East Asian Pork Strips Recipes

EASY GARLIC GINGER GLAZED STICKY PORK

Steps:

• In a liquid measuring cup or a small mixing bowl, whisk together the mild honey, sriracha, and rice wine vinegar. Set aside.
• Pour the oil into a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium high heat and swirl to coat. Let it heat until it is shimmering. While the oil heats, sprinkle the pork strips with kosher salt and black pepper then toss with your hands to distribute it evenly. Carefully add the pork to the pan, working in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. Let the first side brown, flip the pieces with tongs or a spatula, and brown the second side. Transfer the pork to a plate.
• Return the pan to the heat and add in the garlic and ginger. Stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Raise the heat to high and pour in the sauce mixture and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. When the sauce is very bubbly and thickened like warm honey, toss the pork back in and toss constantly to coat everything and reduce the sauce to a thick, sticky glaze on the pork. This can be served immediately over rice, noodles, or as finger food, or can be allowed to cool and be eaten cold.

MARINATED PORK STRIPS

Steps:

• In a medium dish or bowl, mix together soy sauce, sugar, onion, garlic, ginger, sesame seeds, and oil. Add pork, and turn to coat. Cover, and refrigerate for 3 hours, turning and basting often.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Remove pork from marinade, reserving marinade, and transfer to a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes. Cut into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• While the meat is roasting, boil reserved marinade for 3 to 5 minutes. Serve with pork strips.

ASIAN-STYLE RED PORK STRIPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine all ingredients except the pork strips; mix until blended.
• Add in the pork strips and toss to coat with the mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 8 hours.
• Set oven to 350°F.
• Remove the pork from the marinade and dry the strips with paper towels (if using fresh garlic, make certain that no fresh garlic or green onions remain on the slices or they will burn while cooking).
• Place on a single layer in a greased baking sheet.
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until the pork is just tender and lightly browned (cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the strips).

KOREAN PORK STRIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Add all ingredients to ziplock bag, shake to mix, and marinate pork for 5 min, or up to 3 hours.
• Spray 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray, then place pork in dish, pouring marinade over pork.
• Bake 30-35 minutes.
• Cut pork into thin slices before serving.

CHAR SIU (CHINESE BBQ PORK)

Steps:

• Cut pork with the grain into strips 1 1/2- to 2-inches long; put into a large resealable plastic bag.
• Stir soy sauce, honey, ketchup, brown sugar, rice wine, hoisin sauce, red food coloring or red bean curd (see Cook's Note), and Chinese five-spice powder together in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until just combined and slightly warm, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the marinade into the bag with the pork, squeeze air from the bag, and seal. Turn bag a few times to coat all pork pieces in marinade.
• Marinate pork in refrigerator, 2 hours to overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove pork from marinade and shake to remove excess liquid. Discard remaining marinade.
• Cook pork on preheated grill for 20 minutes. Put a small container of water onto the grill and continue cooking, turning the pork regularly, until cooked through, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).