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Posted on 12th Jul 2025

Char Siu

Ever wondered how the restaurants make the most delicious, sweet, sticky, savoury pork? Well here's how you can do it at home, without all the food colouring!

Cuisine

Time

2.5 hrs mins

Servings

4 people

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recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 x 300g pieces of pork neck fillet (swapsies: pork belly slices for extra fat or pork fillet for a leaner finish)

The Marinade

  • ½ thumb-sized piece of ginger, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon five spice
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper
  • 2 teaspoons tomato paste or puree
  • 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Shao Xing rice wine
  • 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 4 tablespoons honey

Method

Finely chop the ginger and garlic, then massage all of ‘The Marinade’ ingredients into the

pork neck fillets. This dish can be cooked immediately if you’re too hungry to wait, or ideally

cover and leave in the fridge to marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight for best results. 

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