasteofthesouthmagazine.com/bbq-pork-belly-sliders/