Chinese Barbecued Roast Pork Shoulder

Name: Chinese Barbecued Roast Pork Shoulder
Yield: Serves 8 to 12
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 (6- to 8-pound), bone-in pork butt roast; 1¾ cups, sugar; 1 cup, soy sauce; ¾ cup, hoisin sauce; ½ cup, Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; ¼ cup, grated fresh ginger; 2 tablespoons, toasted sesame oil; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons, five-spice powder; ½ teaspoon, ground white pepper; 2 , scallions, sliced thin on bias; 2 teaspoons, rice vinegar, plus extra as needed

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Chinese barbecued pork, also known as char siu, is a classic Cantonese dish that features succulent pork slathered in a sticky, sweet-salty glaze.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from How to Roast Everything

SERVES8 to 12

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from How to Roast Everything

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Ultraflavorful bone-in pork butt is the traditional cut for this dish, so we followed suit for our homemade version, soaking the meat in a bold marinade of soy sauce, hoisin, Chinese rice wine, ginger, sesame oil, five-spice powder, and whi...

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