Barbecued Pork Strips Recipe
2 lbs. pork butt (boneless)
For the marinade:
1 tsp. 5-spice powder
1 tbsp. garlic, minced
2 tbsps. Light soy sauce
1 tbsp. Hoisin sauce
2 tbsps. dry sherry or Chinese rice wine
2 tbsps. Sugar
1 tbsp. Brown bean sauce
1 tbsp. Red bean curd
Basting Recipe:
3 tbsps. Boiling water
3 tbsps. Honey or malt sugar
Pork butt should be cut into half. Then the halves should be sliced in strips that measure about 3/4-inch. Place pork strips into the bowl together with marinade mixture and be sure to evenly coat all pork strips.
Marinate overnight or in room temp. for about 3 hrs.
Take out pork from marinade then baste pork strips with sugar-malt mixture. Using curved skewers (which you can get from Chinese cookware shops & restaurant-supply shops) to hang marinated meat from your oven’s top shelf over a big pan that has been filled up to 1/4-inch of water.
Pork should be roasted for about 45 mins. at a temperature of 350′ F then baste it occasionally using honey or malt sugar.
After 45 mins., heat should be increased to around 425′ F and continue to roast pork for about 20 mins. until it is done. When pork has cooled enough for handling, slice it up in 1/2-inch cuts then arrange them onto a serving platter.
Makes 4-6 servings as main dish together with some vegetables or 8-10 servings as appetizer.
