Chinese Grilled Pork Recipes

CHAR SIU (CHINESE BBQ PORK)

Steps:

• Cut pork with the grain into strips 1 1/2- to 2-inches long; put into a large resealable plastic bag.
• Stir soy sauce, honey, ketchup, brown sugar, rice wine, hoisin sauce, red food coloring or red bean curd (see Cook's Note), and Chinese five-spice powder together in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until just combined and slightly warm, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the marinade into the bag with the pork, squeeze air from the bag, and seal. Turn bag a few times to coat all pork pieces in marinade.
• Marinate pork in refrigerator, 2 hours to overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove pork from marinade and shake to remove excess liquid. Discard remaining marinade.
• Cook pork on preheated grill for 20 minutes. Put a small container of water onto the grill and continue cooking, turning the pork regularly, until cooked through, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

CHINESE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, vegetable oil, ginger, and garlic powder. Set aside some of the mixture in a separate bowl for marinating during cooking. Pierce the pork chops on both sides with a fork, place in a large resealable plastic bag, and cover with the remaining marinade mixture. Refrigerate 6 to 8 hours.
• Preheat the grill for high heat.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Discard marinade, and grill pork chops 6 to 8 minutes per side, or to desired doneness, marinating often with the reserved portion of the marinade.

CHINESE-STYLE GRILLED PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Trim the excess fat from the ribs and remove the membrane from the back of the ribs. Cut the rack into individual ribs.
• Gather the marinade ingredients.
• In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, dry sherry, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, honey, minced garlic, minced ginger, cider vinegar, sesame oil, chili paste, Chinese five-spice powder, and white pepper. Reserve about 1/4 cup of this marinade to use for basting. The rest will be used to marinate the ribs.
• Place the ribs into a resealable plastic bag (you might need to use 2 or more bags for this). Pour the marinade over the ribs, making sure they are well coated. Seal the bags and place the bags into a refrigerator. Marinate the ribs for 1 to 4 hours.
• Heat the grill to medium. Remove the ribs from the bags and discard the marinade that has been in contact with the raw meat.
• Place the ribs on the heated grill grate and cook for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 F. Baste with reserved marinade two to three times throughout the cooking process. Make sure to stop basting at least 5 to 8 minutes before the ribs are finished cooking.
• Remove the ribs from the grill and place them onto a large platter. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and chopped green onion for a garnish.

GRILLED CHINESE PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Place the pork in a large resealable plastic bag; add half of the marinade. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 2 hours, turning occasionally. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting., Drain and discard marinade. Grill pork, covered, over hot heat for 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160° and juices run clear, basting occasionally with reserved marinade.

GRILLED CHINESE PORK

Steps:

• If using broiler, turn it on, and cover broiler pan with aluminum foil.
• Wash, dry and trim excess fat from pork. Cut in half crosswise.
• In bowl large enough to hold meat, combine soy sauce, sherry and lemon juice. Grate ginger, and add.
• Turn pork in marinade to coat.
• If using stove-top grill, prepare. Grill or broil pork, browning on all sides, basting with marinade once or twice. Cook 7 to 10 minutes, until pork is slightly pink inside. Slice and serve.

CHINESE GRILLED PORK

Steps:

• finely chop celery, carrot, and onion.
• whisk together all ingredients except oil and marinate pork in mixture for 48 hours.
• remove pork from marinade.
• strain marinade into pot and reduce until thick and bubbly.
• brush pork with 1 tbp sesame oil and grill, basting with reduced marinade.

CHAR SIU (CHINESE BBQ PORK)

Steps:

• Cut the pork into long strips or chunks about 2 to 3 inches thick. Don't trim any excess fat, as it will render off and add flavor.
• Combine the sugar, salt, five spice powder, white pepper, sesame oil, wine, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, molasses, food coloring (if using), and garlic in a bowl to make the marinade (i.e. the BBQ sauce).
• Reserve about 2 tablespoons of marinade and set it aside. Rub the pork with the rest of the marinade in a large bowl or baking dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight, or at least 8 hours. Cover and store the reserved marinade in the fridge as well.
• Preheat your oven to 'bake' at 475 F (246 C) with a rack positioned in the upper third of the oven. (If you only have a convection oven, keep in mind the oven not only heats more quickly, your char siu will roast faster than what we have described here). It's amazing how oven temperatures can vary-from model to model, in different spots in the oven, and in how ovens pre-heat and maintain heat. Using an oven thermometer to double-check the actual oven temperature is a great safeguard to monitor your food (I say double-check because even oven thermostat calibrations vary and can sometimes be incorrect). Regardless, be sure to check your char siu every 10 minutes, reducing or increasing the temperature as needed.
• Line a sheet pan with foil and place a metal rack on top. Using the metal rack keeps the pork off of the pan and allows it to roast more evenly, like it does in commercial ovens described above. Place the pork on the rack, leaving as much space as possible between pieces. Pour 1 ½ cups water into the pan below the rack. This prevents any drippings from burning or smoking.
• Transfer the pork to your preheated oven. Roast for 25 minutes, keeping the oven setting at 475 F for the first 10 minutes of roasting, and then reduce your oven temperature to 375 F (190 C). After 25 minutes, flip the pork. If the bottom of the pan is dry, add another cup of water. Turn the pan 180 degrees to ensure even roasting. Roast another 15 minutes. Throughout the roasting time, check your char siu often (every 10 minutes) and reduce the oven temperature if it looks like it is burning!
• Meanwhile, combine the reserved marinade with the maltose or honey (maltose is very viscous--you can heat it up in the microwave to make it easier to work with) and 1 tablespoon hot water. This will be the sauce you'll use for basting the pork.
• After 40 minutes of total roasting time, baste the pork, flip it, and baste the other side as well. Roast for a final 10 minutes.
• By now, the pork has cooked for 50 minutes total. It should be cooked through and caramelized on top. If it's not caramelized to your liking, you can turn the broiler on for a couple minutes to crisp the outside and add some color/flavor. Be sure not to walk away during this process, since the sweet char siu BBQ sauce can burn if left unattended. You can also use a meat thermometer to check if the internal temperature of the pork has reached 160 degrees F. (Update: USDA recommends that pork should be cooked to 145 degrees F with a 3 minute resting time)
• Remove from the oven and baste with the last bit of reserved BBQ sauce. Let the meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing, and enjoy!

CHINESE PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the ginger, garlic cloves, chili pepper, star anise, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, oyster sauce, and Chinese five spice together.Place the pork tenderloin in a large resealable plastic bag and pour the marinade in.Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before cooking.Preheat oven to 425°F. Prepare a baking pan (either non-stick or oiled).Heat a cast iron pan at medium high heat and add a 1/2 tbsp oil. Take the pork tenderloin out of the bag, while letting the excess marinade drip back into the bag. Season all around the pork tenderloin with salt to taste.Place the pork into the pan to sear until brown (about 2-4 mins). After 2-4 min flip the tenderloin to sear the other side until brown for another 2-4 mins.Now transfer the tenderloin onto the prepared baking pan and bake in the oven for about 15-20 min, or if you have a meat thermometer, until the internal temperature reaches 145°F.While the pork cooks in the oven, pour the remaining marinade into a small saucepan and simmer for about a minute, then salt to taste to make sauce.Once you remove the pork from the oven, allow it to rest for about 10 mins before cutting into medallions. The pork should be juicy, pink, and tender.Serve with sauce poured over the pork medallions.Notes:This dish goes well with jasmine rice or roasted potatoes.It is also nicely complimented with sauteed vegetables or roasted vegetables like bok choy, Chinese broccoli, or eggplant.Source: From Eric in Ottawa

CHAR SIU (叉燒) - CHINESE BBQ PORK

Steps:

• We'll cut our pork shoulder into long slices, roughly about 1 inch thick.
• To a bowl, we'll add:
• Place the meat into a ziploc bag, pour the sauce in, and massage the pork for about 2 minutes so that the sauce is able to finesse its way into the meat. Afterwards, we'll push all the air out of the bag and seal it.
• Preheat the oven to 425° F or 218° C.
• Now, we'll be placing the pork into the oven and taking it out periodically to lather it again with either our leftover pork marinade, or honey diluted with water.
• Once the char siu has finished its last cycle in the oven, we'll lather each side with our diluted honey.

GRILLED CHINESE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Prepare the pork chops by removing all of the fat.
• Then poke both sides of each chop with a fork.
• Place the chops in a container with a tight fitting lid to be marinated.
• In a separate bowl, mix together thoroughly all of the ingredients for the marinade.
• Pour the marinade over the pork chops and stir them to coat.
• Place them in the refrigerator and marinate overnight.
• When you are ready to cook the chops, pre heat the grill to medium high.
• Once the grill is hot remove the chops from the marinade and immediately place them on the grill.
• Reserve the marinade in the container and let the pork chops sit for 2 minutes.
• After 2 minutes, rotate the chops, don't flip them yet.
• Just turn them to make nice grill marks on the one side.
• Then using the reserved marinade, lightly baste each pork chop.
• Let them cook another 2 minutes and then flip them.
• Lightly baste again with the remaining marinade.
• After another 2 minutes, rotate them to create grill marks on the other side and lightly baste them one more time.
• After 2 more minutes check to make sure that the internal temperature of each pork chop has reached 140 degrees.
• Once they are done, remove them from the heat, cover them with foil and let them sit for about 10 minutes and then serve.