Char Siu
Cantonese honey-glazed barbecue pork roasted with a sticky lacquered crust — deep red and sweet.
- prep 15 min
- cook 40 min
- total 55 min
- serves 6
- intermediate
- China
Ingredients
- 1 kg pork shoulder
- 4 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp shaoxing wine
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp five-spice
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp red fermented bean curd
Steps
- Cut pork into long thick strips.
- Blend hoisin, soy, 2 tbsp honey, wine, garlic, five-spice, sesame oil, and bean curd.
- Marinate pork 4 hours, preferably overnight.
- Roast on a rack over water at 200°C for 30 minutes, turning once.
- Brush with remaining honey, blast at 230°C for 5 minutes until charred at edges; rest 10 minutes.
≈ 460 kcal · 32 g protein · 22 g carbs · 24 g fat — per serving, estimate