Authentic Char Siu (Roast Pork version) for New Year's
- 500 grams Pork butt (shoulder or roast) block
- 3 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 50 ml Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 1/3 tsp Chinese 5-spice powder
- 1/2 tsp Juice from grated ginger
- Combine the macerating sauce ingredients in a bowl, and work it into the pork.
- Put the pork and sauce in a plastic bag, and leave to macerate in the refrigerator for 3 to 6 days.
- Rub the meat through the bag a few times to make it even more tasty.
- Tie the pork up with kitchen twine to neaten up the shape.
- You can tie the meat up in any way you like.
- Be sure to have the meat at room temperature before roasting.
- Place a piece of aluminium foil and a rack on an oven baking sheet.
- Preheat the oven to 350F/180C.
- When the oven is at the right temperature, put the pork on the rack.
- Roast the meat for 40 minutes.
- Take it out every 10 minutes to brush with the sauce and turn over.
- After 40 minutes, raise the oven temperature to 480F/250C and roast for 2 more minutes.
- Turn the oven off and leave the meat in there for 10 minutes to continue cooking in residual heat.
- It will have a nice color and shine!
- Take the pork out of the oven, and while it's still hot, remove burnt bits with kitchen scissors.
- Leave some of the burnt bits on - they're tasty.
- Slice to the thickness you like and serve on a plate with Japanese mustard.
- We like our pork cut thick!
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sugar, honey, soy sauce, oyster sauce, shaoxing wine, ginger
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/153688-authentic-char-siu-roast-pork-version-for-new-years (may not work)