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Watch Daddy Lau teach us how to make char siu! Also known as Chinese BBQ Pork, this is a classic Cantonese dish that's extremely popular. If you’re new to char siu, it’s an extremely juicy, sweet, and savory pork dish, and it’s a popular entree on its own - and a pleasant addition to many different types of noodles, rice dishes, and pastries like cha siu bao. 🍴 WRITTEN RECIPE + INGREDIENTS🍴 Visit our blog for step-by-step instructions: https://madewithlau.com/recipes/char-siu-chinese-bbq-pork 🍜 JOIN THE CANTO COOKING CLUB 🍜 Develop the intuition and foundation to cook Cantonese food with exclusive classes from Daddy Lau! Take a free peek inside: https://bit.ly/mwlclub 🍳 COOKWARE WE USE/LOVE 🍳 - Chinese Cleaver: https://amzn.to/4eMSoL9 - Carbon Steel Wok: https://amzn.to/3BH16fq - Stainless Steel Spatula: https://amzn.to/4fomqVZ - Non-Stick Wok: https://amzn.to/47Q8fGk - Non-Stick Spatula: https://amzn.to/489rWsY - Gas Burner: https://amzn.to/3XYAQVI - Electric Burner: https://amzn.to/4eLoXZO - Steaming rack: https://amzn.to/4eKewpQ - Steaming rack with holes: https://amzn.to/408qPYu 🥢 KITCHEN ACCESSORIES WE USE/LOVE 🥢 - Infrared Laser Temperature Gun: https://amzn.to/3ZRioAK - Wireless Meat Thermometer: https://amzn.to/3BE6iRg - Food Scale: https://amzn.to/47QRIC6 👨‍🍳 DAD'S SPECIAL INGREDIENTS 👨‍🍳 - Light Soy Sauce: https://amzn.to/3NcsQva - Dark Soy Sauce: https://amzn.to/3Y6uyV8 - Chicken Bouillon: https://amzn.to/3ZQWn4V - Sesame Oil: https://amzn.to/3XJGef6 - Rice Cooking Wine: https://amzn.to/4gJG405 - Shaoxing Cooking Wine: https://amzn.to/3TWiBib - Premium Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/4drBPTS - Chili Oil: https://amzn.to/3Y7w1uo - Hoisin Sauce: https://amzn.to/3Y9mwuJ - Vegetarian Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/47RJ0U5 - Gluten-Free Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/3NdKPRK - Handcrafted Soy Sauce: https://bit.ly/handcrafted-soysauce 🎥 MY CAMERA GEAR! 🎥 - Workhorse Camera: https://amzn.to/3UaMdsd - Lens for Wide Shots: https://amzn.to/3YpCUHD - Lens for Detail Shots: https://amzn.to/4h781if - Macro Lens: https://amzn.to/3Y6ANXF These links are affiliate links, which means that if you use our links to purchase these ingredients, Amazon pays my family a small amount for the sale - at no extra cost to you. If you use these links, we really appreciate the support! 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED 🔗 Habbi Habbi - Bilingual Books: https://www.habbihabbi.com/?ref=madewithlau Bak Chit Gai: http://youtu.be/PIX8it0BIao Steamed Fish: http://youtu.be/04bc0fyvOj4 ⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲ 00:00 - Intro 01:16 - Background on Char Siu 01:45 - Best cuts of meat for char siu? 02:37 - Poke meat before marinating 03:43 - Dad’s special ingredients 04:35 - On five spice powder 05:20 - How to get the red color? 06:30 - Marinate pork 08:05 - Prepare char siu for cooking in oven 08:40 - Overview of oven timing & lathering 09:20 - How does this differ from how restaurants do it? 10:18 - How to make sure it stays moist? 10:56 - How restaurants get away with charging more? 11:54 - Lather with honey, plate, cut 13:39 - Why is pork important for Chinese New Year? 14:19 - Why we feast for Chinese New Year? 15:31 - Passing traditions down to our kids 16:26 - Happy Lunar New Year! 🎵 OTHER CREDITS 🎵 Intro Flute Music - Performed by Daddy Lau Copyright Chillhop Music - https://chll.to/49e6fa9c Copyright Chillhop Music - https://chll.to/4ca8cc15 Overhead Camera Rig built by P.Oak - https://www.instagram.com/p.oak.co/ Subtitles by Arlene Chiu 💛 OUR FAMILY 💛 Learn more about the Lau family, and why we started this channel + blog: https://madewithlau.com/family 👋 CONNECT WITH US 👋 https://www.tiktok.com/@madewithlau https://www.instagram.com/madewithlau https://www.facebook.com/madewithlau https://www.pinterest.com/madewithlau 🙏 SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL 🙏 If you enjoy these videos and want to support us being able to continue creating content for many years to come, we’d love for you to consider becoming a patron of Made With Lau. https://www.patreon.com/madewithlau