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Char Siu - Chinese BBQ Pork

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Red Fermented Bean Curd

On Five Spice Powder

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Prepare pork

Prepare marinade

Marinate pork

Prepare char siu for oven

Roast and baste char siu

Final touches, let cool, cut and enjoy!

A restaurant-quality recipe for perfect, juicy, tender char siu BBQ roast pork, a classic Cantonese favorite!

Char Siu (叉燒) - Chinese BBQ Pork

A time-tested recipe for perfect, juicy, tender char siu, a classic Cantonese favorite!

Char Siu - Chinese BBQ Pork (叉燒)

蒜薑蠔

Garlic & Ginger Oysters

Garlic & Ginger Oysters are an extremely simple, savory snack you can make for your next feast or party!

Garlic & Ginger Oysters (蒜薑蠔)

香煎全魚

Pan-fried Whole Fish

This is a classic saucy Chinese whole fish, an appropriate showstopper for holidays and feasts!

Pan-fried Whole Fish (香煎全魚)

煎腸粉

Pan-fried Rice Rolls

These are some of the most addictive, simple, chewy delectable bites of rice you'll ever have!

Pan-fried Rice Rolls (煎腸粉)

什錦炒麵

Combo Chow Mein

This is a masterclass in making chow mein with what's in your fridge! 

Combo Chow Mein (什錦炒麵)

菠菜豆腐湯

Spinach Tofu Soup

This easy and comforting soup is filled with spinach, tofu and pork. It comes together in less than half an hour, making it a wonderful weeknight recipe.

Spinach Tofu Soup (菠菜豆腐湯)

An easy, comforting soup that's ready in less than 30 minutes.

糖醋魚柳

Sweet and Sour Fish

This seafood twist on the classic Chinese sweet and sour dish features flaky, crispy sole filet. The pieces are smothered in a sweet and sour sauce with pineapple, red bell pepper and onions.

Sweet and Sour Fish (糖醋魚柳)

A seafood twist on the classic Chinese-American dish.

叉燒雞髀

Char Siu Chicken Drumsticks

This low-effort Char Siu Chicken Drumstick recipe has the same great flavors as Cantonese roast pork, but takes far less time to make. Here's how a professional Chinese chef turns char siu into a winning chicken dinner.

Char Siu Chicken Drumsticks (叉燒雞髀)

A low-effort chicken dinner with the same great flavors as Cantonese roast pork!

Learn how to recreate the Cantonese flavors you love by demystifying and mastering a handful of core, traditional ingredients

Understanding Flavor

Just made this. I just used a mini plastic bottle of white wine ( I buy the 4 packs for cooking ) instead of the fancy ones, and skipped the fermented whatever curd but did use the oyster sauce and hoisin sauce since I can buy that locally.

Wow. this is good, this is the stuff I thought it was, but better since it's tender and not dried out.  Thanks!  

I can get a butt roast and make too much of this twice, but the slabs freeze well in a vacuum bag so it's economical.

Also this is the first butt roast I bought except the one I turned into picnic ham.  There was a bit of fat I had to cut off, and a small bone which my dog appreciated, but I discovered butt roast by making this.  I think I am going to buy another one and make it into dry cured bacon - I like a little more meat and a little less fat on my bacon, so untrimmed it would be perfect.  It's easier to find than pork belly and I don't have to buy a whole one. 

For some reason I thought this pork was based on cherries, but there's no cherries.  And what I made smelled to me like cherries just like what I've had at restaurants - I guess it's the spices..  I used star anise, fennel, cinnamon, cloves and black pepper.

I made this recipe over the weekend, followed it to the gram and minute. It was AMAZING. The kids ate it all. I had to save 1 piece for us for the next day, and it was soooo tender and moist warming up. The pork shoulder I bought wasn’t the best cut but it still turned our amazing. This is the third recipe I follow and every recipe turned out better than from the restaurant cause it’s less fatty and I know what put in the foods. Thank you so much for the recipes. Keep on the great work ❤

Wow amazing your dad is an amazing Chef and musician, I love Chinese music as well, I am planning on learning a few instruments, mainly the Erhu

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