Chinese Barbecued Pork

Serves: 6

Llewellyn Gorczany

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

51

Sweetness

41

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Hoisin Sauce

2 tbsps

Sherry (dry)

2 tbsps

Honey

Directions:

1

Trim any fat and membrane from pork and transfer pork to a large heavy-duty sealable plastic bag

2

In a bowl whisk together all remaining ingredients except honey and add to pork

3

Seal bag, pressing out excess air, and turn it to coat pork well

4

Chill pork, turning bag once or twice, at least 2 hours and up to 12

5

Prepare grill

6

Remove pork from marinade and reserve 2 tablespoons marinade

7

In a small bowl whisk together honey and reserved 2 tablespoons marinade

8

Grill pork on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, turning it over every 2 minutes, 6 minutes total

9

Baste pork with honey mixture and cook pork, turning and basting it every 2 minutes, 10 minutes more

10

Discard any remaining honey mixture

11

Continue to cook pork, turning it every 2 minutes, until a thermometer diagonally inserted 2 inches into center of pork registers 155°F, about 6 minutes

12

Let pork stand 5 minutes before slicing on the diagonal

13

Trim any fat and membrane from pork and transfer pork to a large heavy-duty sealable plastic bag

14

In a bowl whisk together all remaining ingredients except honey and add to pork

15

Seal bag, pressing out excess air, and turn it to coat pork well

16

Chill pork, turning bag once or twice, at least 2 hours and up to 12

17

Prepare grill

18

Remove pork from marinade and reserve 2 tablespoons marinade

19

In a small bowl whisk together honey and reserved 2 tablespoons marinade

20

Grill pork on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, turning it over every 2 minutes, 6 minutes total

21

Baste pork with honey mixture and cook pork, turning and basting it every 2 minutes, 10 minutes more

22

Discard any remaining honey mixture

23

Continue to cook pork, turning it every 2 minutes, until a thermometer diagonally inserted 2 inches into center of pork registers 155°F, about 6 minutes

24

Let pork stand 5 minutes before slicing on the diagonal