How to Cook Perfect Easy But Authentic Homemade Char Siu

Easy But Authentic Homemade Char Siu.

You can have Easy But Authentic Homemade Char Siu using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Easy But Authentic Homemade Char Siu

1. You need 700 grams of Pork shoulder (block).
2. Prepare 1 of thumb Ginger.
3. It's 100 ml of Soy sauce.
4. You need 100 ml of Sake.
5. Prepare 100 ml of Mirin.
6. You need 1000 ml of Water.
7. It's 1 of Salt and pepper.

Easy But Authentic Homemade Char Siu step by step

1. Season the block of meat with salt and pepper. (You don't need to wrap the meat with cooking twine.).
2. Brown the surfaces of the meat in a frying pan. (Use medium-high heat.).
3. Once browned, place into a pot and fill with water until the meat is just barely covered. Add the soy sauce, sake, mirin, and grated ginger..
4. Once it begins to boil, lower the heat to low and simmer for 1-1.5 hours. When the meat has become tender, raise the heat to high and boil for 10-20 minutes to thicken the sauce..
5. When the sauce has reduced by about half, it's done. When it cools, grease will be released, so it will be more healthy if you wipe it away..
6. You can top it on rice to make a char siu rice bowl..
7. Use it as a ramen topping..