Name: Char Sui Pork, Chinese Barbecue Pork
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs or 700 g whole pork fillet, tenderloin; 2 tbsp honey; 1/2 cup or 100 ml hoi sin sauce; 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar; 1/2 teaspoon Five Spice Powder; 1 tsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp crushed yellow or red bean curd; 2 tbsp rice wine; 1 tsp of sesame oil.

Char sui pork is a delicious recipe, full of flavor. Sticky, sweet, slightly caramelized. Goes great with noodles, fried rice, or simply eaten on its own as an appetizer!

Char Sui Pork, Chinese Barbecue Pork.
Char sui pork is a delicious recipe, full of flavor. Sticky, sweet, slightly caramelized. Goes great with noodles, fried rice, or simply eaten on its own as an appetizer!

Char Sui Pork, Chinese Barbecue Pork is a delicious recipe, full of flavor. It's sticky, sweet, and slightly caramelized and goes perfect with a bowl of ramen, fried rice or simply eaten on its own as an appetizer!

The original method of cooking this would be to put the meat on skewers and then cook over a flame so you get a charcoal effect on the outer.

Of course, not many of us have an industrial Chinese kitchen, so here, I have adapted the cooking method to suit most of our kitchens!

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If you were to go to South East Asia, you would most likely come across seeing char sui hanging up in the windows of many 'sui mei' restaurants and eateries (such as in the photo below).

Char Sui Pork, Chinese Barbecue Pork, showing hanging ducks in Chinese restaurant

It is common to order a piece of the char sui and have it alongside some Chinese Roast Chicken, Roast Duck or Soy Chicken.

In some parts of Asia, such as in Thailand, you would most likely have char sui served in a bowl of noodle soup, or perhaps in Malyasia, you would have char sui served in slices over steamed rice, with some chicken or duck and then a lovely sauce poured over.

Which ever way you decide to serve this, it will taste delicious!

For this recipe, I have used Pork tenderloin as my choice cut of pork. It is common to use a fattier cut, so the fat can burn a little, but I just prefer tenderloin! You use what you prefer.

Char Sui Pork, Chinese Barbecue Pork is a delicious recipe, full of flavor. It's sticky, sweet and slightly caramelised and goes perfect with a bowl of ramen, fried rice or simply eaten on it's own as an appetizer!

Please enjoy!

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Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

25 - 30 Minutes

Serves

4 - 6

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ lbs or 700 g whole pork fillet (tenderloin)
2 tbsp honey
½ cup or 100 ml hoi sin sauce
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
½ teaspoon Five Spice Powder
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp crushed yellow or red bean curd
2 tbsp rice wine
1 tsp of sesame oil.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Firstly, depending on the thickness of your fillet, you may need to cut in half. It is best to have the thickness around 2 inches thick, so you can see in the photo, I sliced my piece of pork length ways. This will help to cook the pork quicker and also not burn or dry out.

Char Sui Pork, Chinese Barbecue Pork, preparing tenderloin

2. Add ingredients to a zip lock bag and allow to marinade for at least 4 hours, better overnight.

Char Sui Pork, Chinese Barbecue Pork, marinading pork

3. Pour a shallow layer of water in the bottom of a roasting tin. I also like to line the tin with some heavy duty foil so it is easier to clean later. Place a roasting rack or wire cooling rack in the tin and put the meat on top, reserving the marinade. Brush some of the marinade over the pork.

Char Sui Pork, Chinese Barbecue Pork, ready for the grill

4. Roast at 425 F or 220 C for 15 minutes, basting again half way through with the reserve marinade and turning the meat. Then place the meat under a HOT broiler / grill brushing over a little marinade. Turn often, whilst brushing more marinade so as to get a good glaze over the meat.

Char Sui Pork, Chinese Barbecue Pork , glazing pork

5. When the meat is cooked through, test by inserting a knife and checking the juices run clear, allow to rest for 15 minutes then slice and serve.

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This is often served as part of a Chinese meal alongside other dishes. You can also add the pork, chopped into cubes to fried rice, or add slices into a bowl of noodles (in broth). Whichever way you want to serve this, it will be delicious!

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