A flavorful recipe for Char Siu Chinese BBQ Pork, perfect for tacos, featuring pork cushion meat marinated in a rich sauce and then smoked to perfection. The recipe includes a detailed marinade for 5-6 lbs of pork, along with smoking instructions.
1. Prepare the marinade: In a bowl, whisk together hoisin, mushroom flavored soy sauce, honey, sriracha, dry sherry, minced garlic, minced ginger, granulated sugar, umami paste, chili oil, toasted sesame oil, and five spice powder.
2. Reserve half of the prepared marinade for basting or as a general-purpose mop sauce.
3. Thick slice 5-6 lbs of pork cushion meat.
4. Place the pork slices in the remaining marinade, ensuring all pieces are well coated. Marinate for a minimum of 4 hours, or ideally overnight.
5. Preheat your smoker to 225F.
6. Add cherry and hickory wood to the smoker.
7. Smoke the marinated pork for approximately 1 hour at 225F.
8. Increase the smoker temperature to 275F and continue cooking until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 150-155F.
9. Once cooked, remove the pork and slice it thinly.
10. Serve the Char Siu pork in tacos with desired toppings such as cilantro, onion, sriracha hot sauce, and cheese.
