How to make roast pork? aka sio ba..

• Augustin

  21 May 04, 01:44

  Been wanting to ask this question for a long time... since i was a kid!! how to make roast pork?? especially the skin crispy crispy one... wooO~~~
  
  anyone got good sio ba to recommend too?
• skeujin

  21 May 04, 01:51

  those at yr local char siew rice stall is not actually roasted. its skin is doused with hot oil..... thus the bubbly texture.
  
  the real sio bak is truly roasted all the way, over a charcoal fire...
  
  check out the eunos area near the TP station. theres a shop selling jus sio ters... kinda cheap too... bout $40 per piglet...
• BillyBong

  26 May 04, 21:40

  let's see...marinate pork...then roast
  
  
• Augustin

  27 May 04, 14:39

  I saw in another forum they say rub salt and put in oven?? true anot ar?
• NeonTetra

  27 May 04, 14:50

  i only know how to eat...
• bismarck

  27 May 04, 14:51

  Originally posted by NeonTetra:

  i only know how to eat...

  thought u cant eat pork?
• Mahattan

  26 Jul 04, 04:26

  Originally posted by Augustin:

  Been wanting to ask this question for a long time... since i was a kid!! how to make roast pork?? especially the skin crispy crispy one... wooO~~~
  
  anyone got good sio ba to recommend too?

  not hard to find recipe online la.
  from memory, rub salt, msg and 5 spice powder on the meat end. and put in big oven. below put one tray of water. top roast. below steam. thats how u get the crispy top n soft bottom.
• Mahattan

  26 Jul 04, 04:30

  Originally posted by skeujin:

  those at yr local char siew rice stall is not actually roasted. its skin is doused with hot oil..... thus the bubbly texture.
  
  the real sio bak is truly roasted all the way, over a charcoal fire...
  
  check out the eunos area near the TP station. theres a shop selling jus sio ters... kinda cheap too... bout $40 per piglet...

  who say not roast? you try douse ur bak with oil at home see do u get "SIO BAK" or not. LOL!
  thick oily part of pork when roasting, the oil will burn n explode so got bubbly texture. dont believe me ar...go kopitiam at 9am ask uncle show u lor
• p|p|

  26 Jul 04, 04:41

  Originally posted by Augustin:

  Been wanting to ask this question for a long time... since i was a kid!! how to make roast pork?? especially the skin crispy crispy one... wooO~~~
  
  anyone got good sio ba to recommend too?

  ask the pork ... at wat temp of the oil den ur skin will become cripsy de...
  
  anyway go buy can eat liao why wanna go roast urself meh? so troublesome...
• dalelad

  26 Jul 04, 13:28

  deep fry the pork for just a few minutes.. then take out and apply marinate over all parts except the skin. put into oven and roast.
  
• ChicagoBlues

  16 Oct 04, 21:13

  Originally posted by Augustin:

  Been wanting to ask this question for a long time... since i was a kid!! how to make roast pork?? especially the skin crispy crispy one... wooO~~~
  
  anyone got good sio ba to recommend too?

  The secret to the crispy skin is to poke the skin with many holes & spray vinegar into these " Holes " & oven the skin side in a Big Oven . But, you got to repeat this act many time till it is cripsy . Use 5 spices & lots of salt to marinade it b/4 roasting in in the oven. I did it b/4 great taste but lots of hard work that's why u don't get often in hawker stall - it's a few hrs work unless u can come out with a machine to punch small holes on the skin.