Siu Yuk (燒肉) - Chinese Roast Pork

4.5 from 2 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Chinese

Ingredients: Pork

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 500 gram pork belly slab, washed and drained
• 1 scallion, cut into 1 inch sections
• 1 inch ginger, cut into thin slices
• 2 teaspoon Shaoxing wine
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
• Seasoning mix
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder

Instructions

1. Place pork belly slab, scallion, ginger, and Shaoxing wine in a pot. Top with enough water to cover the ingredients by about one inch. Bring to a boil, and cook for about 15 minutes, or until a knife inserted to meat no longer draws out blood. Drain and rinse under cold water. Wipe dry with kitchen paper.
2. With a toothpick, poke holes all over the rind. Try to make as much holes as possible to get a crispy skin.
3. Sprinkle salt on the rind, and give it a good rub.
4. Turn over, and place the pork belly slab in a mixing bowl (a tray with flat bottom is better actually). Pour soy sauce over meat, then sprinkle evenly with seasoning mix. Cover with saran wrap, and let it rest in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
5. Return the meat to room temperature. Cover the lean portion with aluminum foil, so that only the rind portion is exposed. This is to prevent burning and over-cooking the meat at the first stage of the roasting.
6. Preheat the oven to 480 Fahrenheit (250 Celcius). Line a baking tray with aluminum foil, and place a rack over it.
7. Transfer the meat over to the prepared rack, rind side up. Roast for 30 minutes until the surface looks crispy and crackled.
8. Remove from oven, discard the aluminum foil from the meat. Turn the oven heat down a bit to 425 Fahrenheit (220 Celcius), and continue roasting the meat for 15 minutes, again rind side up.
9. Remove from oven. Let the meat rests for 10 minutes, then cut into small bite size pieces. Serve immediately.