Char Siu (BBQ Pork)

Name: Char Siu (BBQ Pork)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 lb pork shoulder, long strips; 3 tbsp hoisin sauce; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp honey; 1 tsp Chinese five-spice; 3 drops red food coloring, optional; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine, or dry sherry

Glossy sweet-savory Cantonese roasted pork with signature red exterior.

Total time: 1 hr 10 min
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 50 min
Serves: 6
Difficulty: Medium
Per serving: 320 kcal

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Ingredients

2 lb pork shoulder, long strips
3 tbsp hoisin sauce Swap
2 tbsp soy sauce Swap
3 tbsp honey Swap
1 tsp Chinese five-spice
3 drops red food coloring, optional
3 cloves garlic, minced Swap
2 tbsp Shaoxing wine, or dry sherry

Equipment

wire rack, baking sheet

Method

Mix hoisin, soy sauce, 2 tbsp honey, five-spice, coloring, garlic, wine.
Coat pork. Marinate 4+ hours.
Preheat oven 375F. Place pork on rack over foil-lined sheet with 1/2 cup water in pan.
Roast 25 min. Flip, baste, roast 25 more min to 145F.
Brush with remaining honey, broil 2-3 min for glaze. Rest 10 min before slicing.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 320
Protein: 30g
Carbs: 12g
Fat: 16g
Fiber: 0g

Estimates only. Check ingredient labels and allergens, and cook meat and poultry to safe internal temperatures.

chinese · pork · bbq · char-siu · cantonese · roast · dim-sum

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