Thursday 16 September 2010

Char Siu Pork

Ingredients

  • 1 kg pork tenderloin (fillet), whole
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1/2 tsp Chinese five spice
  • 1/2 tbsp red food coloring
Method
  • Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix well.
  • Add pork loin to the marinade and massage well with your hands.
  • Store in the fridge for 24-48 hours.
  • Remove from fridge 1 hour prior to cooking and pre-heat oven to 220 degrees Celsius.
  • Place the pork on a wire rack over a roasting tin filled with 4 cm of water to catch the drips.
  • Roast for 8 minutes then reduce heat to 180 degrees Celsius and roast for a further 13 minutes.
  • Remove the pork from the oven and cut across the grain into approximately 1cm slices
  • Serve with fried rice and stir fried spinach.