Char Siu Recipe (Chinese BBQ Pork)

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 pounds boneless pork shoulder
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon rice wine
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 4 cloves garlic

  minced
• 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

  or to taste
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2-3 drops red food coloring

  optional

Instructions

• 1 Slice the pork into strips about 3-4 inches thick and set them into a large
  bowl.
• 2 Make the Marinade. In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, honey, rice wine, soy
  sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, garlic, Chinese 5 spice powder, salt and
  pepper, and red food coloring (if using). Mix well.
• 3 Pour the marinade over the sliced pork. Rub the pork and be sure to cover it
  all. Cover with plastic, or use a zip-top baggie to marinate. Marinate for at
  least 10 minutes, or overnight in the refrigerator. Longer is better for more
  flavor.
• 4 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Pour 1 inch of water into a roasting pan and set
  the roasting rack into the pan. Reserve the marinade.
• 5 Set the marinated bbq pork slices onto the roasting rack. Use aluminum foil to
  line the rack if needed. Roast for 90 minutes. Flip the pork and brush on some
  of the reserved marinade every 20-30 minutes. Cook until the internal
  temperature of the pork measures 145 degrees F. The pork should be slightly
  caramelized from the bbq marinade. I like to do one final baste 2 minutes before
  removing from the oven.
• 6 Remove the pork from the oven. Rest for 5 minutes. Slice and serve.

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