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Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu). Char siu, or Chinese BBQ Pork, is a delicious Cantonese roast meat. Growing up in the Catskills, the first time I saw this Chinese BBQ pork, or char siu, was at the Holiday Inn of all places. My father, the hotel restaurant's head chef at the time, used a closely guarded recipe of Chinese sauces, lots of.

Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu) BBQ pork belly char siu is the epitome of Cantonese BBQ. They are always sliced into thin pieces and served with steamed white rice, with vegetable on the side. Sometimes spelled as char siew or char sui, the pork is always perfectly charred, juicy, tender, dripping in a sticky, sweet and savory sauce. You can cook Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu) using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu)

  1. You need of For Meat.
  2. You need 4 pieces of pork shoulder steaks.
  3. It's of For Marinade.
  4. You need 2 tablespoons of sugar.
  5. You need 1 teaspoon of garlic powder.
  6. Prepare 1 teaspoon of salt.
  7. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of five spice powder.
  8. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of paprika.
  9. You need 1/4 teaspoon of white pepper.
  10. Prepare 1 tablespoon of sesame oil.
  11. It's 1 tablespoon of Chinese rice wine.
  12. You need 1 tablespoon of soy sauce.
  13. You need 1 tablespoon of hoisin sauce.
  14. Prepare 1 tablespoon of tomato paste.
  15. Prepare 1 tablespoon of honey.

Chinese Barbecue Pork (Char Siu Pork). Some people enjoy Chinese BBQ pork made from a fattier cut, for example, pork leg, or even pork belly. You can adapt the recipe according to your preference. The only char siu recipe you need to make juicy flavorful pork with a sweet glossy glaze, just like you'd get at a Cantonese restaurant.

Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu) instructions

  1. Put all ingredients for the marinade in a bowl to mix a sauce.
  2. Use the sauce to marinate pork in refrigerator overnight. Leave 2 tablespoon of the sauce for glazing.
  3. Preheat an oven in grill mode at 200c.
  4. Set the marinated pork on a roasting rack (to have air flow below the meat). Cook on one side for 20 minutes.
  5. Flip the pork and glaze the sauce on another side and continue cooking for 15 minutes.
  6. Flip the pork again to glaze the sauce on the remaining side and continue cooking for another 15 minutes.
  7. Let the pork rest for 10-15 minutes and then enjoy!.

This Chinese BBQ pork tastes just like the pork at your favorite Chinese restaurant (but better). Caramelized on the outside, nice and tender on the inside. This Chinese BBQ Pork (aka Char Siu) is out of this world good. And the flavor (especially when smoked) is outstanding! Char Siu Pork is also known as Chinese style BBQ pork is famous roasted pork dish.