Chinese Barbecued Pork (Char Siu) - Cook's Illustrated Recipe

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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
336
Calories
Total time
61
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Cut pork butt in half lengthwise. Turn each half on cut side and slice each half into 4 equal pieces (you will end up with 8 strips). Trim excess hard, waxy fat, leaving some fat to render while cooking.
  2. Using fork, prick each piece of pork on all sides. Place pork in large plastic zipper-lock bag. Combine sugar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sherry, pepper, five-spice powder, sesame oil, ginger and garlic in medium bowl.
  3. Measure out 1/2 cup marinade and set aside.
  4. Pour remaining marinade into bag with pork. Press out as much air as possible; seal bag. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
  5. While meat marinates, combine ketchup and honey with reserved marinade in small saucepan. Cook glaze over medium heat until syrupy, 4-6 minutes.
  6. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300°F Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and set wire rack on sheet. Spray the wire rack and rimmed pan with vegetable oil spray (this will help to facilitate cleanup).
  7. Remove park from marinade, letting any excess drip off, and place on wire rack. Pour 1/4 cup water into bottom of pan. Cover with heavy-duty aluminum foil, crimping edges tightly to seal. Cook pork 20 minutes.
  8. Remove foil and continue to cook until edges of pork begin to brown, 40-45 minutes.
  9. Turn on broiler (do not use a drawer broiler). Broil pork until evenly caramelized, 7-9 minutes. Remove pan from oven and brush pork with half of glaze; broil until deep mahogany color, 3-5 minutes. (Watch carefully; do not allow to blacken.).
  10. Using tongs, flip meat and broil until other side carmelizes, 7-9 minutes. Brush meat with remaining glaze and continue to broil until second side is deep mahogany, 3-5 minutes.
  11. Cool for at least 10 minutes, then cut into thin strips and serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 336.16 Kcal (1407 kJ)
Calories from fat 94.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.47g 16%
Cholesterol 45.83mg 15%
Sodium 1707.58mg 71%
Potassium 349.59mg 7%
Total Carbs 40.13g 13%
Sugars 30.33g 121%
Dietary Fiber 1.37g 5%
Protein 18.27g 37%
Vitamin C 2.9mg 5%
Iron 1.5mg 9%
Calcium 28.2mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 197.61 Kcal (827 kJ)
Calories from fat 55.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.15g 16%
Cholesterol 26.94mg 15%
Sodium 1003.81mg 71%
Potassium 205.51mg 7%
Total Carbs 23.59g 13%
Sugars 17.83g 121%
Dietary Fiber 0.81g 5%
Protein 10.74g 37%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 5%
Iron 0.9mg 9%
Calcium 16.6mg 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

  • 7.3
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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