Char Siew

Ha Ha Ha, I grilled some char siew again. This is my second attempt and it is a success and tasted better than the 1st time I made because I grilled more pork. Hubby said it tasted better than some of the stalls selling in the market. Now I know, I can sell char siew or satay (look at my satay recipe) when I retired (lololol).


Posted on 6th September 2006.

My 1st attempt at making char siew is a success. It tasted sweet and I should have used 250 gm of pork but I used half of it only. During grilling, the pork will shrink......ha ha ha. The gravy collected can be used to eat with rice(If prefer gravy to be more dilute, add some hot water and bake/boil the gravy). Very tasty.


Ingredients:
250g pork - cut into 2 inches strips and score the strips(belly pork or marbled)

Seasonings:
2½ tbsp Hoisin sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp soy sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp wine - Mui Kai Lo
1/2 tsp 5 spice powder
1/4 tsp salt
Dash of pepper

Glaze:
1 tbsp dark soya sauce
1 tbsp honey or maltose
1 tbsp oil

METHOD:

Marinade pork with seasonings for 2 hours.(optional).
Pork can be baked as soon as it is marinated.
Line a baking tray or stainless steel dish with aluminium foil.
Transfer marinated pork on to it and cover with foil.Bake char siew at 220 degC for about 10 minutes.
Remove from oven.
Open the top foil and bake again until gravy thickens and coat the pork.
Preheat grill and grill the pork until it is charred(not burnt), turning all the time for even grilling.
Dip into glaze and return pork to grill just for a short while, enough to give pork a shine.

Photo Source: alicecozycorner
Recipe Source: http://lilyng2000.blogspot.com/