Homemade Roast Pork (Char Siu/Siew)叉烧

I was amazed that making BBQ Roast Pork (Char Siu/Siew) at home is really easy and simple!! If you have oven or grill at home,there is not an excuse that you can't make char siu/siew yourself at home.Some of you might wonder,what is BBQ Roast pork(Char Siu)...Well,I excerpt some info from wikipedia:

"Char siu" Cantonese roasted meat literally means "fork burn/roast" after the traditional cooking method for the dish: long strips of seasoned boneless pork are skewered with long forks and placed in a covered oven or over a fire.

There is no hard rules to make char sui as long as you have the basic ingredients like soy sauce,wine,hoisin sauce and sugar.Some people like to use pork loin,some like pork belly,some like pork butt and some like more leaner meat.But I like to use fresh side pork which is the same cut as slab bacon but it is fresh. It is taken from the section of side that remains after the loin and spareribs are removed. The layered lean from fat is generally used as a seasoning.

Ingredients:

4-5 lbs pork ,washed and wipe dry wt paper towel
5 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 cup sugar ,plus extra if you don't brush wt honey
5-6 tbsp soy sauce
3-4 tbsp cooking Chinese wine
1 tbsp sea salt
1 tbsp 5 spice powder
1-2 drop red food color*optional*
maltose for brushing

Method:

1:Combine all seasoning with pork in a large container.Marinate pork for 5 hours or overnight in fridge. I prefer marinated overnight.
2:Heat oven to 375 F.Prepare a baking tray with aluminum foil over it.Place marinated pork on the baking tray,bake pork for 30
minutes,then turn the other side,bake for another 30 minutes.
3:Change setting to broil at 400F,roast the pork for another 10-15 minutes or until it is charred ,not burnt!!
4:Remove roast pork from oven,brush with maltose to give a glossy shine look.Cut and serve as appetizer or main dish.

Note:

If you can't find maltose ,use honey.