Authentic Homemade Char Siu Sauce
The key to any good Char Siu dish (like Char Siu pork) is a good Char Siu sauce. My version includes classic Chinese spices like five spice powder and white pepper paired with savory sauces like hoison and fermented red bean curd. The resulting combination is a sauce that makes meats taste like you just got them from a Hong Kong BBQ restaurant. Learn all the ins and outs of this special sauce in this post.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp five spice powder
- 2 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp white pepper
- ½ tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp shaoxing wine
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp hoison sauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 red bean curd
- 1 tbsp red bean curd brine
Instructions
- 1
Mince 3 cloves of garlic and add to a bowl. Follow with ¼ cup of granulated sugar, ½ tsp five spice powder, 2 tsp of salt, and ¼ tsp of white pepper. Lastly, add ½ tsp of sesame oil, 1 tbsp of Shaoxing wine, 1 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tbsp of hoison sauce, 3 tbsp of honey, 1 red bean curd, and 1 tbsp of red bean curd brine.
- 2
Mix everything together well.