Char Siu

Combine the sugar, soy, hoisin, spices, ginger, garlic, sherry, oil.

Divide the sauce in half.

Places the pork in a large ziplock and cover in one half of the marinade. Marinade 4 hours to over night.

Remove the pork from the marinade and smoke at 225 to 250 for 4-5 hours.

Add the ketchup and honey to the other portion of marinade.

On a wire racked inserted into a baking tray, lay the smoked pork out in a single layer.

Turn the overhead broiler on in your oven. Do NOT use a drawer broiler.

Brush with the reserved sauce and broil 5 minutes until the surface is bubbling and mahogany in color. Feel free to layer the sauce on as it broils. Repeat on the other side.

Serve sliced with extra sauce or chop and make char siu bao.