Char Siu / Xa Xiu (Chinese Barbecued Pork)

By drinkfairy

Ingredients

• For 3 lbs of pork, you'll need:
• 3 lbs of pork butt, shoulder, ribs, or whatever you like
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 3 tblsp hoisin sauce
• 2 tblsp oyster sauce
• 2 tblsp xiao hsing white wine
• 2 tblsp honey
• 1 tblsp brown sugar
• 1 tblsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
• 2 tsp salt

Details

Adapted from wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Mix all marinade ingredients thoroughly and take a taste, adjusting if necessary. Then slather marinade all over the pork. You can let the meat marinate for several hours or overnight in the fridge, but I've baked it right away and still achieved plenty of flavor. Bake in a shallow pan in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. The marinade will start thickening at this point.

Flip the meat, making sure to baste the meat in the marinade, and bake for another half hour. Check for doneness. When the pork is almost done, broil for 10 minutes to get the pork crispy and charred. Check and make sure the sugars don't cause the pork to burn.