First off...I'm not exactly sure how to make char siu marinade or if there's a more correct way etc. of doing it. However, I have used a packet char siu marinade mix before and thus tried to recreate the mix with the ingredients that it said were in it. Anywhooo... I made this recipe and it came out pretty decent so I used it to marinade some chopped up Spam Lite for 30 minutes. I basically just eyed the measurements for the most part so you may want to add or take some things from my recipe. If you're unsure about adding the red food coloring in this than you don't have to but it is generally the traditional color of the marinade as the meat should turn red in color. My Chinese friend and I always say or think something along the lines of "if it isn't red, than it isn't good char siu", haha.
1/2 Cup - Soy Sauce (I used Kikkoman Low Sodium Soy Sauce)
1/4 Cup - White Sugar
1 tbsp - Chinese Five Spice
1tsp - Garlic Powder
1tsp - Onion Powder
10 drops - Red Food Dye/Coloring *Optional*
Combine ingredients into a big plastic Ziploc bag, you should see the sugar dissolve. Place meat of choice into the bag (pork, chicken, ribs, etc) and close/zip shut. Marinade for at least 30 minutes or overnight, be sure to move bag around to insure the meat inside gets covered in the marinade as this will more than likely turn your meat a red color (if you used the food coloring). Once the meat has been marinated cook appropriately and enjoy.
*When I fried up my marinated chopped spam pieces I poured out everything in the Ziploc bag into my frying pan and cooked on medium heat for 7-12 minutes up until all the excess marinade had basically evaporated. I serve this on top of or mixed in with cooked rice and adding some fried chopped up spring onion could really add a nice touch to this. You could also try adding some or all of the following additional ingredients to this recipe like... hoisin sauce, finely ground black pepper, ground cumin, garlic salt, honey, sherry or rice wine, or ground/grated ginger. I think if I had added the honey to my recipe I would've gotten that traditional thick shiny glaze that I think this marinade may have needed... but until I make this again, it is what it is for now :P
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1/2 Cup - Water1/2 Cup - Soy Sauce (I used Kikkoman Low Sodium Soy Sauce)
1/4 Cup - White Sugar
1 tbsp - Chinese Five Spice
1tsp - Garlic Powder
1tsp - Onion Powder
10 drops - Red Food Dye/Coloring *Optional*
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Combine ingredients into a big plastic Ziploc bag, you should see the sugar dissolve. Place meat of choice into the bag (pork, chicken, ribs, etc) and close/zip shut. Marinade for at least 30 minutes or overnight, be sure to move bag around to insure the meat inside gets covered in the marinade as this will more than likely turn your meat a red color (if you used the food coloring). Once the meat has been marinated cook appropriately and enjoy.
*When I fried up my marinated chopped spam pieces I poured out everything in the Ziploc bag into my frying pan and cooked on medium heat for 7-12 minutes up until all the excess marinade had basically evaporated. I serve this on top of or mixed in with cooked rice and adding some fried chopped up spring onion could really add a nice touch to this. You could also try adding some or all of the following additional ingredients to this recipe like... hoisin sauce, finely ground black pepper, ground cumin, garlic salt, honey, sherry or rice wine, or ground/grated ginger. I think if I had added the honey to my recipe I would've gotten that traditional thick shiny glaze that I think this marinade may have needed... but until I make this again, it is what it is for now :P
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