Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork), Restaurant-Style - The Woks of Life

Char siu, or Chinese BBQ Pork, is a delicious Cantonese roast meat. Make authentic Chinatown char siu at home with our restaurant-quality recipe!

BBQ Char Siu Roast Pork on the Grill

This BBQ Char Siu recipe is Chinese roast pork cooked on the grill instead of oven-roasted. The marinade makes a really juicy and flavorful grilled char siu

Char Siu Chicken

Char Siu Chicken is an easy alternative to our popular roast pork char siu. If you don't eat pork or prefer chicken, this recipe is for you!

Smoked Char Siu Pork Shoulder Steaks

Sweet and earthy Chinese char siu, set on the backdrop of smoky and tender pork shoulder steaks.

Char Siu Sauce Recipe | Sauced

Char Siu doesn't refer to a sauce particularly, but the final product after this "Chinese barbecue sauce" is applied to pork that is hung onto fork skewers and roasted. Still, there's a fairly common base set of ingredients including hoisin, honey, soy sauce, sherry, Chinese five spice powder that imparts the ubiquitous flavor and glossy sheen to Char Siu.

Chinese Chicken (Char Siu!)

The smell when this is cooking is outrageous! This Chinese Chicken is made with the same Char Siu marinade as the wildly popular Chinese Barbecue Pork.

Smoked Pork Belly Marinated in Char Siu Sauce

This was, surprisingly, my first pork belly attempt but any anxiety was quickly dispelled when tasting the red-hued beauty that emerged after five hours in the smoker. The insides were moist, tender, and juicy—that's almost a given when so much fat is involved—and the outside had a great crust that held the slightly sweet and salty flavor of the char siu sauce.

Roast Pork with Chinese Vegetables

Roast Pork with Chinese Vegetables was a very popular American Chinese dish served in virtually all Chinese restaurants. Fresh slices of Chinese cha siu roast pork stir fried in a melody of Chinese vegetables makes this a healthy and delicious stir fry dish

Cantonese Roast Pork Belly (Siu Yuk)

Cantonese Roast Pork Belly, or siu yuk, can be found in many Chinatown restaurant windows, but with our recipe, you can make it at home!

Chinese BBQ Pork Buns (Baked Char Siu Bao Recipe)

Chinese BBQ pork buns, or char siu bao, are a Chinese bakery favorite, filled with a savory/sweet filling of roast pork.