Ingredients
~350g pork (pork shoulder with some fat works best)
~ 5tbsp sugar + 1 tbsp water (for maltose) or 5 tbsp honey
~ 1cup hot water
~2 tbsp cooking wine
~1 tsp black soya sauce
~1 tbsp lemon sauce
~1 tbsp Hoi Sin Sauce
~2-3 glove garlic (chop fine)
~ 1tbsp sesames oil
- few fresh lettuce Or any salad you like
- carrot slices thin
- Some coriander leaves -optional
- 1 packed of mini Bun (Consist of 10 pcs - I bought from supermarket)
Prepared marinate sauce for char Siew.
1.Use a pan and add 5 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp water .Cook on high heat by keep stirring till sugar dissolved and turn into light brown to caramel. Once turn light brown turn off the fire & keep stirring till darker brown .Be careful not over burn it. Slow add 1 cup hot water to dilute malt sugar (maltose)
2.When the syrup maltose ready, add in cooking wine ,black soya sauce, lemon sauce, hoi sin sauce and bring to boiled till thicken the sauce. Add on sesames oil and take out half for dipping sauce. The balance of half marinate sauce add minced garlic . Let it cool
3. Prepared to marinated the pork. Use half to marinate Sauce (With garlic) to rub over the pork evenly. Cover and keep for few hours or overnight in the fridge.
Prepared cooking use Air fryer-
1.Set First 20 minutes/180C, place the marinated pork into air fryer. In to minutes check and turn the pork.
Take out pork and glaze with extra marinate sauce over top both sides & final cook another 5 minutes. Char Siew is ready😋
Prepared to served with mini bun.
Use the cooked marinate sauce for final glaze on mini bun before top up with cooked char Siew/ veggie. (as display on pictures)
It is delicious for sure and can be served with steamed rice or noodles.
Enjoy
