Bear's Char Siu Lamb

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lamb loin, roasts about 2 lbs each
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/2 cup sherry wine (or brandy, or rum)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce, such as sriracha
• 1 tablespoon ginger, finely grated
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon five-spice powder
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• red food coloring (optional, but traditional)

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients but the lamb in a bowl to create the marinade.
• 2 place the roasts in a zip-lock bag and pour in the marinade. marinate the meat overnight.
• 3 preheat oven to 300ºf.
• 4 place lamb roasts onto a rack over a sheet pan. reserve the left-over marinade. don't forget to line the pan with aluminum foil or you'll be very sorry when clean-up time comes.
• 5 roast 1 hour.
• 6 while lamb is roasting, place the reserved marinade in a saucepan and boil vigorously for 5 to 10 minutes until thickened. set aside.
• 7 after the 1 hour roasting time, baste the lamb with the thickened glaze. place back into the oven for 10 to 15 minutes to set the glaze.
• 8 let rest 10 minutes. slice the lamb thinly and serve over noodles (or rice).