Classic Chinese BBQ Pork
Chinese BBQ Pork According to Wikipedia Char siu ( Chinese : 叉燒 ; pinyin : chāshāo ; Cantonese Yale : chāsīu ) is a Cantonese –style of barbecued pork. [1] Originating in Guangdong , it is eaten with rice, used as an ingredient for noodle dishes or in stir fries, and as a filling for chasiu baau or pineapple buns . Five-spice powder is the primary spice, honey or other sweeteners are used as a glaze, and the characteristic red color comes from the red yeast rice when made traditionally. Here is a very classic but simple Pork BBQ you can try. Ingredients: ⅔ cup soy sauce ½ cup honey ½ cup Chinese rice wine (or sake or dry sherry) ⅓ cup hoisin sauce ⅓ cup ketchup ⅓ cup brown sugar 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper ⅛ teaspoon pink curing salt (Optional) 1 (3 pound) boneless pork butt (shoulder) 1 teaspoon red food coloring, or as desired (Optional) 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to