Outdoor Grilled Char Siew ( Chinese Barbecue Pork )
A good piece of Chinese barbecue pork is quite an art and it takes time and patience to prepare. This honey glazed pork is slightly charred and has a finger licking sticky glaze on it. The pork is at its best when grilled on an outdoor grill.
- Prep time
- --
- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 g Pork Belly (, Cut into large long strips 3 cm thick, skinless)
- 2 tablespoon honey (, dissolved in a little hot water)
- 1 cucumber (, sliced to serve)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon taucho (yellow bean sauce)
- 1 tablespoon Hoi Sin sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 pieces red fermented bean curd (reddish cheese)
- 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- 1
Rinse and pat dry pork belly. Using a fork, prick some holes on the meat. This helps in better absorption of marinade into the meat for better flavour.
- 2
Then place the pork belly in a container. Set aside.
- 3
Put all ingredients for the marinade into a bowl. Mix well.
- 4
Pour the marinade into the pork. Mix thoroughly so the pork strips are well coated with the marinade.
- 5
Cover to marinade in the fridge for at least 2 hours but preferably overnight, turning occasionally.
- 6
Remove the marinated pork from fridge to cool to room temperature for 1 hour before grilling.
- 7
Place the marinated pork strips to drain on a plate.
- 8
At the meantime, cook the remaining marinated sauce over low heat. Do stir constantly and cook until sauce is a bit thickened. This is the barbecue sauce (char siew sauce).
- 9
Pour the barbecue sauce into a small bowl. Leave to cool. This sauce will be used to brush on the pork during grilling.
- 10
The pork is finally ready for the grill.
- 11
Prepare grill for INDIRECT HEAT.
- 12
Lightly oil the grilling grate. Place the pork strips on the oiled grate and place a drip pan below the meat. Cover over indirect heat for about 20 minutes or until pork is ABOUT cooked.
- 13
Turn the pork half-way through the grilling.
- 14
Brush the pork strips with the barbecue sauce (char siew sauce). Turn the pork strips occasionally throughout the basting.
- 15
When the pork is ABOUT cooked, transfer it to the grilling grate on the other side for DIRECT HEAT.
- 16
Brush with some honey syrup.
- 17
Allow to lightly brown over DIRECT HEAT on grilling grate for another 5 to 10 minutes or until done, turning occasionally. The meat should be slightly charred.
- 18
Allow the grilled pork to cool for 10 minutes before slicing.
- 19
Serve the barbecue pork as a main dish on a serving plate garnish with some sliced cucumbers, spring onions and red chillies.
- 20
The tender and juicy barbecue pork also compliments well with a plate of the infamous dry wanton noodles.