Chinese Barbecued Pork (Char Siu) - Cook'S Illustrated - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 lb) boneless pork butt
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce or 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
6 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1/4 cup dry sherry
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon five-spice powder
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup ketchup
1/3 cup honey

Preparation

Cut pork butt in half lengthwise. Turn each half on cut side and slice each half into 4 equal pieces (you will end up with 8 strips). Trim excess hard, waxy fat, leaving some fat to render while cooking.
Using fork, prick each piece of pork on all sides. Place pork in large plastic zipper-lock bag. Combine sugar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sherry, pepper, five-spice powder, sesame oil, ginger and garlic in medium bowl.
Measure out 1/2 cup marinade and set aside.
Pour remaining marinade into bag with pork. Press out as much air as possible; seal bag. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
While meat marinates, combine ketchup and honey with reserved marinade in small saucepan. Cook glaze over medium heat until syrupy, 4-6 minutes.
Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300\u00b0F Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and set wire rack on sheet. Spray the wire rack and rimmed pan with vegetable oil spray (this will help to facilitate cleanup).
Remove park from marinade, letting any excess drip off, and place on wire rack. Pour 1/4 cup water into bottom of pan. Cover with heavy-duty aluminum foil, crimping edges tightly to seal. Cook pork 20 minutes.
Remove foil and continue to cook until edges of pork begin to brown, 40-45 minutes.
Turn on broiler (do not use a drawer broiler). Broil pork until evenly caramelized, 7-9 minutes. Remove pan from oven and brush pork with half of glaze; broil until deep mahogany color, 3-5 minutes. (Watch carefully; do not allow to blacken.).
Using tongs, flip meat and broil until other side carmelizes, 7-9 minutes. Brush meat with remaining glaze and continue to broil until second side is deep mahogany, 3-5 minutes.
Cool for at least 10 minutes, then cut into thin strips and serve.