Lee Kum Kee's Easy Char Siu Recipe

The char siu turned out delicious and not dry at all

We made char siu today!

The result is tender barbecue pork that isn't dried out and easy to make when you have Lee Kum Kee Char Siu Sauce (Chinese barbecue sauce).

Lee Kum Kee prides itself for creating sauces and condiments to make it easy for home cooks to replicate restaurant flavours in their own kitchens. And char siu is one of them.

Get 350g of pork tenderloin with some fat on it and marinate it with a combination of four tablespoons of the Lee Kum Kee Char Siu Sauce and one tablespoon of the brand's premium hoisin sauce.

The marinated pork loin

The recipe suggests marinating the meat in this thick sauce overnight before roasting it in the oven at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes and then turning it over and roasting for another 20 minutes.

We weren't quite sure the marinade was that easy and consulted another one that suggested adding a tablespoon of light soy sauce and some five spice; the soy sauce made it too salty and we had to balance it out with some agave syrup and honey.

So perhaps best to just stick with Lee Kum Kee's recipe to ensure the best results!