Chinese Barbecue Pork - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. soy sauce
1/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sherry
1/4 tsp. Chinese 5 spice powder
1 clove garlic, minced
few drops red food coloring
2 lb. pork shoulder or pork loin

Preparation

Mix all ingredients except pork in pan.
Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves.
Cut pork into 1 x 1 1/2-inch strips, cutting with the grain of meat.
Score strips; marinate in soy sauce mixture 4 hours or overnight.
Line pan with foil; place meat on rack in pan and bake at 375\u00b0 for 45 minutes.
Baste with marinade; cook 20 minutes and baste again.
Bake 10 minutes longer. Serve hot or cold with hot mustard.