Char Siu–glazed Pork and Pineapple Buns Recipe

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Char Siu–glazed Pork and Pineapple Buns
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
568
Calories
Total time
255
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make brine: In a large pot, bring 3 1/2 cups water to a boil. Stir in salt, brown sugar, and vanilla. Chill until cool.
  2. Put pork in a 9- by 13-in. pan and pour on brine. Chill at least 3 hours and up to 12. Make char siu glaze: In a small bowl, mix together ketchup, hoisin, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and soy sauce. Pour half the sauce into another small bowl. Prepare grill for indirect medium heat (350° to 450°; you can hold your hand 5 inches above cooking grate only 5 to 7 seconds). Lay pork over indirect-heat area and cook, covered, until meat reaches 135° on a meat thermometer, 15 to 20 minutes. Using a pastry brush and one bowl of glaze, cover pork with glaze, saving 2 tablespoons for the pineapple. Cook pork (if using charcoal, add 6 to 8 briquets to maintain temperature), turning occasionally, until glaze has caramelized slightly and meat thermometer reaches 145°, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork to a cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest 15 minutes. Lay pineapple slices on direct-heat area of grill, brush with 2 tablespoons reserved glaze, and cook, turning once, until grill marks appear, about 4 minutes per side. Remove slices from grill and cut in half. Cut pork into 1/2-in. slices. Cut a deep diagonal slit across the top of each roll. Fill each roll with a piece of pork, half a grilled pineapple slice, a cilantro sprig, and 1/2 teaspoons glaze from second bowl. Serve rolls with remaining glaze for drizzling.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 567.99 Kcal (2378 kJ)
Calories from fat 88.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.8g 15%
Cholesterol 82.33mg 27%
Sodium 1579.07mg 66%
Potassium 337.39mg 7%
Total Carbs 29.91g 10%
Sugars 35.4g 142%
Dietary Fiber 1.63g 7%
Protein 23.06g 46%
Vitamin C 8.2mg 14%
Iron 4.1mg 23%
Calcium 32.1mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 233.92 Kcal (979 kJ)
Calories from fat 36.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.04g 15%
Cholesterol 33.91mg 27%
Sodium 650.34mg 66%
Potassium 138.95mg 7%
Total Carbs 12.32g 10%
Sugars 14.58g 142%
Dietary Fiber 0.67g 7%
Protein 9.5g 46%
Vitamin C 3.4mg 14%
Iron 1.7mg 23%
Calcium 13.2mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.8
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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