Chinese roast pork with pancakes
serves
4
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
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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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.
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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.
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3.Cut the green stems of the spring onions into 8cm lengths, then use the tip of a sharp knife to cut into matchsticks.
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4.Chill the cucumber and spring onion.
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5.Preheat the oven to 220°C.
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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.
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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.
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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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