This is the SECRET to MELT in Your Mouth Char Siu – Chinese BBQ Pork
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Chinese BBQ pork (Char Siu 叉烧) is food I grew up with. Here’s my version, 2020 style, made in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. ** NEW Instant Pot …
Want some amazing melt in your mouth BBQ pork? You’ll be glad to know it’s also super easy! Happy Sunday! 💕
I'm Australian and because we are here down in the Asia Pacific region we are blessed with all Asian cultures. Char Siu served just as you served it is so delicious and simple and one of my top 3 treat dinners… and yes to the pork belly, just about every char siu shop here offers both, along with the Duck and sausages etc.
Pork Butt is pork shoulder. It’s just the higher part of the shoulder so it’s more tender.
I get too hungry watching you cook!!
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Great feel good couple. Two chopstick straight up!!
Hipsters ruin everything
I made it and it was absolutely delicious. I used cubed pork shoulder and marinated it for 12 hours. I substituted the wine with 1 tablespoon of whiskey. skipped the oven and the glaze part and just fired up the wok and cooked the meat with all the marinate on high heat for about 30 minutes. Then lowered the heat and covered it with a lid for approx another 30 minutes. Cut a small cube of meat for doneness. I served with a salad of coriander, sliced apple, and 2 green onions. This would also be awesome on a bed of rice but didn't to avoid the carbs. It turned out YUMMY! I bought the pork shoulder at an Asian store and for under $5 . I cut up the pork and divided it to make two recipes. Cut up cubes for this recipe and then I was left with a bone and some more cubes which I used to make an amazing Romanian Goulash…. WOW !!!! all for under $5 piece of pork meat.
Making char siu without using char siu sause.
Isnt char shu japanese food?
Hi Flo’nDude!
Another great feast on this recipe- used a kilo of shoulder and one of belly. Cooked together . Couldn’t tell the difference. My family’s fave now. We’ve gobbled down some fine cha siu over the years, from HK to Richmond, but none are better than that produced with this recipe.👍🏻
Where can I buy your cook books .B N says they are not printing them any more please help me.
Omg ,I always wanted to know how To make this and you made it so simple to make . Thank you …. I’m making it tomorrow 😋
Totally agree Malaysian the BEST BBQ MEAT EVERRRRR and I'm from South America..
Hi Flo, thank you for this recipe! Noob question, but can I ask how high was the temperature when you broiled the meat in the oven?
For those of us who need to loose very many pounds, FAT IS BEAUTIFUL! and tasty. We are always looking for recipes with more fat. Long live KETO. I can't wait to try this recipe.
Looks absolutely fantastic. Melt in your mouth delicacy.
I have done this already. I got two meals, woohoo, and the second night was even better if that is possible. Mr meat and three veg “loooved” it. Now I am making it again. Fabulous. Thank you Flo.
Maybe melts in your mouth but melts on my hips!
This was easy and according to my family tremendous! Thx
Thanks for the recipe. I used 1 medium sized beet for the "red" color
I made this recipe, and it was totally awesome. We all loved it. I had to come back and get the recipe. I'm making it again this weekend. Thanks so much. Yum.
I made this today. Well, sort of. I had the Costco 4.5 lb package of pork belly, doubled the marinade and put all in a gallon ziploc bag. All except half on one strip. As the rest is marinating, I put that half strip (I made sure it had marinade all over it) in the Ninja Foodi, basket inserted, on air fry, 350 for 15 minutes, flipping half way. Flavor = delicious!!! Texture = A+ as well, although it was certainly not that super-tender version you made in the Instapot. It was obviously a denser texture, still tender, still very good. I can see using that for fried rice as well as condiment style side dish. I'll finish the rest in the Instapot like you describe. Looking forward to it! Thank you for posting.
I don’t have an instapot. What do I do?
Ok, am I the only one in the world that doesn't have an Instant Pot? Might have to buy one after watching this… but in the meantime, would a crockpot work? I know it would require a longer cooking time, but with that said, maybe the pressure helps to "force" the seasoning into the meat a little more.
Easiest way is to just use the Chia Siew sauce from Lee kum kee, add a little bit of dark soy sauce, garlic,and black pepper. Best to marinate overnight, make a huge difference in flavor! I normally just bake it at 375F for about an hour, turn once in a while. For now, best chia Siew I have ever had is from my own kitchen!😄
Deliciousness! This was amazing and melted in our mouth. Thank you for sharing this great recipe with us.😋
Cooo Yah yah ! yum
Looks 😋😋😋😋
I made this recipe in my instant pot, and it was so delicious! The one mistake I made was broiling it too close to the heat element. Even though the parchment paper wasn't hanging over, it burned on the sides. Even though it was charred more than I would have liked, it still tasted great! Next time, I'll lower the oven rack one notch! Thanks for the recipe!
You can use pork belly? Always thought is was pork butt or shoulder.
Will definitely try this.
Hey Flo & Dude!!
We lived in HK over 20 years and have scarfed down some off the best cha siu in the world. We live in Bangkok now. We followed your recipe tonight to a T, using pork belly. Absolute perfection. Our son and BH pronounced it " the best" they've ever had. Thanks for sharing. We enjoy your vids. My wife was born in Hong Kong and also fuses her Cantonese cooking with a touch of western. Will try with shoulder next time.😎👍🏻
Hi Flo & Dude…I cant wait to try it. Any chance you could spell the name of the wine please. Cheers, and Happy 2021.
so I just ordered both of your InstaPot recipe books. Really disappointed I could not find your original Chinese cookbook in print – only Kindle. Is it available in print? I don't have Kindle. Watched your Utube garlic noodles – and sure would like to have it in print – along with your other recipes. You, and your recipes are awesome. Thank you!!
Pork loin is often preferred rather than tenderloin
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My son and I made this for dinner. Turned out great. Made a few substitutions because I didn't have all ingredients. Did part of it in the instant pot and part of it sous vide. Both came out fantastic. A Happy New Year to your family.
What is an alternative to the instant pot? Boiling?
Looks very good and I bet it was delicious.
This looks amazing! But, I don't have an Instant Pot. Can I use a regular pressure cooker to do the first part?
Marion Grasby from Marion’s Kitchen (YouTube channel) used beet powder in her char sui pork to get that lovely red colour. Well done though. Am keen to try this.
I plan on making this on Friday, for our New Years Day dinner.. I'll be making a side dish of noodle stir fry to go with it. Yum, looking forward to this.
And no, I'm not Oriental. I love Oriental food, and could live on it.
Dude what if you don't have a pressure cooker . Can you just boil it