CHINESE ROAST PORK (CHAR SIU)
Sweet, delicious roast pork. Recipe adapted from my chef's version at culinary school. If you follow all the steps, it's the best char siu you'll ever have. I am usually "lazy" and use the marinade on a pork roast, then glaze it at the end.
Provided by laurenlikesfood
Categories Pork
Time P1DT35m
Yield 1 1/2 lbs., 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- First day preparation:
- To make the marinade, combine the first 8 ingredients in a freshly-sanitized plastic container just large enough to hold the pork snug - or - in a Ziploc plastic bag. Reserve 1/4 cup of marinade for glaze. Add the pork, turn well to coat, and refrigerate at least 24 hours and not longer than 48 hours.
- Second day preparation:
- Preheat oven to 450°F Set a pan filled with 1" water on the bottom rack.
- Combine the honey, 2 Tbs. soy, sesame oil, and 1/4 cup pork marinade in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Set aside.
- Place pork strips on broiler pan and put on rack above water pan. Roast 10 minutes.
- Brush with 1/3 of the glaze, roast 10 minutes more, and then lower the heat to 350°F
- Brush with half of remaining glaze and roast 10 minutes more.
- Brush with remaining glaze and turn off oven. Remove from oven after 5 minutes and cool to room temperature on a rack (if using for Bao; otherwise, serve it up!).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 497.2, Fat 28.2, SaturatedFat 9.7, Cholesterol 107.4, Sodium 1177, Carbohydrate 29.4, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 24.4, Protein 28.6
CHINESE ROAST PORK (CHAR SIU)
Provided by Robert Farrar Capon
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 6h45m
Yield Enough for several meals serving 3 to 4 people
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut pork into neat billets about 6 by 3 by 1 1/2 inches and place in bowl. Put brown bean sauce, garlic, stock, salt, sugar, soy sauce and tomato paste in small saucepan and warm, stirring until everything is well blended. Remove from heat and stir in five-spice powder and sherry. Pour sauce over pork; mix to coat all pieces, cover and allow to marinate in refrigerator for at least 6 hours, turning a few times.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place a large shallow pan half full of hot water on the bottom of the oven (or on the lowest rack). Wipe top rack, which should be at least 7 inches above the water, with paper towel dipped in vegetable oil. Turn pork once more in marinade to coat well and place pieces directly on the rack, leaving spaces between them but arranging them so that the drippings will fall into the water (the water will also provide moisture during cooking). Bake 20 minutes.
- Lower heat to 350 degrees and bake 10 minutes more. (For sweeter pork, brush pieces lightly during the last 10 minutes with 2 tablespoons honey mixed with 2 tablespoons marinade.)
- Remove pork pieces from oven; if it will not be used immediately as an ingredient in one of the following dishes, cool, wrap and refrigerate or freeze until needed. To use, cut into pieces to match the dish you have in mind; for example, dice pork if dish contains diced vegetables.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 313, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 40 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 517 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams
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