Roasted Pork (Sio Bak)

Tried this for the first time and it was delish...tho I gotta warn you that it does leave behind an extremely oily oven after that.......nevertheless, it's worth a try!

Ingredients:

1 kg semi-lean pork (sarn chan in hokkien) with skin intact
2 tbsp sea salt
1 tsp pepper (more if u prefer a stronger taste)
2 tsp 5-spice powder
White vinegar

Method:
1. Rub 5-spice powder all over the pork except the top skin.
2. Rub salt and pepper all over INCLUDING the top skin.
3. Turn the meat upside down and soak the top skin onto a plate of vinegar for 45 minutes. Ensure that vinegar covers the skin (approx 1.5cm high). Pic below.

4. Put the pork (skin on top) on a rack and leave it for marination in the fridge for at least 3 days for better taste. Refer pic below.

5. Preheat oven at 180'C for 20 minutes.
6. Bake at 180'C for 20 minutes and then at 250'C for another 30 minutes or more depending on individual ovens.

7. Enjoy with chopped garlic and light soy sauce; or any home-made chilli sauce as dipping.



Churned out directly from Aniston's Kitchen...