Friday, September 3, 2010

Char Siew/Siu

I've got a broken nail while peeling potatoes so can't do much cooking and washing :'(  And I'm typing this with one hand, feels so handicapped.

Just to share what I've cooked for dinner some weeks ago, homemade char siew/char siu.  I always use my trusted AMC recipe but today I decided to try Baking Mum's recipe with some modifcations.  The taste is very much the same. 

Can you spot my little one hiding at a corner?  She was trying to pinch some food off the plate.  My kids love homemade Char Siew/Siu :-)

Char Siew
Ingredients
500 gm pork shoulder (wu hua)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp rice wine
1/2 tsp sesame oil
some pepper
a few cloves of garlic

PS: For instructions and step-by-step pictures, please visit Baking Mum's blog for I didn't follow her instructions as I cooked using AMC method.
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10 comments:

  1. ann lowSeptember 3, 2010 at 4:24 PM

    Oh dear, this must be painful :(
    The char siew looks so delicious, I bet it's soft and tender.

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  2. Cooking GallerySeptember 3, 2010 at 4:28 PM

    I am sorry for your finger, but I can't help drolling over your char sui. Looks so good....!

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  3. WendyinKK September 3, 2010 at 4:51 PM

    I've tried her recipe too, nice and yummy.

    DD3 can't wait for the char siew to go down.. hahaha!!!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2010 at 9:21 PM

    Lovely Char Siew. Looks very delicious. Did you put any red colouring? Thnaks for sharing dear :) Happy blogging.

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  5. ariescovisSeptember 4, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    beautifull chasiu.

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  6. BakericiousSeptember 4, 2010 at 6:22 PM

    BH, speedy recovery! The char siew looks so nice, I love char siew and I just had char siew noodle for lunch if not I wil sure dash out to get for my dinner :P

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  7. MaryMohSeptember 4, 2010 at 6:48 PM

    Oooooh...my favourite. Beautiful presentation. I have to make too :D

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  8. busygranSeptember 4, 2010 at 7:44 PM

    I like the char siew. Looks succulent! I too have AMC pots but I have yet to make char siew. Perhaps I'll try out your recipe! :)

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  9. BakertanSeptember 5, 2010 at 10:20 PM

    Hi Blessed homemaker,

    your char siew looks juicy and well done. I tried doing char siew twice but I used the wrong brand/type of meat - air pork frozen meat. the meat is totally no good! has a porky stench to it.

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  10. Blessed HomemakerSeptember 14, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    Bakertan,
    I've not tried using air flown frozen pork to make this but I do get the porky stench when I cook them in soup/stir fries.

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