Chinese-Style Barbecued Pork Recipe

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This tasty and popular cantonese pork dish, also called char siu, can be used in stir-fry dishes, served with noodles, or as a stuffing for pork buns. It is also a popular holiday dish. Char siu literally means "Fork roasted" (siu means burn/roast and cha means fork). In chinese restaurants all over the world, the spelling varies; you may see it on a menu as char siew, cha siu, or cha shao. Typically, this dish calls for pork loin although you can use pork shoulder (butt). For a fatter and juicier variation, you can use pork belly. A number of ingredients like hoisin sauce, chinese five spice, soy sauce, honey, and more are combined for the 3-hour marinade in the fridge. You can add a touch of food coloring to give your barbecued pork the red coloring you commonly see hanging in restaurant windows in chinatown. Variations of this dish exist throughout asia. You can easily add or subtract ingredients to give this dish your own individual stamp on it. For instance, in japan, this dish is called chashu and is typically seasoned with honey and soy sauce; it is served in bowls of ramen soup and most of the other ingredients used in traditional chinese cuisine are omitted. Char siu has an amazing sticky glaze. You make think it comes from honey, and it can. But, usually, the glistening version that you see at your local chinese restaurant is created by using maltose instead of honey. You can pick up a tub of maltose at most chinese markets, but, if you can't get your hands on it, honey works just fine.

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Ingredients for Chinese-Style Barbecued Pork Recipe

  • 0.38 pound Pork Tenderloin
  • 1/2 Cloves Garlic
  • 1/2 tablespoon Chinese rice wine
  • 1/2 tablespoon Hoisin Sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon Ketchup
  • 0.38 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • 1/4 tablespoon Liquid honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon Brown sugar
Nutrition
value
279
calories per serving
6 g Fat39 g Protein13 g Carbs< 1 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    6g
  • Protein
    39g
  • Carbs
    13g
  • Fiber
    < 1g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    13g
  • Protein
    39g
  • Fiber
    < 1g

Fats

  • Fat
    6g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    65mg
  • Iron
    10mg
  • Vitamin A
    4mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    8mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    18mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    9mcg
  • Vitamin C
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin E
    < 1mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    54mg
  • Manganese
    < 1mg
  • Phosphorus
    417mg
  • Selenium
    63mcg
  • Zinc
    5mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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