Chinese roast pork with pancakes

serves
4
Chinese roast pork with pancakes
Chinese roast pork with pancakes
Chinese roast pork with pancakes
The famous Peking duck has taught us that even an old boot would taste great when wrapped in Mandarin pancakes with a dab of hoisin sauce and some crisp cucumber and spring onion. Try it with this easy homemade version of char siu roast pork.

Ingredients (10)

  • 600g piece pork fillet
  • 1/2 Lebanese cucumber
  • 3 spring onions
  • 12 Mandarin pancakes*, thawed if frozen
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce

Marinade

  • 2 tablespoons honey, plus a little extra to brush (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon five spice powder

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Method

  • 1.
    Cut the pork fillet into 15cm lengths and place in a dish. Combine the marinade ingredients and use to coat the pork. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  • 2.
    Halve the cucumber lengthways and scoop out and discard the seeds. Cut into 8cm lengths, then cut lengthwise into fine slices, then into fine matchsticks.
  • 3.
    Cut the green stems of the spring onions into 8cm lengths, then use the tip of a sharp knife to cut into matchsticks.
  • 4.
    Chill the cucumber and spring onion.
  • 5.
    Preheat the oven to 220°C.
  • 6.
    Half-fill a roasting pan with water and place pork on a rack set above the tray. Place in oven for 30 minutes, basting once or twice with marinade. (For extra colour and flavour, brush with a little honey at the end of the cooking time, and place under the grill for a minute or two, watching carefully to make sure it doesn't burn). Remove pork from oven and set aside to rest for 10 minutes.
  • 7.
    Steam the pancakes in a steamer over simmering salted water for 5 minutes, or wrap in foil and warm in a moderate oven for 10 minutes.
  • 8.
    Finely slice pork and serve with the pancakes, cucumber, spring onion and extra hoisin sauce. To eat, spread a little hoisin sauce on a pancake, top with pork, spring onion and cucumber, and wrap.
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