Char Siu Pork with Fried Rice

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Try this Char Siu pork using budget-friendly and versatile British pork shoulder steaks that is easy to use in this flavoursome fakeaway. 

Recipe courtesy of Yashodha Silva, @yashodhas_eats.

Prep time: 2 hrs and 0 mins

Cook time: 35 mins

Serves: 4

Cooking Skill: Easy

Ingredients

For the pork marinade: 
700g British pork shoulder steaks 
2 tablespoons brown sugar 
3 tablespoons honey 
2½ tablespoons light soy sauce 
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce 
1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice powder 
1 teaspoon garlic powder 
1½ tablespoons oil 
2 teaspoons natural red food colouring 
For the fried rice: 
2 tablespoons oil 
3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped  
2 eggs 
300g cooked rice 
2 tablespoons soy sauce 
3 spring onions, sliced 
Salad leaves, to serve

Method

Step 1

First, in a large bowl mix the pork with the marinade ingredients, cover and leave in the fridge for 2 hours, or if time allows, overnight.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 150°C ,170°C Fan, Gas Mark 5. 

Step 3

Remove pork from the marinade (reserve the marinade) and place on a foil-lined baking tray. 

Step 4

Bake the pork in the oven for 20 minutes. 

Step 5

Pour the reserved marinade in a saucepan and bring up to the boil over high heat for a few seconds. 

Step 6

After 20 minutes, remove the pork from the oven and brush some of the marinade over the porkReturn to the oven and bake for a further 15 minutes. Repeat this step twice more.

Step 7

Meanwhile, prepare the fried rice; heat the oil in a non-stick pan over a moderate heat and cook the garlic for a few seconds. Add the egg and scramble. 

Step 8

Add the rice along with the soy sauce, spring onions, season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and heat until the rice is piping hot. 

Step 9

Serve the char Siu pork with the rice and some salad leaves – enjoy!

Each serving provides

Based on pork shoulder steaks
Energy

2411kj

575kcal

29%

Fat

22.2g

32%

Saturates

4g

20%

Sugars

22.1g

25%

Salt

3.6g

60%

% of an adult's Reference intake
Typical energy values per 100g: 849kJ, 202kcal, 7.8g fat, 1.4g saturates
Each serving provides: 45.7g Protein, 47g Carbohydrate, 1.7g Fibre
If different cuts of meat are used, then the nutrition info may vary

Method

Step 1

First, in a large bowl mix the pork with the marinade ingredients, cover and leave in the fridge for 2 hours, or if time allows, overnight.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 150°C ,170°C Fan, Gas Mark 5. 

Step 3

Remove pork from the marinade (reserve the marinade) and place on a foil-lined baking tray. 

Step 4

Bake the pork in the oven for 20 minutes. 

Step 5

Pour the reserved marinade in a saucepan and bring up to the boil over high heat for a few seconds. 

Step 6

After 20 minutes, remove the pork from the oven and brush some of the marinade over the porkReturn to the oven and bake for a further 15 minutes. Repeat this step twice more.

Step 7

Meanwhile, prepare the fried rice; heat the oil in a non-stick pan over a moderate heat and cook the garlic for a few seconds. Add the egg and scramble. 

Step 8

Add the rice along with the soy sauce, spring onions, season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and heat until the rice is piping hot. 

Step 9

Serve the char Siu pork with the rice and some salad leaves – enjoy!

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