Cantonese BBQ Pork

Char Siu

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    as part of a multicourse meal
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Easy Chinese Recipes: Family Favorites From Dim Sum to Kung Pao

By Bee Yinn Low

Published 2011

  • About

If you’ve been to any Chinatown, the sight of dangling roast meat (complete with pig’s heads!) and Char Siu in the display window of Chinese BBQ restaurants can either tempt you or frighten you. Despite the unsightly exhibition at these traditional Chinese eateries, Cantonese BBQ Pork is savory, sticky sweet, and imbued with a unique oven-roasted aroma. My good friend Shirley taught me how to make this Cantonese BBQ Pork. Her recipe has been tried and tested many times and rivals the