Secret Recipe Char Siu
Secret Recipe Char Siu features marinated pork chunks that are fried and then simmered in a savory, slightly sweet sauce until thickened.
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This dish offers a tender texture and rich aroma, perfect for slicing or enjoying directly as a flavorful main.
Ingredients
Pork front leg meat
1000g
Light soy sauce
a little
Sugar
to taste
Char siu sauce
2 tbsp
Dark soy sauce
a little
Salt
to taste
Sand ginger
a little
Cooking wine
a few drops
Ginger
a few slices
Green onion sections
2 stalks
Garlic
a little
Instructions
1
Step 1
Prepare the ingredients, remove the skin from the meat; it tastes best with a mix of fat and lean,
2
Step 2
Cut the meat into large chunks
3
Step 3
Mince the sand ginger and garlic
4
Step 4
Add some light soy sauce, cooking wine, scallion sections, and a little salt to the cut meat; mix well and marinate for a while
5
Step 5
The minced sand ginger and garlic
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Step 6
Heat up the wok with more oil, and deep-fry the meat until both sides are slightly yellow,
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Step 7
Take it out when it is about done
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Step 8
Drain the oil
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Step 9
Leave a little oil in the pot, slightly more than for regular stir-frying; add the minced ginger and garlic to fragrance
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Step 10
Pour in the meat and stir-fry evenly; add char siu sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, chicken essence, salt, and sugar—add a bit more for flavor, so it tastes slightly sweet and salty
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Step 11
Then add clear water to just barely cover the meat; simmer over medium-low heat until the sauce is slightly thickened; do not cook it too soft, or it will be greasy and not refreshing
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Step 12
Really like it
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Step 13
If in large chunks, slice as you eat; if in small chunks, eat directly
