*not* paleo pork char siu
Updated on Aug 27, 2014
Arriving in my inbox just in time for Culinary Quest/China was this Paleo recipe. Great! Except I don't have some of the ingredients so I unPaleo'd it. Doing a some research, I found this: "One of our favorite things about living in NYC is our proximity to one of the best Chinatowns in North America. Where else can you find perfect soup dumplings, bao stuffed with everything imaginable and lacquered, sticky, Chinese-style roasted meats. One of our favorites of those meats will always, always be char siu pork. This barbecued Chinese pork is best friends with rice..." I totally agree.
prep time
4 Hr
cook time
30 Min
method
Roast
yield
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork tenderloin
- MARINADE
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons mirin or apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chinese 5-spice powder
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 - yellow or vidalia onion, minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 - star anise (optional)
- GLAZE
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1-2 tablespoon hot water
How To Make *not* paleo pork char siu
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Step 1Cut the pork loin into 6 equal pieces.
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Step 2Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a glass bowl or plastic ziplock bag. Add the pork loin pieces and marinate for 4 to 8 hours.
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Step 3Preheat oven to 325F.
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Step 4Grease a baking rack with oil and set over a roasting pan.
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Step 5Place the pork pieces on the rack.
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Step 6Bake at 325F for 20 minutes and remove from the oven. Move the pieces from the rack and place flat on the roasting pan.
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Step 7Increase oven heat to 425F.
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Step 8Mix the glaze ingredients together and heat on medium for about 5 minutes.
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Step 9Brush all the pork pieces with the glaze and return the pan to the oven to bake for another 5 minutes at 425F, rotate once halfway through.
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Step 10Pork is done when the internal temperature reaches 145F.
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