Pork Jowl Char Siu 貴妃叉燒

Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Pork Jowl Cha Siu1

You can also use some red food colouring to get a red colour on the char siu.

There’s no need to marinate over 30 minutes because the basting sauce will give the meat enough flavour since jowl meat is quite thin. Less marinating time will also give you juicier meat.

Approximate cost (CAD) $20

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Rest Time 30

Total Time 55

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Cantonese, Chinese

Servings Servings

Calories 492 kcal

Ingredients

600 g Pork jowl (approx. 3 pieces)
20 g Red fermented bean curd , aka nan ru, nam yu (approx. 1 ½ small cubes or ¾ large)
1 tbsp Red fermented bean curd brine or red yeast rice sauce aka anka sauce
1 tbsp Light soy sauce
2 tsp Oyster sauce
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Rose essence wine aka mei kuei lu chiew this will give you authentic Cantonese char siu flavour but you can use any cooking wine
2 tsp Hoisin sauce
3 tbsp Hoisin sauce for basting
3 tbsp Honey for basting

Instructions

Pat dry jowl meat with paper towels
Make marinade by combining together 20 g red fermented bean curd, 1 tbsp red yeast rice sauce, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 2 tsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp rose essence wine and 2 tsp hoisin sauce
Break apart red fermented bean curd and mix everything together. Cover the pork completely with the marinade. Marinate for 30 minutes
Place the pork onto the baking rack
Prepare 3 tbsp hoisin sauce and basting brush
Apply half of hoisin sauce to the top of the pork
Place into oven, set temperature to low broil (230˚C or 450˚F) and bake on middle rack for 7 minutes If your pork jowl is quite thin (1 cm or less), reduce the time to 5 minutes
Turn the pork over, baste with the rest of the hoisin sauce and bake for 7 minutes If your pork jowl is quite thin (1 cm or less), reduce the time to 5 minutes
Prepare 3 tbsp honey
Turn the pork over, baste with a coat of honey and bake for 2-3 minutes or until the edges are slightly charred
Turn the pork over, baste with the rest of the honey and bake for the last 2-3 minutes
Check for doneness
Remove from oven and let rest for 2 minutes
Slice and serve

Nutrition

Calories: 492kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 27gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 885mgPotassium: 467mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 2mg

Keyword Char Siu, Pork, Pork Jowls

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