Char Siu (The Best Recipe)
The best Char Siu recipe with perfect Cantonese BBQ char siu pork and sweet char siu sauce . An authentic recipe that tastes just like Chinatown restaurants!
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 361kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb. skinless pork belly, cut into 2 long strips
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
Char Siu Sauce:
- 2 pieces Chinese fermented red bean curd see Notes
- 1 tablespoon maltose or honey
- 1 tablespoon Chinese Shaoxing wine
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark and thick soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper powder
- 3 1/2 oz sugar 100 g or 8 1/2 tablespoons
Instructions
- Get a big bowl, mix all the Char Siu Sauce ingredients, add the garlic and pork belly and marinate overnight in the fridge.
- The next day, heat the oven to 400 °F (200 °C).
- Place the pork belly on a wire rack or in a pan lined with aluminum foil. Roast for 15 minutes.
- Removed from oven and turn the pork belly over, brush the remaining Char Siu Sauce on the pork. Continue to roast for another 15 minutes.
- Set the oven to Broil and broil each side of the pork belly for about 1 min, until each side become nicely charred. The char siu will look dark in color, it's normal.
- You may heat up the remaining Char Siu Sauce and bring to a simmer. Set aside.
- Slice the char siu into thin and bite-size pieces, serve immediately with steamed white rice and the remaining Char Siu Sauce.
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Notes
If you don't have fermented bean curd, you may substitute with 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce.
If you have Chinese rose wine, use it instead of Shaoxing wine.
For the dark and thick soy sauce, you can use either kecap (kicap) manis, or regular dark or black soy sauce. If you are in Malaysia, just use the regular dark soy sauce.
You can heat up the the remaining Char Siu Sauce until it bubbles and thickens. Drizzle it on the char siu before serving.
This recipe is adapted from a recipe posted on Facebook.
Nutrition
Serving: 3people | Calories: 361kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 80g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 661mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g