some pork butt char siu

[cksteele]

i had about a 3 lbs piece  of porkbutt  left from making  sausage. So i was wondering what am i gonna do with this so i decided  to do some  Chinese BBQ char siu   mixed up the marinade  then cut the porkbutt into 4 pieces.  Let them in the marinade for about 5  hours  then cooked them up the the old stickburner  at 295-300 for about 2 1/2 hours  flipping and basting the meat every 30 min after 1st hour, till internal temp on the meat  was about 185 190.  Then rested it and sliced it up  wow was it good  the seasoning was phenomenal plus the addition of the hickory smoke was so good served it up with coleslaw  and collard greens definitely be doing this again

 

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[smokebuzz]

Looks great all plated up, I like to experiment  with left over cuts and trimmings...

 

[yazamitaz]

That looks amazing. Was it as tender and juicy as it looks?

 

[yazamitaz]

That looks fantastic. Was it as juicy as it looks?

 

[cksteele]

 
That looks fantastic. Was it as juicy as it looks?

yes it was very nice  juicy with a nice texture 

 

[ab canuck]

  That looks great, I like the experiment ideas, Point.........

 

[myownidaho]

I'm afraid of making char siu. I have enough weight to lose as it is...

 

[cksteele]

this is the recipe  i used 

3 pounds boneless pork butt, cut into 4 sections lengthwise

2/3 cup soy sauce

1/3 cup hoisin sauce

1/2 cup honey

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup Chinese rice wine (can sub sake, or dry sherry)

1/3 cup ketchup

4  garlic cloves, crushed

1 teaspoon five-spice powder

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

1/8 teaspoon pink curing salt, optional

1 or 2 teaspoons red food colouring,

Kosher salt to season pork before grilling

 

[SmokinAl]

That looks amazing!

Point for a fantastic looking meal & making the carousel!

Al

 

[yazamitaz]

CK, I assume you smoked and didn't grill over direct heat. I know you said "stick burner" so I assume you used wood and not charcoal???

 

[cksteele]

 
CK, I assume you smoked and didn't grill over direct heat. I know you said "stick burner" so I assume you used wood and not charcoal???

yes i used my offset smoker  275-300 range  for the cook no charcoal just wood fired 

 

[griz400]

Real nice ....point  ,,,,,,,,,,

 

[travisty]

 
this is the recipe  i used 

3 pounds boneless pork butt, cut into 4 sections lengthwise

2/3 cup soy sauce

1/3 cup hoisin sauce

1/2 cup honey

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup Chinese rice wine (can sub sake, or dry sherry)

1/3 cup ketchup

4  garlic cloves, crushed

1 teaspoon five-spice powder

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

1/8 teaspoon pink curing salt, optional

1 or 2 teaspoons red food colouring,

Kosher salt to season pork before grilling

Wow! points for sure. Ill add this to my short list of things to try. Thanks for posting the recipe!​ Seriously though, the color looks out of this world perfect, and I'm sure they were AMAZING.

 

[b-one]

Sure looks tasty!

 

[cksteele]

 
Real nice ....point  ,,,,,,,,,,

 

Wow! points for sure. Ill add this to my short list of things to try. Thanks for posting the recipe!​ Seriously though, the color looks out of this world perfect, and I'm sure they were AMAZING.

Sure looks tasty!

 thanks guys! yeah i was pleasantly surprised  how good it was 

 

[smokin vegas]

Looks amazing! YUM!