ISO - Recipe for Chinese BBQ Pork

[Chef Maloney]

Does anyone have or know of a recipe for that wonderful 'reddish in color, sweet, dripping with flavor BBQ Pork' like the kind you get in Chinatown in San Francisco? I love that stuff but don't get up there often. Would love to know how to make it myself

 

[Chief Longwind Of The North]

The name of the sauce is Char Siu Sauce. It is Cantonese in origin, I believe. This site has a recipe for it: Char Siu Sauce Recipe - Food.com - 459993 But this is just one site.
There are a host of recipes if you google the sauce.

Hope this helps.

Seeeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

 

[Andy M.]

1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup malt sugar or honey
2 tsp Ginger, grated
1 tablespoon rice wine or sherry
1 tablespoon chinese 5 spice powder
1 teaspoon red food coloring (opt)

Mix all ingredients except the pork to make a marinade. Marinate the pork for at least 2 hours; overnight is even better.

Roast the pork on a rack over a pan with water in the bottom.

Roast the pork at 400 degrees F for about 20 minutes. Be sure to turn the pork occasionally.
Finish the pork by roasting for a few minutes at 500ºF. Let cool and slice thin.

 

[Chef Maloney]

Thank You All

OK Great. Thank you both so very much. Oh Boy! Sounds too easy. Turns out I have everything I need.....except the pork. Guess what I'm buying tomorrow? I will marinate over night. hehe

 

[PrincessFiona60]

It tastes just as good without the red food coloring in it...

 

[Andy M.]

It tastes just as good without the red food coloring in it...

I never use the food coloring.

 

[powerplantop]

Char Siu
2 Tbls Rice wine
2 Tbls Hoisin Sauce
2 Tbls soy Sauce
2 Tbls Honey
2 Tbls Maltose
½ tsp minced garlic
¼ tsp Sesame oil
¼ tsp 5 spice powder
¼ tsp white pepper

If you want them to look like the ones you had in Chinatown you will have to add food color. I never use that stuff.

I like to cook them on the grill.

Char Siu / Chinese barbecued pork - YouTube

 

[Chef Maloney]

Thank You All

Thank you very much. That looks wonderful! I am going to make it soon

 

[powerplantop]

Thank you very much. That looks wonderful! I am going to make it soon

Let us know how they turn out.

 

[Chef Maloney]

Let us know how they turn out.

OK I will. I bought the pork today. Thank you for taking the time to write the recipe. Much appreciated!

 

[Chef Maloney]

1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup malt sugar or honey
2 tsp Ginger, grated
1 tablespoon rice wine or sherry
1 tablespoon chinese 5 spice powder
1 teaspoon red food coloring (opt)

Mix all ingredients except the pork to make a marinade. Marinate the pork for at least 2 hours; overnight is even better.

Roast the pork on a rack over a pan with water in the bottom.

Roast the pork at 400 degrees F for about 20 minutes. Be sure to turn the pork occasionally.
Finish the pork by roasting for a few minutes at 500ºF. Let cool and slice thin.

Andy, thank you so much for the recipe. I have copied and saved!

 

[Andy M.]

Your welcome! I found this recipe gave me the flavor I was looking for.

 

[Kylie1969]

This is also nice with atlantic salmon

Char Siu
2 Tbls Rice wine
2 Tbls Hoisin Sauce
2 Tbls soy Sauce
2 Tbls Honey
2 Tbls Maltose
½ tsp minced garlic
¼ tsp Sesame oil
¼ tsp 5 spice powder
¼ tsp white pepper

 

[Kylie1969]

Thank you for this recipe Andy, I too have saved it

1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup malt sugar or honey
2 tsp Ginger, grated
1 tablespoon rice wine or sherry
1 tablespoon chinese 5 spice powder
1 teaspoon red food coloring (opt)

Mix all ingredients except the pork to make a marinade. Marinate the pork for at least 2 hours; overnight is even better.

Roast the pork on a rack over a pan with water in the bottom.

Roast the pork at 400 degrees F for about 20 minutes. Be sure to turn the pork occasionally.
Finish the pork by roasting for a few minutes at 500ºF. Let cool and slice thin.

 

[powerplantop]

This is also nice with atlantic salmon

I have not tried that but I bet it would be nice with salmon.

 

[Addie]

Is this the same sauce that is used on the boneless ribs found in Chinatown?

 

[Chef Maloney]

Wonderful!

Is this the same sauce that is used on the boneless ribs found in Chinatown?

That's what I'm shooting for Addie. I used the recipe posted by Andy M. and they came out TERRIFIC !!!!! I used pork belly. Full of fat, cholesterol, and flavor.
I AM HAPPY!!!!!! HAPPY !!!!!!

 

[Andy M.]

That's what I'm shooting for Addie. I used the recipe posted by Andy M. and they came out TERRIFIC !!!!! I used pork belly. Full of fat, cholesterol, and flavor.
I AM HAPPY!!!!!! HAPPY !!!!!!

I'm happy you liked it.

 

[Addie]

That's what I'm shooting for Addie. I used the recipe posted by Andy M. and they came out TERRIFIC !!!!! I used pork belly. Full of fat, cholesterol, and flavor.
I AM HAPPY!!!!!! HAPPY !!!!!!

Sounds like we have a winner folks YAY! Thanks a lot Andy. I am going to buy the bigest boneless spare ribs with the most fat I can find.

 

[Chef Maloney]

I'm happy you liked it.

no kidding. They are so good, I bit my finger!