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Sous Vide Char Siu Pork Belly

Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword char siu, chinese, pork belly, sous vide
Prep Time 5 minutes
Hands-On Cook Time 15 minutes
Sous Vide Time 10 hours
Total Time 10 hours 25 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 lb pork belly
  • 1 ½ tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • 1 ½ tablespoon soy sauce
  • ½ tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoon white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon five spice powder
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 drops red food coloring (optional)

Instructions

Preparation

  1. In a bowl, mix together hoisin, soy sauce, honey, sugar, five spice powder, sesame oil and red food coloring.

  2. Put the pork belly in a freezer bag with the char siu sauce, and remove the air through a vacuum sealer or the displacement method. Put the bag in the fridge, and let the pork marinade for 4 to 24 hours (optional, but recommended).

  3. Set sous vide machine to 74C/165F. Once the target temperature is reached, drop pork belly in the bath for 10 hours.

Finishing

  1. Set oven to 204C/400F. 

  2. Remove bag from bath, and immediately transfer bag to an ice bath to cool down the pork belly. Once cooled, take pork belly out, pat dry and slice the belly into ¼-inch lengthwise pieces.

  3. Heat small sauce pan on medium, add char siu sauce from bag and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. Once thickened, turn off heat and add pork belly to evenly coat each slice. Leave extra sauce for a second coat. Remove slices from pan and arrange them on a foil-lined baking sheet.

  4. Set oven to 350F. Place baking sheet in oven for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from oven, and re-coat the pieces with remaining sauce. Switch to broil mode and finish for another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from oven, and cut in to desired piece size. Serve with fried rice, noodles, and/or vegetables and enjoy!