Chinese BBQ Pork


BBQ Pork Recipe (Char Siu)

Source: Pim The Student Chef

  • 1 lb. pork butt (cut into 4 pieces)
  • 3 clove garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 ½ tablespoons cooking oil
  • Char Siu (Char Siew) Marinade:
  • 1 ½ tablespoons honey
  • 1 ½ tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Chinese rose wine
  • 3 dashes white pepper
  • 3 drops red coloring (optional)
  • ½ teaspoon five-spice powder
1. For the Marinade: Add all the marinade ingredients to a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir until combined. Cool and reserve.
2. Marinate the pork pieces with 2/3 of the char siu sauce and the chopped garlic 3 hours to overnight. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil into the remaining char siu sauce. Keep in the fridge.
3. The next day, heat the oven to 375°F and roast the char siu for 15 minutes (shake off the excess char siu sauce before roasting). Transfer them out of the oven and thread the char siu pieces on metal skewers and grill them over fire (I used my stove top). Brush the remaining char siu sauce while grilling until the char siu are perfectly charred. Slice the char siu into bite-size pieces, drizzle the remaining char siu sauce over and serve immediately with steamed white rice.