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Easy & Simple Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)
Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork). Delicious, charred, sweet,and savory barbeque pork with a Chinese five spice flavour. A popular meatserved at many Cantonese restaurants. Easy to make at home.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 380 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 lb pork shoulder boneless (aka pork butt)
Marinade:
- ⅛ cup honey
- ⅓ cup red fermented bean curd
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup Regular soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice
- ⅛ cup Shaoxing wine or sub with Dry Sherry
Basting Sauce:
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoon red fermented bean curd
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together Marinade ingredients. You may need a fork to crush the fermented bean curd cubes into a paste. Set aside.
- Slice pork butt into two long equal pieces at about 2 inches thick x 3 inches wide and 6 inches long. When you cut, try to cut in a way that both parts will equally contain enough fat marbling through it.
- Pour the marinade into a sealable container or zip lock bag and place pork into the marinade. Ensure enough marinade coats the top of the pork. Refrigerate overnight or for at least 6 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line your large deep baking dish with foil and fill it ¼ of the way with water. Place a wired rack over top and make sure there is enough space between the rack and the water so the pork doesn’t touch the water as it roasts.
- Place pork loins on the wired rack giving enough space between each piece. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk together your basting glaze.
- Remove the pork from the oven and baste ensuring all of the pork is covered in the glaze. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove the pork from the oven and baste again. Bake for 10 minutes. Repeat this step one more time. (You should baste a total of 3 times and bake 4 times at 10 minute intervals).
- Finally broil it for 5 minutes by raising the temperature to 500 degrees F until the edges become charred. Make sure the internal temperature of the pork reaches 145 degrees F.
- Remove from the oven and allow this to rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing against the grain on a 45-degree angle for a tender cut.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
380kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.05g
Cholesterol
77mg
(26%)
Sodium
1575mg
(66%)
Potassium
548mg
(16%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
42g
(84%)
Vitamin A
5IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 380
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 380kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.05g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 77mg | 26% |
| Sodium | 1575mg | 66% |
| Potassium | 548mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 42g | 84% |
| Vitamin A | 5IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.