Barbecue Pork
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Prepare the pork butt by slicing it about an inch and a half in thickness.
- 2Place the sliced pork in a bowl.
- 3Add dark soy sauce, soy sauce, a pinch of salt, cooking wine, oyster sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper to the pork.
- 4Add Chinese five spice, a lot of sugar, and chicken bouillon to the pork.
- 5Optionally, add a little red food coloring for a traditional red color.
- 6Mix all ingredients with the pork, ensuring it's well coated.
- 7Taste test the marinade and adjust as needed.
- 8Marinate the pork for at least one hour; at a restaurant, it's marinated overnight.
- 9Lay the marinated pork on an air fryer rack.
- 10Place the rack into the air fryer.
- 11Cook in the air fryer for about 10 minutes.
- 12After 10 minutes, take the pork out and flip it over to ensure even cooking and prevent burning.
- 13Return the pork to the air fryer for another 10 minutes.
- 14After another 10 minutes, pull it out again and flip it.
- 15Serve the barbecue pork, optionally with cucumber slices.
Ingredients
- 1 pork butt
- 1 little dark soy sauce
- 1 little soy sauce
- 1 pinch salt
- cooking wine
- oyster sauce
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- pepper
- 1 little Chinese five spice
- 1 lot sugar
- 1 little chicken bouillon
- 1 little red food coloring
- cucumber
Equipment
bowlair fryerair fryer rack
Tips
- Slice pork butt about an inch and a half in thickness.
- Mix marinade ingredients separately to adjust taste.
- Marinate pork for at least one hour or overnight for best results.
- Flip pork every 10 minutes in the air fryer to ensure even cooking and prevent burning due to sugar content.
- In a restaurant setting, the pork is usually baked in an oven with water underneath to maintain moisture and prevent burning.
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