Best 11 Chinese Style Roast Pork Recipes

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**Roasted Pork: A Culinary Symphony of Flavor and Texture**

In the realm of culinary delights, Chinese-style roast pork stands as a testament to the art of slow cooking. This dish, often referred to as "siu yuk," embodies the essence of Cantonese cuisine, captivating taste buds with its symphony of flavors and textures. The crispy, caramelized skin shatters upon each bite, revealing a layer of succulent, tender meat that melts in the mouth. While siu yuk remains the star of the show, the accompanying recipes in this article offer tantalizing variations that cater to diverse palates.

From the classic char siu, renowned for its sweet and savory glaze, to the aromatic soya sauce chicken and the piquant crispy pork belly, each recipe promises a unique culinary journey. The char siu, with its vibrant red hue, tantalizes the senses with its smoky, honey-like sweetness, while the soya sauce chicken exudes an alluring aroma, its meat infused with the richness of soy and spices. The crispy pork belly, with its glistening, golden-brown skin, offers a textural contrast that is both delightful and satisfying.

These recipes not only provide step-by-step instructions for creating these culinary masterpieces, but also delve into the cultural significance and historical context of each dish. Whether you're an experienced chef or a home cook seeking to explore new culinary horizons, this article promises to guide you through the art of preparing Chinese-style roast pork, ensuring a delectable and memorable dining experience.

Let's cook with our recipes!

CHINESE ROAST PORK BELLY



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Chinese roast pork or siu yuk. Save yourself a trip to Chinatown and use this easy recipe for the best and crispiest Chinese roast pork belly at home.

Provided by Rasa Malaysia

Categories     Chinese Recipes

Time 2h5m

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 lbs. (1 kg) pork belly
6 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon five spice powder
Kosher salt, for layering

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C), arrange a pan on the bottom 1/3 of oven rack and fill with water. The pork belly should be roasted using the rack above it.
  • Wash and use paper towels to dry the pork belly.
  • Make some horizontal slits on the sides of the belly, then rub the meat side with the five spice powder.
  • Insert each garlic and push them deep inside the pork belly.
  • Layer the top of the pork belly with the salt evenly.
  • Place the pork belly on a wire rack. This is how it should look before going into the oven.
  • Place the pork belly at the top 1/3 of the oven and roast for 1 hour. While baking, the oil will drip to the bottom pan with water.
  • Bake until the salt crust forms, the salt should be hardened. Check water in the pan below and add if needed. This is how the pork belly and salt crust will look like in the oven. You have to insert the garlic deep inside the horizontal slits or else they will be pushed out during the roasting process.
  • Remove the pork belly from the oven, pull off the salt crust and discard.
  • Raise the heat of oven to 465°F (240°C), place the pork belly back in the oven and roast for another 40 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let set for 10 minutes.
  • Cut and serve immediately with some chili sauce and hoisin sauce, or eat as is.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 446 calories, Carbohydrate 1 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 127 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 33 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 35 grams protein, SaturatedFat 12 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 6 people, Sodium 495 grams sodium, Sugar 0 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams unsaturated fat

CHINESE ROAST PORK



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Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 1h

Yield 8 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/4 pounds lean pork loin, cut into six lengthwise strips
1 tablespoon Bourbon, Cognac or rum
1/2 cup sugar
6 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 teaspoon five-spice powder, commercially prepared or homemade (see recipe)
1 tablespoon sesame paste
2 tablespoons bean sauce, available in Chinese markets
1 cup honey

Steps:

  • Put the pork strips in a mixing bowl.
  • Combine the remaining ingredients and pour over the pork, turning the pieces until the meat is coated.
  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  • Place a rack on top of a roasting pan. The rack should be about two inches above the bottom of the pan. Arrange the pieces of meat parallel to each other but without the sides touching. Bake 30 minutes, basting, then turn each piece of meat and bake 15 minutes longer. Continue baking and turning the pieces often, basting, about 15 minutes longer.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 302, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 39 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 23 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 361 milligrams, Sugar 38 grams

CHINESE PORK TENDERLOIN



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A delicious and easy to prepare marinade consisting of ingredients that can be easily found at a Chinese grocery store. Don't let the ingredients fool you, this is a meal that even the less adventurous will enjoy.

Provided by JENNIFER72_00

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Chinese

Time 2h40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 (1 1/2 pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon sherry
1 tablespoon black bean sauce
1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
1 ½ teaspoons packed brown sugar
1 clove garlic
½ teaspoon sesame oil
1 pinch Chinese five-spice powder

Steps:

  • Place tenderloins in a shallow glass dish. In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sherry, black bean sauce, ginger, sugar, garlic, sesame oil, and five-spice powder. Pour marinade over pork, and turn to coat. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Remove tenderloins from refrigerator while the oven preheats.
  • Bake pork in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or to desired doneness. Let stand for 10 minutes, and then slice diagonally into thin slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 221.7 calories, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 98.5 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 35.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 373.5 mg, Sugar 2.7 g

CHINESE ROAST PORK (CHAR SIU)



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Sweet, delicious roast pork. Recipe adapted from my chef's version at culinary school. If you follow all the steps, it's the best char siu you'll ever have. I am usually "lazy" and use the marinade on a pork roast, then glaze it at the end.

Provided by laurenlikesfood

Categories     Pork

Time P1DT35m

Yield 1 1/2 lbs., 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup minced peeled ginger
2 tablespoons minced peeled garlic
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup chinese rice wine or 1/4 cup dry sherry
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 teaspoon five-spice powder
2 lbs pork shoulder, cut with grain into (1 1/2-inch x 1 1/2-inch x 10-inch)
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Steps:

  • First day preparation:
  • To make the marinade, combine the first 8 ingredients in a freshly-sanitized plastic container just large enough to hold the pork snug - or - in a Ziploc plastic bag. Reserve 1/4 cup of marinade for glaze. Add the pork, turn well to coat, and refrigerate at least 24 hours and not longer than 48 hours.
  • Second day preparation:
  • Preheat oven to 450°F Set a pan filled with 1" water on the bottom rack.
  • Combine the honey, 2 Tbs. soy, sesame oil, and 1/4 cup pork marinade in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Set aside.
  • Place pork strips on broiler pan and put on rack above water pan. Roast 10 minutes.
  • Brush with 1/3 of the glaze, roast 10 minutes more, and then lower the heat to 350°F
  • Brush with half of remaining glaze and roast 10 minutes more.
  • Brush with remaining glaze and turn off oven. Remove from oven after 5 minutes and cool to room temperature on a rack (if using for Bao; otherwise, serve it up!).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 497.2, Fat 28.2, SaturatedFat 9.7, Cholesterol 107.4, Sodium 1177, Carbohydrate 29.4, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 24.4, Protein 28.6

CHINESE ROAST PORK



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Provided by Roger Mooking

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 tablespoons fresh ginger
1 shallot, chopped
6 cloves garlic
1/2 cup oyster sauce
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 pork tenderloins, silver skin removed
Vegetable oil, as needed

Steps:

  • For the marinade: Put the ginger, shallots, and garlic into a blender, and puree.
  • Transfer the mixture to a bowl, and add the oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, and tomato paste, and stir to incorporate.
  • For the pork: Put the trimmed tenderloins into a baking dish, and pour over half of the marinade, turning to coat. Cover the dish with plastic wrap, then place the pork in the refrigerator, and let it marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes to a maximum of 24 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Heat the vegetable oil in a large, ovenproof saute pan over medium-high heat. Remove the pork tenderloins from the marinade and sear on all sides in the hot pan. Baste the pork with the remaining marinade throughout the cooking process.
  • Slide the pan into the preheated oven, and cook until the pork is cooked through, approximately 20 minutes. Allow the meat to rest for 15 minutes before serving.

CHINESE ROAST PORK (AUTHENTIC AND DELICIOUS)



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Do not deviate from this recipe. It may look complicated, but it is actually very easy! - NOTE: THE 2 HOURS OF MARINATING TIME IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREPARATION OR COOKING TIME.

Provided by Alan Leonetti

Categories     Pork

Time 42m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 lbs pork loin roast
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons white wine or 2 tablespoons rose wine
3 teaspoons hoisin sauce
3 cloves garlic (minced)
3 drops red food coloring
1/2 cup sugar
3 teaspoons oyster sauce
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons Chinese bean paste
4 shallots (diced)
4 tablespoons honey

Steps:

  • Combine salt, sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, ginger, hoisin sauce, bean paste, garlic, shallots and wine in a large bowl.
  • Add the pork loin roast, baste thoroughly and marinate 2 hours.
  • Place the roast on a rack in a roasting pan, and bake in a preheated oven at 425 degree for 15 minutes.
  • Turn meat and bake 7 minutes longer.
  • Remove the meat and brush with the honey mixed with the red food color.
  • Return to the oven for 10 minutes, or until done.
  • Cut the meat crosswise into thin slices and serve either hot or cold.

CHINESE ROAST PORK



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Marinated in a sherry honey glaze, then roasted to perfection, this dish will have you 'pigging out' to your heart's content!

Provided by CHRISTYJ

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Chinese

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 pounds bone-in pork roast
¾ cup soy sauce
½ cup dry sherry
⅓ cup honey
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water

Steps:

  • To Marinate: Pierce meaty sides of meat with fork; place roast in a large plastic bag. In a medium bowl combine the soy sauce, sherry, honey, garlic and ginger. Mix well and pour mixture into bag with pork. Press air out of the bag and tie securely. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight, turning bag over occasionally.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Remove roast and marinade from refrigerator. Reserving marinade, remove roast and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Roast in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Brush with reserved marinade; cover loosely with foil and roast for an additional 1 1/2 hours (or until the internal temperature has reached 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), brushing several times with marinade.
  • Remove roast from oven and let stand 15 minutes. Combine pan drippings with remaining marinade. In a small bowl combine cornstarch with cold water, mix together and add mixture to marinade. Boil marinade mixture for 4 to 5 minutes, or until mixture thickens. Serve with roast.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 351.4 calories, Carbohydrate 15.1 g, Cholesterol 81.9 mg, Fat 21.7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 22.3 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 1309.5 mg, Sugar 10.7 g

CHINESE ROAST PORK (CHAR SIU)



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Provided by Robert Farrar Capon

Categories     dinner, weekday, main course

Time 6h45m

Yield Enough for several meals serving 3 to 4 people

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 pounds boneless lean pork (pork tenderloin, boned butt or shoulder, or boned fresh ham)
1 tablespoon brown bean sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup chicken stock or water
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
1 teaspoon sherry

Steps:

  • Cut pork into neat billets about 6 by 3 by 1 1/2 inches and place in bowl. Put brown bean sauce, garlic, stock, salt, sugar, soy sauce and tomato paste in small saucepan and warm, stirring until everything is well blended. Remove from heat and stir in five-spice powder and sherry. Pour sauce over pork; mix to coat all pieces, cover and allow to marinate in refrigerator for at least 6 hours, turning a few times.
  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place a large shallow pan half full of hot water on the bottom of the oven (or on the lowest rack). Wipe top rack, which should be at least 7 inches above the water, with paper towel dipped in vegetable oil. Turn pork once more in marinade to coat well and place pieces directly on the rack, leaving spaces between them but arranging them so that the drippings will fall into the water (the water will also provide moisture during cooking). Bake 20 minutes.
  • Lower heat to 350 degrees and bake 10 minutes more. (For sweeter pork, brush pieces lightly during the last 10 minutes with 2 tablespoons honey mixed with 2 tablespoons marinade.)
  • Remove pork pieces from oven; if it will not be used immediately as an ingredient in one of the following dishes, cool, wrap and refrigerate or freeze until needed. To use, cut into pieces to match the dish you have in mind; for example, dice pork if dish contains diced vegetables.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 313, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 40 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 517 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams

ROAST PORK (CHINESE STYLE)



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I used to eat this with rice or plain just like that. The skin is crispy and kids just loves it. Easy to make and taste really yummy. Some Chinese Restaurants sells this too.

Provided by Stanley the Westie

Categories     Pork

Time 1h10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

3 kg pork belly, with skin
130 g coarse salt
1 pinch five-spice powder

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
  • Score the inner pork belly with a sharp knife.
  • Rub the meat with 30g of coarse salt and the five-spice powder.
  • Pierce metal skewers through the upper and lower portion of the pork belly to prevent it from shrinking during roasting.
  • Rub the remaining coarse salt on the skin of the pork belly.
  • Roast the pork for 45 minutes to an hour.
  • Halfway through the roasting time, remove the roast pork from the oven and rub off all the salt from the skin. Prick the skin all over with a stainless steel tenderiser needle.
  • Return the pork to the oven and roast it on high heat until pork is blackened and skin is crispy. Remove from oven and scrape off the blackened part.
  • Return to oven and continue roasting till done.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3885, Fat 397.6, SaturatedFat 145, Cholesterol 540, Sodium 12837.6, Protein 70

CHINESE ROAST PORK TENDERLOIN



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Make and share this Chinese Roast Pork Tenderloin recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Dancer

Categories     Pork

Time 7h

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (2 lb) whole pork tenderloin, well trimmed
1/2 cup water or 1/2 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
2 tablespoons Kikkoman soy sauce
1 tablespoon dry sherry or 1 tablespoon Japanese sake
1 tablespoon yellow miso (Yellow miso can be bought in the chinese section of the market)
2 teaspoons crushed fresh garlic
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring

Steps:

  • Place the porkloin in a large ziploc freezer bag.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the rest of the ingredients until the sugar has dissolved.
  • Pour into the ziploc bag; remove as much air as possible and seal shut.
  • Refrigerate from 6 to 36 hours (I prefer the longer marinade time).
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Remove porkloin from the marinade (discard remaining marinade); place on wire rack in a shallow baking pan.
  • Insert meat thermometer.
  • Roast about 1 hour or until the internal meat temperature reaches 165 degrees.
  • Remove from oven and allow to rest on the wire rack for 15 minutes before removing thermometer.
  • To serve as a main course, cut the porkloin into 1/4" slices.
  • To serve as a Chinese appetizer, cut into 1/4" slices; arrange on platter with separate small bowls of Chinese hot mustard and untoasted sesame seeds.
  • Enjoy it by first dipping a slice into the mustard, then into the sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 338.4, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 147.6, Sodium 1847, Carbohydrate 15, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 13.6, Protein 48.1

CHAR SIU (CHINESE BBQ PORK)



Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork) image

"Char siu" literally means "fork roast" - "char" being "fork" (both noun and verb) and "siu" being "roast" - after the traditional cooking method for the dish: long strips of seasoned boneless pork are skewered with long forks and placed in a covered oven or over a fire. This is best cooked over charcoal, but it's important to cook with indirect heat.

Provided by David&Andrea

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Chinese

Time 3h40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 pork tenderloins
½ cup soy sauce
⅓ cup honey
⅓ cup ketchup
⅓ cup brown sugar
¼ cup Chinese rice wine
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
½ teaspoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder

Steps:

  • Cut pork with the grain into strips 1 1/2- to 2-inches long; put into a large resealable plastic bag.
  • Stir soy sauce, honey, ketchup, brown sugar, rice wine, hoisin sauce, red food coloring or red bean curd (see Cook's Note), and Chinese five-spice powder together in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until just combined and slightly warm, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the marinade into the bag with the pork, squeeze air from the bag, and seal. Turn bag a few times to coat all pork pieces in marinade.
  • Marinate pork in refrigerator, 2 hours to overnight.
  • Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
  • Remove pork from marinade and shake to remove excess liquid. Discard remaining marinade.
  • Cook pork on preheated grill for 20 minutes. Put a small container of water onto the grill and continue cooking, turning the pork regularly, until cooked through, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 482.9 calories, Carbohydrate 53.5 g, Cholesterol 126.7 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 43.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 2249.8 mg, Sugar 48.3 g

Tips:

  • Choose the right cut of pork: A fatty cut like pork belly or shoulder is best for this dish, as the fat will render out during cooking and keep the meat moist and flavorful.
  • Score the skin: This will help the skin crisp up and prevent it from splitting.
  • Marinate the pork: This will help the pork absorb the flavors of the marinade and make it more tender.
  • Roast the pork at a high temperature: This will help to create a crispy skin and juicy interior.
  • Let the pork rest before slicing: This will help the juices redistribute throughout the meat and make it more tender.

Conclusion:

Chinese-style roast pork is a delicious and versatile dish that can be served as an appetizer, main course, or side dish. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With a little planning and preparation, you can create a mouthwatering Chinese-style roast pork that will impress your family and friends.

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