My wife just finished her PT for her second knee in a year. We decided to thank them properly for all the work they did with her over that past two years. Instead of making pulled pork again, (I made this after they got me through the rehab for a repaired torn rotator cuff), I decided to make them some pork burnt ends. I cut up a small pork butt and several country style pork ribs. Ended up with 6+ pounds of good meat. I decided that all it would take to feed everyone was about 4 pounds of pork. I took the other 2 pounds and set it aside. I seasoned the 4 pound batch with BBQ Savor. I seasoned the 2 pound batch with Simply Marvelous Cherry Rub. I used oak, hickory and cherry blend pellets to smoke and cook both batches. I gave each batch some extra rub before finishing in the oven. The 4 pound batch is in the refrigerator awaiting sauce, most likely Sweet Baby Ray’s original.
Now is where it gets interesting. I still had some dark chocolate melted in my double boiler. I had made Easter candy using the dark chocolate. I have previously taken some Super Pig Bacon and coated it with dark chocolate. Why not coat the second batch of burnt ends with dark chocolate. I also dusted each coated piece with a little Cherry Rub. Here are two pictures to get your taste buds working.
I am fortunate to be able to represent my college fraternity as the Alumni Advisor to Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte. I am mentoring some really super young men who are going to be tomorrow’s culinary chefs and pastry chefs, not to mention country club managers. We talk food, all the time. They are most impressed about the sous vide cooking I am doing on a somewhat regular basis. I took Easter candy to our weekly meeting recently. They loved it!! Tonight I took about a pound of the coated burnt ends. I’m glad I didn’t take all the burnt ends. It evaporated in short order. The flavor of the cherry rub on the pork followed by dipping in dark chocolate with a dusting of cherry rub was off the charts, crazy good!! One of the young men wanted the recipe. When I told him how easy it was to make (if you have the right tools), he said never mind. Why don’t you just make another bigger batch and bring it to the next meeting.
If you want something that will absolutely WOW everyone, give this a try.
Art
Tee,
We will be driving through Hendersonville on our way to Spartanburg this coming Tuesday. I’ll try to drop off a sample or two for you and Mrs. Tee.
