Name: Cha Shui (Chinese Pork Appetizer) Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 lb pork tenderloin; ½ tsp Chinese 5 Spice Powder; ¼ cup soy sauce; ¼ cup hoisin sauce; ¼ cup sherry; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp peanut oil; 1 tbsp honey; 1 tsp garlic salt; 1 tsp cinnamon; hot mustard; sweet & sour sauce

Cha Shui (Chinese Pork Appetizer) Recipe

Recipes.net Team Modified: November 12, 2023

Pork tenderloin marinated in hoisin sauce and sherry, grilled and sliced.

How To Make Cha Shui (Chinese Pork Appetizer)

Eat like an emperor with this cha shui recipe. A grilled pork dish rich in Asian flavors like hoisin, soy sauce, and honey. Perfect with stir-fried veggies and rice.

Prep: 20 mins

Marinate: 2 hrs

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 3 hrs 5 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

2 lb pork tenderloin, whole
½ tsp Chinese 5 Spice Powder
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup hoisin sauce
¼ cup sherry
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp peanut oil
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp cinnamon
hot mustard
sweet & sour sauce

Instructions

Trim fat from tenderloins. To do this, use a fillet knife and puncture the fat of the tenderloin. Then, gently slide your knife and remove the fat. Repeat this until all the fat from the tenderloin has been trimmed.
In a shallow dish, combine soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sherry, brown sugar, oil, honey, garlic salt, cinnamon, and 5 spice powder then mix well.
Add tenderloin and coat generously.
Let stand at room temperature, turning often, for one to two hours.
Place on grill, about 10 inches from coals; cover grill and cook, turning and basting often for about 45 minutes. Meat should be deep brown, but not black.
Remove, cool for 20 minutes, and refrigerate until serving time.
Slice into thin diagonal slices and serve with hot mustard and/or sweet & sour sauce.
Pork may be served hot as an entree with hot cooked rice and stir-fried vegetables if desired.