Char Siu Pork

Char Siu Pork

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A sweet and savory roasted pork, char siu is probably the most popular roasted meat preparation in Cantonese cuisine. If you walk by a Chinese BBQ restaurant, every single one will always have char siu hanging on its hooks by the window.

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🥘 Ingredients

  • Shaoxing wine
    1 tbsp
  • brown sugar
    4 tbsp
  • five spice powder
    1 tsp
  • garlic salt
    1 tbsp
  • hoisin sauce
    1 tbsp
  • honey
    2 tbsp
  • light soy sauce
    2 tbsp
  • oyster sauce
    2 tbsp
  • pork shoulder
    1 kg
  • red fermented bean curd
    1 cube
  • red wine
    2 tbsp
  • water
    2 tsp

🍳 Cookware

  • bowl
  • zip-top bag
  • fridge
  • oven
  • foil
  • baking tray
  • grill rack
  1. 1
    Cut pork shoulder into long slices, roughly about 1 inch thick. Poke each side repeatadly with a fork.
    pork shoulder: 1 kg
  2. 2
    To a bowl add: garlic salt , brown sugar , oyster sauce , light soy sauce , hoisin sauce , red wine , Shaoxing wine , red fermented bean curd , five spice powder , honey and water . Mix until smooth.
    garlic salt: 1 tbsp, brown sugar: 4 tbsp, oyster sauce: 2 tbsp, light soy sauce: 2 tbsp, hoisin sauce: 1 tbsp, red wine: 2 tbsp, Shaoxing wine: 1 tbsp, red fermented bean curd: 1 cube, five spice powder: 1 tsp, honey: 2 tbsp, water: 2 tsp
  3. 3
    Place the meat into a zip-top bag , pour the sauce in, and massage the pork for about ⏱️ 2 minutes and then push all the air out of the bag and seal it. Marinate overnight in the fridge .
  4. 4
    Preheat the oven to gas mark 7 or 218° C. Put foil in a baking tray with a grill rack on top. Put a small amount of water in the tray then lay the pork on the rack.
  5. 5
    Put the pork in the oven for ⏱️ 15 minutes then baste it.
  6. 6
    After another ⏱️ 15 minutes baste it again.
  7. 7
    After ⏱️ 10 minutes baste it one last time and cook for ⏱️ 5 minutes .
  8. 8
    Once the char siu has finished its last cycle in the oven, cut into slices.