Char Siu (Cantonese BBQ Pork) - East Asian Recipe

Char Siu (Cantonese BBQ Pork)

🌍 East Asian, China (Cantonese) Difficulty: ●●●○○

Char siu translates "fork-burned" — pork was traditionally threaded on long forks over wood fire in ancient Cantonese cooking.

Ingredients

• 800g pork shoulder or tenderloin. Marinade: 3 tbsp hoisin
• 2 tbsp soy
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
• 1 tsp five-spice
• ¼ tsp red food coloring (optional)
• 3 garlic cloves

Method

1. Mixing — Mix marinade. Score pork, marinate minimum 4 hours (overnight preferred).
2. Roasting — Roast on rack at 220°C (425°F)/220°C (425°F) 25 min, brush with extra marinade.
3. Reducing — Reduce heat to 190°C (375°F)/190°C (375°F), roast 20 more min.
4. Broiling — Broil 2 min for char. Slice thinly.
5. Serving — Serve with rice or use in bao, noodles, fried rice.

Tags: pork shoulder or tenderloin. marinade: 3 tbsp hoisin, soy, honey, oyster sauce, shaoxing wine · Source: Brittani's Almanac