Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)

Name: Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 lb skinless pork belly, cut into 2 long strips; 2 tbsp garlic, finely chopped; 2 piece Chinese fermented red bean curd; 1 tbsp maltose (or honey); 1 tbsp Chinese Shaoxing wine; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tsp dark thick soy sauce; 1 tsp five-spice powder; 0.25 tsp white pepper powder; 3.5 oz sugar

Authentic Cantonese BBQ char siu pork belly in a sweet, savory char siu sauce that tastes just like Chinatown restaurants. Roasted and broiled to a dark, charred finish.

45 min 3 servingsRasa Malaysia Source

Extracted by chinwei271Extracted 1 Jul 2026

Nutrition· per serving · estimated

361

Calories

16g

Protein

43g

Carbs

80g

Fat

Scale recipe

3 servings

Original recipe

Ingredients11 items

Produce

🧄garlic, finely chopped2 tbsp

Meat

🥩skinless pork belly, cut into 2 long strips1 lb

Pantry

🟥Chinese fermented red bean curd2 piece

🍯maltose (or honey)1 tbsp

🍶soy sauce1 tbsp

🦪oyster sauce1 tbsp

🍶dark thick soy sauce1 tsp

🍬sugar3½ oz

Spices

🌟five-spice powder1 tsp

🧂white pepper powder¼ tsp

Beverages

🍶Chinese Shaoxing wine1 tbsp

Instructions

1
Choose fatty pork belly with roughly a 50:50 ratio of fat to meat, and remove the skin before marinating.
2
In a large bowl, mix all the char siu sauce ingredients: fermented red bean curd, maltose, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark thick soy sauce, five-spice powder, white pepper and sugar.
3
Add the chopped garlic and pork belly to the sauce, coat well, and marinate in the fridge overnight for the deepest flavor.
4
The next day, preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
5
Place the pork belly on a wire rack or in a foil-lined pan and roast for 15 minutes.
15:00 timer
6
Remove from the oven, turn the pork over and brush the remaining char siu sauce over it, then roast for another 15 minutes.
15:00 timer
7
Set the oven to broil and broil each side of the pork for about 1 minute until nicely charred; the char siu will look dark, which is normal.
8
Slice the char siu into thin bite-size pieces. Optionally heat the remaining sauce to a simmer to serve alongside, with steamed white rice.

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CuisineChinese