A roast pork with a difference – so succulent and tender!
Submitted by Paulene Christie

Char Siu Style Roast Pork
A roast pork with a difference - so succulent and tender!
Serving: 6
Ingredients
- 1 large piece of pork roast (approx. 1.5kg)
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup low salt soy sauce
- 2T rice wine vinegar
- 2T brown sugar
- 1T minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp Chinese Five Spice
- 1.5 tsp red food colouring
- (NOTE: This recipe includes overnight marinating)
Instructions
- Leave the fat and skin on the pork but remove any netting. Place pork piece in a large zip bag or oven bag
- Combine all other ingredients and pour over pork in bag
- Twist bag to seal or close bag and marinate pork overnight in fridge (sit bag in a large bowl in case any leaks occur)
- When ready to cook, remove pork from bag and place pork in slow cooker, fat/rind facing up
- Pour over marinade from bag (discard bag) and cook on LOW for 6hrs initially
- Remove fat layer and discard. Turn pork over and cook for another 2hs LOW
- Total cooking time 8hrs low.
- Slice to serve and spoon over a little cooking juices on serving
- Could be served with a traditional side of rice and steamed Asian greens
- Or we served ours with steamed seasonal vegetables and potato and sweet potato mash
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This looks delicious but I’m not a fan of Chinese 5 spice. Is there anything I could substitute for this or would it still be great if I left it out?
Thanks
Hi Kim, well it wouldn’t have the same intended flavour, but you could leave it out if that doesn’t bother you.
First time cooking a pork roast and this was fabulous! Great flavours, thanks for sharing this recipe.
Absolutely delicious. Will definitely be making again. Thank you Paulene for another great recipe.
Thank you so much Paulene for sharing your recipe. Absolutely loved the flavours, meat was melt in the mouth. 1st time I cooked this and i was not home. This dish will be a repeat dish. Another winning dish 😋🏆❤️🙏