My friends and I did a char siu cook-off on Canada Day last week. The char siu recipe that we have doesn’t require a lot of ingredients and is definitely a winner. But if you don’t cook Chinese food that often, you might not have items like soya sauce, hoisin sauce and Sichuan peppercorns inContinue reading “The char siu (Chinese BBQ pork) cook-off”
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Homemade char siu (Chinese BBQ pork) recipe
Like many Canadians everywhere, I celebrated Canada Day outside next to a barbecue. But unlike many Canadians, I added a Cantonese twist by making Chinese BBQ pork (aka char siu). My friends have been wanting to learn how to make homemade char siu ever since I told them about this great recipe I learned fromContinue reading “Homemade char siu (Chinese BBQ pork) recipe”
Cook-off: Pulled pork – slow cooker vs. oven method vs. store bought from frozen
The pulled pork taste test involved cooking three different types of pulled pork using three different methods: Oven roasted, slow cooker or prepared from frozen. Here are the recipes that we used for each one. Oven roasted pulled pork This is the most authentic method way of preparing pulled pork other than using a barbecueContinue reading “Cook-off: Pulled pork – slow cooker vs. oven method vs. store bought from frozen”