Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu)

Ingredients

• 2 lb pork belly (see notes 1)
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• Marinade
• 5 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 3 tbs light soy sauce
• 3 tbs maltose (or honey)
• 2 tbs hoisin sauce
• 2 tbs oyster sauce
• 5 tbs brown sugar
• 1 tbs red fermented bean curd (liquid only), optional
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• ¼ - 1 tsp five spice powder (depending on how much of this flavor you'd like)
• ½ tsp white pepper
• ½ tsp salt

• ½ tsp salt

Directions

1. Combine all the ingredients for the marinade and marinate the pork for 1-2 days.
2. Preheat the oven to 375 F (Make sure pork is in room temperature before baking).
3. Remove the garlic pieces from the pork and place the pork on a rack set on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil to catch the drippings.
4. Strain the excess marinade and discard the garlic. Set aside for basting.
5. Bake the pork for 20 minutes, flip, baste the pork and bake for another 20 minutes.
6. Take the pork out, set the oven rack to the highest level and increase the oven temperature to 450 F.
7. Baste the pork and bake for 5 mintues. Baste once more and bake for another 5 minutes or until charred to your liking.
8. Put the marinade to boil and let simmer until it thickens slightly to become a sauce. Brush the finished pork with the sauce to give it a shiny glaze. Let the pork rest for 5 minutes before slicing (cut away the hardened skin). Serve with steamed rice or noodles (See notes 4 and 5 on what you can do with the extra sauce and drippings).