CANTONESE ROAST PORK (CHAR SIU)

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



CANTONESE ROAST PORK (CHAR SIU) image

This roast pork is so delicious, especially when you are having won ton soup on a cold evening. It is also very good with chinese hot mustard, as a side dish.

Provided by Jo Anne Sugimoto

Categories     Roasts

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 lb pork belly, unsliced
2 Tbsp rice wine
2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp sugar
3 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp hoisin sauce
1/2 tsp chinese five spice powder
2 Tbsp honey

Steps:

  • 1. In a large bowl, mix together the rice wine, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, hoisin sauce and chinese five-spice powder.
  • 2. Rub pork belly with marinade mixture and marinate for 2 to 3 hours in the refrigerator.
  • 3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • 4. Rub excess marinade of the pork belly, not all of it. Place the pork belly in a roasting pan and roast it for 40 - 45 minutes.
  • 5. Flip the pork belly over after 20 minutes and brushing honey on the surface.
  • 6. The pork belly is done when the outsides begin to crisp and blacken and the center of the pork belly feels as firm as a tight fist.
  • 7. Remove from the oven and let it rest for about 10 minutes then transfer to a cutting board and slice into thin pieces.
  • 8. Serve with rice or noodles, or with won ton soup.

There are no comments yet!