Air Fryer Char Siu
Enjoy the flavors of Chinese BBQ pork with this easy Air Fryer Char Siu recipe. Tender, sweet, and savory, it's perfect with rice, veggies, or in your favorite noodle or fried rice dishes.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork tenderloin, pork butt, or pork belly
Char Siu Marinade
- 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 drops red food coloring optional
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Make the marinade by combining the hoisin sauce, 2 tablespoons of honey (save the remaining 1 tablespoon for the glaze), soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce, minced garlic, Chinese 5 spice powder, salt and food coloring.
- After thoroughly mixing the marinade ingredients, place 2 tablespoons of the marinade into a separate small bowl, mix with 2 tablespoons of water and 1 tablespoon of honey, and set this aside. This will serve as your glaze.
- Place the pork pieces in a large Ziplock bag, then pour the prepared marinade (not the glaze!) on to the pork. Seal the Ziploc bag, then gently massage the char siu marinade into the pork till all of the pieces are coated evenly.
- Allow the pork to marinate for at least 4 hours in the fridge, or overnight if possible.
- Take the marinated pork out of the fridge about an hour before you are ready to air-fry to get it closer to room temperature.
- Preheat your air fryer to 400F.
- Place the pork pieces in your air fryer basket, then cook for 6 minutes.
- Baste the pork with the glaze on both sides, then cook (on the other side) for another 6 minutes.
- Baste again just before removing.
- Remove the cooked Char Siu pork from the air fryer and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes before slicing. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 711kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 40gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 1488mgPotassium: 718mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 3mg
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