This is definitely a popular dish in the house. My youngest particularly can just have helpings after helpings of rice and char siu pork, that will keep him happy and full! For Char Siu, I usually use pork fillet but sometimes, I would use boneless pork chops as I find it is more flavoursome with that bit of fat! I don’t always use the red colouring, therefore my Char Siu Pork is sometimes brown not the traditional red.
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Ingredients (serves 4)
- 1 pork fillet or pork chops c. 500gm
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoon 5 spice powder
- 2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon soft brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon Hoisin Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Methods
First, cut the pork fillet into strips of about 3cm diameter and 15cm long. Mix the ingredients above and marinate the pork in a refrigerator for at least 24 hours. Please ensure it is all evenly coated. The amount of honey can be tweaked according to your taste. I love mine sweet but not overly sweet.
Preheat your oven 180C. Now, prepare your grill. I scrub the grill grate to remove any residue, then oil them with sunflower oil.
Then, I arrange my strips of pork fillet on it carefully, avoiding any overlay. I gently brush on the additional marinade and insert the pork into the oven.
After 15 minutes, turn over the pork strips. I would add an additional drizzle of honey (1 tablespoon would usually suffice) to increase the caramelisation. The pork is then left to cook a further 5-10 minutes in the oven but this time change your oven setting to oven and grill. The grill will help to caramelise the pork giving it that sweet and crispy flavour.
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To serve, slice the pork strip. I like them around 0.8mm to 1cm thickness, just enough to taste the succulent pork as a whole and fits gracefully with one bite. Although, my little boys and husband would usually pick at it whilst slicing them (even before serving)!
I usually garnish the Char Siu Pork with some shredded (lengthwise) spring onion and a mixture of dark and light soy sauce (1:2) with a teaspoon of honey.
Enjoy with a bowl of steamed jasmine rice. 大家吃饭!
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