![]() ![]() I tried to search but failed to find where you can find red fermented tofu. For deep coloring, use red yeast powder directly (⅛ teaspoon is recommended) or you can resort to red food coloring.Pre-soak the rice until soft and use the water. For middle coloring, use red yeast rice.If you never tasted it before, I would recommend trying one cube). For light coloring, use red fermented tofu + some of the juice in the bottom(I know lots of you may do not like the taste of fermented tofu.We are just sacrificing some coloring, no taste difference. If you really cannot find them, skip this coloring. ![]() Red yeast powder is grounded from red yeast rice. In the following picture, I listed three commonly used coloring ingredients. It is fermented along with red yeast rice. ![]() The main ingredients for Char Siu sauce contains oyster sauce (for more information about commonly used sauces in Chinese cooking, check Chinese Sauces), soy sauce, sugar, red onions, garlic and red fermented tofu. Red fermented tofu is quite widely used in Cantonese cuisine, either to roast pork or braise pork belly. In Cantonese cooking, people make their own Char Siu sauce. And you may wonder about how this light red color is created. And my homemade version is as yummy as the restaurant style.Īs it is so famous outside China, I guess most of you have tested it in Cantonese restaurants. Homemade version can be much simplified and easier. In traditional Cantonese restaurants, the pork is hooked during the roasting process, which guarantee the uniform heating from different sides. It is featured not only by the yummy taste but also the light red color.In Chinese Char Siu is 叉烧 meaning roasted pork on certain of fork. Better to have 3/4 of a piece of meat beautifully glazed with a base that isn’t quite perfect than to keep flipping it and end up with a bad glaze all over.Char Siu Pork is also known a s Chinese style BBQ pork is famous roasted pork dish. You don’t need to flip the meat while it’s cooking as that will just damage the glaze. In a domestic oven it’s difficult to try and hang meats so it’s better just to use a tray.
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