Homemade Char Siu Sauce

Name: Homemade Char Siu Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 tsp five spice powder; 2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp white pepper; 1/2 tsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp hoison sauce; 3 tbsp honey; 1 red bean curd; 1 tbsp red bean curd brine

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:5min

The key to any good Char Siu dish (like Char Siu pork) is a good Char Siu sauce. My version includes classic Chinese spices like five spice powder and white pepper paired with savory sauces like hoison and fermented red bean curd. The resulting combination is a sauce that makes meats taste like you just got them from a Hong Kong BBQ restaurant. Learn all the ins and outs of this special sauce in this post.

Updated at: Tue, 05 May 2026 21:42:46 GMT