Char Siu
Char Siu
Chinese BBQ Pork
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Pork loin See #1 below
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Five Spice See #2 below
- 1/4 tsp White pepper (black also works)
- 1/2 tsp Sesame oil
- 1 tbsp Rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Hoisin sauce
- 2 tsp Molasses
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1/8 tsp Red food colouring or 1 tbsp red bean paste - optional and just for colouring
Glaze
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Hot water
Instructions
- Mix all the non-pork ingredients, save 2 tbsp for later.
- Coat the pork with the sauce, seal in a container/large zippy bag, and let marinate in the fridge for 8-24 hours.
- Line a roasting pan with foil, and place a rack on top of the foil.
- Add 1.5 cups of water to the roasting pan. This will make for easier cleanup and prevent the smell of the drippings burning.
- Preheat the oven to 475 F
- Place the loin pieces on the wire rack, and roast for 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, whisk the reserve sauce, honey, and hot water together.
- Reduce heat to 375.
- Brush the top with some sauce.
- Flip the loin, rotate the pan 180 degrees, brush the top with sauce.
- Roast another 15 minutes and repeat the brushing and flipping.
- If the pan is dry, add 1 cup of water.
- Repeat and cook another 10 minutes.
- Cook until the internal temp is under 160,
- You can broil the meat for a few minutes to add more colour/crispiness if desired.
- Remove from heat, based with any remaining sauce, and let rest 10 minutes before cutting.
Notes
- Pork needs to be cut into long strips, approx 1.5" x 2-3".
You can use any loin cut of pork, lean boneless or a fatty cut.
I prefer shoulder or butt. - https://thedailybear.ca/5-spice-five-spice/