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Chinese Barbeque Pork (Char Siu)

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310 min

Chinese Barbeque Pork (Char Siu)

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Category

Pork Recipes

Time

310 min

Serving

6 persons

Calories

513

Rating

4.00★ (107)

Cuisine

Chinese
Author: Victoria Buriak
In addition to its impressive high-gloss appearance and savory taste, this Chinese barbeque pork is quite easy to make at home — even without a fancy ceramic grill.

Ingredients

  • soy sauce: 0.66667 cup
  • honey: 0.5 cup
  • Chinese rice wine (or sake or dry sherry): 0.5 cup
  • hoisin sauce: 0.33333 cup
  • ketchup: 0.33333 cup
  • brown sugar: 0.33333 cup
  • garlic: 4 clove (crushed)
  • Chinese five-spice powder: 1 tsp
  • black pepper: 0.5 tsp (freshly ground)
  • cayenne pepper: 0.25 tsp
  • pink curing salt: 0.125 tsp (optional)
  • boneless pork butt (shoulder): 1 piece (3 pound)
  • red food coloring: 1 tsp (or as desired, optional)
  • kosher salt: 1 tsp (to taste)

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  1. Place soy sauce, honey, rice wine, hoisin sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, garlic, five-spice powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and curing salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil on high heat; reduce heat to medium-high. Cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature.
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  2. Cut pork roast in half lengthwise. Cut each half again lengthwise forming 4 long, thick pieces of pork.
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  3. Transfer cooled sauce to a large mixing bowl. Stir in red food coloring. Place pork sections into sauce and coat each piece. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 to 12 hours.
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  4. Preheat grill for medium heat, 275 to 300 degrees F (135 to 150 degrees C) and lightly oil the grate. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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  5. Remove sections of pork from marinade and let excess drip off. Place on prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt to taste.
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  6. Transfer pork sections to grate over indirect heat on the prepared grill. Cover and cook for about 45 minutes. Brush with marinade; turn. Continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 1 hour and 15 minutes more. Do not use any more marinade on cooked meat until after you boil it.
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  7. Place leftover marinade in a saucepan; bring to a boil; let simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Now you can use it to brush over the cooked pork.
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