Recipe: Mandarin Barbecued Pork (marinated and roasted, coated with warm honey)

MANDARIN BARBECUED PORK

1 (5 pound) pork butt*
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dry sherry
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
5 tablespoons catsup
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons salt
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
1/4 cup honey, warmed

Trim the pork of most excess fat and cut in 1x2-inch pieces. Put the pork pieces in a shallow dish.

Mix together the sugar, sherry, hoisin sauce, catsup, soy sauce, salt, and pepper to taste and pour over the pork pieces. Marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours, turning the pieces over in the sauce several times.

WHEN READY TO COOK:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Remove the meat from the marinade and place in a roasting pan; discard marinade.

Roast the meat for 30 minutes, turning the pieces over once, then lower the heat to 375 degrees F and roast for 15 minutes more.

Remove the pork from the oven and pour the warmed honey over the meat, turning to coat on all sides. Serve.

*This would work with other cuts of pork.

From: SueA, CA - 12-30-97