Char Siu l Chinese BBQ Roast Pork Recipe l 叉烧肉 l Gastro Guru

My Char Siu recipe! Popular Chinese Roast Pork dish. See Ingredients & detailed recipe below.

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Char Siu Recipe
Main Ingredient:
3 lbs pork butt - cut in five rectangle pieces
Marinade Ingredients:
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp red pepper powder
1/4 tsp paprika for color
1 tbsp 5 spice powder
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup Chinese cooking wine
2 green onions/scallions finely chopped
2 inch ginger root - minced
4 md cloves of garlic - finely chopped

Method:
Add all ingredients for the marinade in a glass bowl. Mix well
Add pork butt pcs to the marinade ensuring each one is coated thoroughly
Cover with plastic film, refrigerate for 6 hours, ideally overnight
Preheat over to 350*F
Place marinated pork butt pcs on non stick sheet pan lined with foil
Save remaining marinade, cook in microwave for 2 mins, set aside
Place it in the preheated oven and cook for 15 mins
Remove from oven and brush both sides with saved marinade
Now flip the bottom side up and cook for 15 minutes more in the oven
Check for doneness brush with marinade again
Switch off oven, remove Char Siu from oven and let it rest for 5 minutes
Slice cooked pork butt pieces/Char Siu into thin slices
Transfer to plate and serve over a bed of fried rice or enjoy it by itself
Wallah! Your delicious, luscious looking Char Siu/Chinese BBQ Roast Pork in ready! Bon Appetit!