CharSiu (Chinese BBQ Pork) Recipe

I love CharSiu pork. you can have it with rice, in a bun, for rice-roll(previous recipe). It's nothing fancy, Just marinate your pork (loin / belly if you prefer fatty texture) for 2 days and then pop it into the oven and bake. Well it's nicer if you roast/ grill it to give it a slight charred flavor.

Ingredients:
500g pork
a few slices of ginger
green onion
chopped garlic
1tsp red food colouring (optional)
1 tbsp cooking wine (keeps meat tender)
1-2 tbsp sugar
1-2 tbsp light soy sauce
1-2 tbsp hoisin sauce (I also use LKK's charsiu sauce)
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp five-spice powder

Instructions:

1. marinate the pork with all the ingredients, give the meat a good rub, seal it tight in a bag/ container for 1-2 nights.
2. preheat oven at 250 degrees, bake for 45 minutes (turn meat over halfway through; or bake 30 minutes and then grill on skewers until slightly charred.
3. slice meat and serve with rice (additional sauce can be poured over meat), or keep meat for other recipes, like 'charsiu pao (BBQ pork steam buns)'.

Bon appetit!

Difficulty level: easy