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Char Siu -- Chinese BBQ Pork

Author: Roz

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs boneless pork
  • 3 Tbsp warmed honey

marinade

  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 4 tsp Finely minced ginger OR 4 thin slices Ginger
  • 3 Tbsp honey warmed
  • 2 Tbsp sugar white or brown
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 3 Tbsp rice wine or sherry not cooking sherry
  • 1 Tbsp Chinese 5 spice powder
  • 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 2 drops red food color optional

Instructions

  • Cut pork into 2-3 inch wide strips; place in 1 gallon size plastic bag
  • Heat soy sauce, honey and sugar together in sauce pan til dissolved.
  • Mix all other marinade ingredients together and add to soy mixture.
  • Pour over pork and marinade for 6 or more hours (or overnight) up to 24 hours, turning occasionally.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Prepare roasting pan with 1 inch water in bottom of pan.
  • Place pork strips on wire rack over pan w/ water and place on mid-rack of oven
  • roast 25 minutes, basting with warmed honey.
  • Turn and baste other side for 30 minutes.
  • The honey will char the edges of the pork nicely.
  • Slice pork across grain.