Char Siu (BBQ Pork)
Probably one of the best things to learn how to make when it comes to Asian cuisines.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Pork shoulder or pork belly
- 2 tsp Chinese five spice
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2½ tbsp oyster sauce
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1½ tbsp Shaoxing rice wine
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- Red food dye (add ⅛ tsp at a time until red colour appears)
- 2 tbsp honey (for basting)
- 3 tbsp maltose
Instructions
- Cut the pork into equal pieces - about 1-1½ inch thick.2 lbs Pork shoulder or pork belly
- Mix all other ingredients except for the 2 tbsp of honey and 3 tbsp maltose into one mixture as the marinade.2 tsp Chinese five spice, 1 tsp black pepper, 2½ tbsp oyster sauce, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp hoisin sauce, 1 tsp sea salt, 1½ tbsp Shaoxing rice wine, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, Red food dye, 2 tbsp honey
- Reserve 2 tbsp of the marinade in a separate bowl.
- Coat the pork in the rest of marinade and let it sit in fridge covered overnight.
- Add honey and maltose to our reserved marinade then microwave for 30 seconds to allow it to dissolve and melt.2 tbsp honey, 3 tbsp maltose
- Take the marinated pork out of fridge and onto a wire rack over tinfoil.
- Cook in oven for 15 minutes at 400°F.
- Flip the pork and roast for another 15 minutes.
- Flip and baste the pork in the reserved marinade and let it roast for another 5 minutes. Repeat on the other side. This means a total cook time of 40 minutes.
- Alternatively, you can cook this outside on the grill on direct heat for 10 minutes then indirect for 25 minutes and finish by basting with our marinade as well.
- Rest 15 minutes before cutting.