Char Siu 叉烧 - Chinese Recipe

Char Siu 叉烧

🌍 Chinese, Cantonese Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 1kg pork shoulder (cut into 4cm strips)
• (Marinade) 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 3 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
• 1 tsp five-spice powder
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• red food coloring (optional)
• (Glaze) 2 tbsp honey + 1 tbsp water

Method

1. Mixing — Mix marinade; coat pork. Refrigerate 8–24 hours.
2. Preheating — Preheat oven to 220°C (425°F). Place pork on rack over foil-lined tray.
3. Roasting — Roast 15 min. Flip; brush with glaze. Roast 10 min more.
4. Flipping — Flip again; brush with remaining marinade + glaze. Roast 5 min until charred at edges.
5. Resting — Rest 5 min; slice on diagonal.

Tags: pork shoulder, 3 tbsp hoisin sauce, honey, soy sauce, dark soy sauce · Source: Brittani's Almanac