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Char Siu–glazed Pork and Pineapple Buns

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Char Siu–glazed Pork and Pineapple Buns

Char Siu–glazed Pork and Pineapple Buns

Char Siu–glazed Pork and Pineapple Buns requires around 4 hours from start to finish. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 70g of protein, 17g of fat, and A mixture of pork tenderloins, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

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Make brine: In a large pot, bring 3 1/2 cups water to a boil. Stir in salt, brown sugar, and vanilla. Chill until cool.
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Put pork in a 9- by 13-in. pan and pour on brine. Chill at least 3 hours and up to
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Make char siu glaze: In a small bowl, mix together ketchup, hoisin, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and soy sauce.
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Pour half the sauce into another small bowl.
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Prepare grill for indirect medium heat (350 to 450; you can hold your hand 5 in. above cooking grate only 5 to 7 seconds).
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Lay pork over indirect-heat area and cook, covered, until meat reaches 135 on a meat thermometer, 15 to 20 minutes.
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Using a pastry brush and one bowl of glaze, cover pork with glaze, saving 2 tbsp. for the pineapple. Cook pork (if using charcoal, add 6 to 8 briquets to maintain temperature), turning occasionally, until glaze has caramelized slightly and meat thermometer reaches 145, 5 to 10 minutes.
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Transfer pork to a cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest 15 minutes.
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Lay pineapple slices on direct-heat area of grill, brush with 2 tbsp. reserved glaze, and cook, turning once, until grill marks appear, about 4 minutes per side.
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Remove slices from grill and cut in half.
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Cut pork into 1/2-in. slices.
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Cut a deep diagonal slit across the top of each roll. Fill each roll with a piece of pork, half a grilled pineapple slice, a cilantro sprig, and 1/2 tsp. glaze from second bowl.
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Serve rolls with remaining glaze for drizzling.
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*Find aromatic Hawaiian vanilla extract at gourmet grocery stores and hawaiianvanilla.com; non-Hawaiian vanilla extract works too.
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Make ahead: Brine pork and make char siu glaze up to 1 day ahead.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In4 hrs
Servings12
Health Score33
Dish TypesLunchMain CourseMain DishDinner
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