# Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)

This recipe shows how to make delicious char siu (Chinese BBQ pork).

- Total time: 24 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 can red fermented bean curd
- 4 garlic gloves
- 6 thai shallots
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine vinegar
- 1.5 tablespoons five spice
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 piece ginger
- 1 cup red yeast rice
- 2 pieces pork
- 1 cup maltose

## Instructions

1. For the marinade, add red, fermented bean curd, garlic gloves, and thai shallots.
2. Add two tablespoons of hoisin sauce,
3. 2 tablespoons of Shaoxing rice wine vinegar,
4. 1 1/2 tablespoons of five spice,
5. 2-3 tablespoons of honey,
6. Optional: a tablespoon of sesame oil.
7. Next: add ginger...
8. ...and blitz it up!
9. Grind down the red yeast rice!
10. Then, season the pork with it.
11. Pour it into the marinade.
12. Let it rest in the fridge for a minimum of 24 hours.
13. After 24 hours, put the meat on a rack and put it in the oven for 40 min. at 180°C.
14. To take it to the next level: Let's glaze the meat!
15. Mix maltose with the remaining marinade.
16. Whack the oven up and glaze for 5-6 minutes!

## Equipment

- food processor
- mortar and pestle
- oven
- baking rack

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/foodbusker/p/CHmsof-Dun1/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/00239ac9-ca98-470c-a36c-c2b10f62e38a
- Extracted: 2025-01-03

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