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Char Siu (Cantonese Roast Pork)

Name: Char Siu (Cantonese Roast Pork)
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 500g Pork Shoulder; 3 tbsp Soy Sauce; 3 tbsp Honey; 1 tbsp Sugar; 2 tbsp Cooking Sake; 1/2 tsp Five Spice Powder; 2 cloves Garlic

Main Dish

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Pork shoulder marinated in a soy-honey glaze and roasted — the Cantonese roast pork found hanging in every char siu shop window.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

The dish famously seen hanging in the windows of Cantonese roast shops. Marinating the pork in a sweet-savory glaze before roasting gives it its glossy, fragrant char. It's also a classic topping for ramen and fried rice.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Sliced thin over rice, or used as a topping for ramen.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Pork Shoulder 500g
Soy Sauce 3 tbsp
Honey 3 tbsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Cooking Sake 2 tbsp
Five Spice Powder 1/2 tsp
Garlic 2 cloves

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Poke the pork shoulder in several places with a fork to help the marinade soak in.
Mix the soy sauce, sugar, cooking sake, five spice powder, and grated garlic with 1 tbsp of the honey to make the marinade.
Add the pork to the marinade and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, ideally overnight.
Preheat the oven to 200°C and roast the pork on a rack for 20 minutes.
Brush the remaining honey over the surface, flip, and roast for another 15–20 minutes until nicely charred.
Let cool slightly, then slice thin to serve.

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