Char siu, Cantonese barbecue pork
Simple Cantonese glazed pork: tender pork loin, coated in char siu sauce, sugar, and pepper, then grilled on a barbecue until it caramelizes.
Discover this delicious Asian-style grilled pork recipe, also known as char sui. It’s perfect for a family barbecue.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time5 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting1 hr
- Total1 hr 35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostModerate
- Cooking methodbarbecue
- Estimated cost$23.75 $2.97 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Low lactose
Ingredients
people
- $23.16
- $0.06
- $0.53
Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Sprinkle the meat with a tenderizing agent, then coat it with char siu sauce, sugar, and pepper; let it marinate for at least 1 hour.
- Grill the meat over the barbecue until it is cooked and caramelized, then cut it into slices.
The bill
Char siu, Cantonese barbecue pork
- 1.8 to 2 kilograms of pork (sam chan bak)$23.16
- 5 tablespoons of sugar$0.06
- pepper$0.53
Total$23.75
that's $2.97 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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