Char Siu Sauce

Preparation info
  • Yield

    1

    cup
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      20 min

Appears in
Chinese Homestyle: Everyday Plant-Based Recipes for Takeout, Dim Sum, Noodles, and More

By Maggie Zhu

Published 2022

  • About

My twist on the traditional Cantonese barbecue sauce uses fermented tofu to add a ton of flavor and a pretty red color. Growing up as I did in the north, I often found the Cantonese char siu a bit too sweet for my taste. You can use this sauce to make Char Siu Bao and Char Siu Chow Mein.

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