Chinese BBQ Pork Belly - Char Siu

Anova Culinary

Char Siu (or Chinese BBQ pork), is one of the most popular Chinese or Cantonese foods and one of the most ordered dishes in restaurants.

Author

Michael Pollock

@side0franch

Prep Time: 00:30

Recipe Time: 10:00

Temperature : 168F / 75.6C

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine hoisin sauce, soy sauce, wine, honey, sugar, garlic, colouring (if using) and spice powder in a shallow bowl. Whisk well to combine. Pour half of the sauce into a jug and reserve for later. Add the pork into the bowl with the remaining sauce. Rotate to cover completely and marinate in the refrigerator for 1-3 hours, or cover and refrigerate overnight for best results.
  2. Place marinated pork into vacuum sealed bag. Place into sous Vide at 169 degrees for 10 hours.
  3. Remove from sous Vide and place unopened bag into fridge to cool for several hours or overnight.
  4. Take pork from bag and discard juices. Cut pork belly into bite sized cubes.
  5. Sauté cubed pork belly or finish on griddle and serve over rice.

Finishing Steps

  1. Use reserved ingredients for marinade to create a finishing sauce. Add some cornstarch to help thicken.