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Easy & Simple Air Fryer Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)
Air Fryer Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork). Juicy tender pork cooked to perfection in a sweet sticky glaze with a bit of char. A popular meat dish in Cantonese cuisine that you can make in the air fryer. If you don't own an air fryer, check out my standard Char Siu recipe using a conventional oven by clicking here.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 542 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 lb Pork butt aka pork shoulder (or any cut with fat marbling through it)
- 2 teaspoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil for spraying air fryer basket
Marinade
- ⅓ cup red fermented bean curd
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup Regular soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoon Shaoxing wine or sub with Dry Sherry
- 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice
Basting Glaze
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoon red fermented bean curd
Instructions
- Pat dry your pork butt with paper towels. Slice pork butt into two long equal pieces with enough fat marbling through each piece. Approximate dimensions: 2 inches thick x 3 inches wide and 6 inches long. It's okay if you're off by a few centimeters.
- In a medium size bowl, combine Marinade ingredients and mix until smooth. You may need a fork to mash the fermented red bean curd.
- Place both pieces of pork in a Ziploc bag or large bowl. Pour marinade over the pork and ensuring most of pork is covered by the marinade. If you're using a Ziplock bag, squeeze out any air pockets. If you're using a large bowl, cover with a lid or plastic wrap. Marinate for at least 6 hours or overnight in the fridge.
- In a small bowl, combine Basting Glaze and mix well until smooth.
- Lightly spray vegetable oil or any neutral oil into air fryer basket. Place marinated pork into air fryer basket in a single layer giving each piece enough space for air circulation.
- Brush basting glaze on top of each pork piece and along the sides. Air fry for 16 minutes in total at 400 F, flipping over and basting at every 4-minute mark. Until you reach an internal temperature of 145 F or until juices run clear. If you'd like it more charred, air fry for another 2 minutes but no more than that.
- Remove the pork from air fryer basket and place on cutting board. Let this sit for 10 minutes before cutting to keep in the juices.
- Slice on a bias into 0.5 - 0.75 cm thick pieces. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
542kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
50g
(100%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
150mg
(50%)
Sodium
1655mg
(69%)
Potassium
965mg
(28%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
42g
(84%)
Vitamin A
5IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
67mg
(7%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 542
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 542kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 50g | 100% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 150mg | 50% |
| Sodium | 1655mg | 69% |
| Potassium | 965mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 42g | 84% |
| Vitamin A | 5IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.