Char Siu (Chinese Barbeque Pork)
Description
Pork belly is marinated in a soy sauce-based mixture then broiled until dark and glossy in this Chinese char siu, or barbequed pork, recipe.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons honey
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2 tablespoons Shaoxing cooking wine
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1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
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1 tablespoon pureed kiwi
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1 tablespoon Chinese dark soy sauce
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1 tablespoon Thai chile sauce
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2 cloves garlic, grated
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2 teaspoons oyster sauce
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1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
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1 1/2 pounds pork belly, skin removed
Directions
1
Mix honey, cooking wine, hoisin sauce, kiwi, dark soy sauce, chile sauce, garlic, oyster sauce, and five-spice powder together in a large resealable plastic bag. Add pork belly. Seal bag, pressing out as much air as possible.
2
Place bag on a plate and marinate pork belly in the refrigerator, flipping occasionally, for at least 2 days.
3
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C) with a rack in the upper third of the oven. Set a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet.
4
Place pork belly on the wire rack, reserving marinade.
5
Bake pork belly in the preheated oven until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), about 1 hour. Remove pork belly from the oven; baste with reserved marinade.
6
Move oven rack to the top position and preheat the oven's broiler.
7
Broil pork until it is dark and glossy and the edges start to blacken, about 5 minutes. Flip and baste on the second side. Continue broiling until second side darkens and starts to blacken, about 5 minutes more. Slice with a sharp knife.