Growing up in the catskills the first time i saw this chinese bbq pork or char siu was at the holiday inn of all places.
Chinese bbq pork on a stick.
I finally managed to get a chinese barbecue shop to tell me what cut of meat they use.
In a bowl combine all ingredients except pork.
Get ready with the grilling glaze set aside from the day before add the sugar and remaining ginger ale.
Long strips of seasoned boneless pork are skewered with long forks and placed in a covered oven or over a fire.
But for us ordinary folks you can still make chinese barbecue pork at home that tastes just like store bought it just has less smokey flavour.
Updated to include instructions on how to make char siu in the oven so this can be made in the oven or the grill depending on the season.
My father the hotel restaurant s head chef at the time used a closely guarded recipe of chinese sauces lots of garlic and spices to make his classic char siu.
This chinese chicken is the chicken version of chinese barbecue pork.
Add pork to skewers.
Char siu chinese bbq pork most chinese restaurants will serve char sui as a side dish or appetizer.
Char siu literally means fork roast char being fork both noun and verb and siu being roast after the traditional cooking method for the dish.
Drain and discard marinade.
As a chinese person who grew up on bbq pork i was very pleased with this.
No matter how it is served if made right it can easily be my favorite part of the meal.
It s also commonly served as a main meal with pancit or rice.
Grill the barbecued pork about 12 minutes on each side while rotating the skewers.
The real deal chinese barbecue pork is cooked over charcoals with the meat hanging on hooks.
Pre heat the outdoor barbecue grill to a medium high heat.
Delicious char siu is achievable at home.
It s popular street food usually with a side of vinegar dipping sauce as well as a pulutan served with hard drinks.
If you are using wooden skewers be sure to soak them in water to prevent burning.
If you love a juicy sweet sticky char siu chinese bbq pork give this easy recipe a try.
How to serve pork bbq on a stick.
Place in fridge for 2 3 hours.
Cut pork chops into bite size pieces.
At my favorite chinese restaurant they will serve this with the main entree alongside the fried rice.
Thank you chef john.
Best pork for char siu.
Place pork in a ziploc bag.
Total grilling time should take about 30 minutes.
The marinade is slightly adjusted to make it more suitable for chicken mainly less sugar because there s more surface area with chicken so i find the pork char siu marinade a bit too sweet and also easier to cook on the bbq stove without burning the marinade.
