AIR FRYER CHINESE BBQ (Char Siu & Siu Yuk) ft. my Chinese Grandma
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 พ.ค. 2021
- In this video, My grandma "Popo" shows us how to make two Cantonese BBQ staples in the Air Fryer! (She loves it btw)
Char Siu - Red colored BBQ pork & Siu Yuk which is crispy pork belly. The rough recipe is below. (Remember we never really measure, but I've done my best to transcribe her recipe.)
This is our Air Fryer BTW - Emeril Lagasse 12-Quart Air Fryer Pro
www.costco.com/emeril-lagasse...
Char Siu (Roast Pork) Ingredients
2 lbs Pork Butt or Shoulder
Sauce
2 tbsp Hoisin sauce
1 tbsp Chou Hou sauce
2 tbsp Ketchup
2 tbsp Honey
2 tbsp Char Siu sauce
1 tbsp Oyster sause
3 tbsp Shaoxing wine
1 tbsp Neutral oil
1 tbsp Sesame oil
Dried Orange Peel or Orange zest
1/2 tsp White Pepper
2 tbsp Rose wine (add that just before cooking to keep it's fragrance)
Char Siu (Roast Pork) Procedure
Mix all the ingredients for the sauce above. Then add your meat to the mixture and marinate for 3-4 hrs. My grandma likes to leave it out at room temperature to marinate for at least 30 min before further marinating it in the fridge for about 3 hrs. Be sure to remove it from the fridge at least 30 min before cooking, so it's brought back to room temperature. You can marinate it in the fridge over night as well.
We cooked it at 375 F for 15 min, adjusted the placement of the racks, cooked it again at 375 F for 15 min. And lastly cooked it again at 375 F for 10 min. If your air fryer is smaller you may not be able to cook so much meat at once, and it will cook faster. We get more direct heat on the top rack of our air fryer and the middle rack does not cook as quickly.
375 F 15 min
375 F 15 min
375 F 10 min
Siu Yook (Crispy Pork)
Ingredients
5-6 large pieces of pork belly cut in about 1 inch 1.5 inches in width
Dry Rub
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Sugar
1 tbsp Five spice powder
2 tbsp White vinegar (apply to the skin)
Siu Yook (Crispy Pork) Procedure
Blanch the pork belly in boiling water for 5 min. This is to make the skin softer. After it's blanched, remove it from the water and let cool for 20 min.
After it's been cooled, take a towel and dry the pork belly. Then take a fork and prick the skin (be careful). You should have little holes on the skin. This helps it get crispy. Then rub your 5 spice mixture on all slides of the pork belly EXCEPT the skin. Then apply white vinegar to the skin 3 times. For each vinegar application, wait 5 min before applying more vinegar. I don’t know if this method actually works, but the idea is that the vinegar will soak into the little holes. The vinegar helps the skin crisp up.
Then we refrigerated it for 3 hrs and took it out of the fridge 30 min before serving. The skin tightened up.
We cooked it in the air fryer on the top rack, we constantly monitored it and adjusted the temp.
375 F 15 Min
400 F 10 Min
400 F 10 Min
400 F 5 Min
Serve with buns, rice or whatever you like. It comes out great in the Air Fryer! If you don't have an air fryer use your oven. We took the Char Siu marinade and brought that to a boil to kill the bacteria.
ENJOY!
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Although this video is 2 years old, I have not watched it yet. Seeing Popo again brings back fond memories of her participation on your channel. Thank you TH-cam algorithm.
👏🙏🤤💯 Reminiscent of the love and "gentle" scolding me and my sibs would receive when we would help in our Popo's kitchen -- they go hand in hand! My Popo is 98 yrs old and retired from cooking, but her woman warrior Cantonese home chef spirit is channeled through your Popo. TY Michael & Popo! 💯❤👍
That is heart warming!
I love your grandmother. I never knew my grandmother. I can only imagine she would be like yours that loves her grandchild.
Best POPO in the world. I wish her the best health and happiness!! ❤️
Thank you! I'm so lucky. All the best to you and your family!
I love your relationship with your Grandma, she’s terrific and I can see the love she has for you. Thank you for sharing her cooking recipes, they are simply the best.
She is adorable! 🥰 They both are! Hug them frequently! They are a treasure! ❤️
Also she is teaching you how to make her recipes, made with love ❤️!
Thank you for your positivity and good vibes, wishing you and your family well
I love your grandma . She reminded me of my Mother .
That’s great, good times I’m sure. I wish you and your family well!
“Even Costco have now” She is so with it! Keep these videos coming Nick! She reminds many American Chinese (Italian) experiences with both cultural upbringing! You and your Po Po will forever remember this memorable time together!
Thanks Donald for your kind message. Sending love and good vibes to you and your family
Love her. She has a beautiful personality.. love her cooking. I will be trying her dishes.🤗👌
Keep 'em coming, Michael! I just love the Dynamic Duo! Your chemistry with Po-po is lightning in a bottle!
Yeah I'm getting closer to her know believe it or not.
Old school Chinese grandma saying watchamacallit, and she's hilarious. Love it!
Ahhh haha yes she knows
airfryers are a game changer! Char siu and Siu yook looks amazinggg
I love your Po Po.
She reminds me of my A Maa.
My A Maa made the best pork chop.
Is great you get to share so much w her.
Send her all my love.
Thank you sending you good energy
Your Po-Po is so up-to-date!! her English is good! like us she's bilingual in one sentence!
Good bonding with popoh nice grandma n awesome g son
Your banter with your popo is exactly like my family’s and reminds me so much of cooking with my popo. I love the oven storage, it brings such authenticity to your Chinese household. You’re adorable. 😅
That's wonderful, yes oven is the storage! Wish you and your family well! Happy New Year!
You guys are adorable together! I love it! ❤
Love watching you cook with your popo! Keep them coming!!
Hey Micheal, you really have the best grandma ever. I wish I can be like you, hope you really cherish, appreciate and enjoy the time being with her. You are really lucky to a great grandma, and you should be thanking her for teaching you how to make food and marinate stuff.. Keep up the good work.. I have faith in you, and I know you can do it.
Thanks Winnie!
AWESOME, your "popo" is so precious and your connection with popo is great. Love and learn all you can from popo, it is a treasure and a gift.
Thanks Lono! Wish you and your family the best as well
We watched this on a Sunday night, and it brings so much joy. Thank you Michael & grandma.
Thanks Dora! Wishing you and your family well!
I love how you do your best to figure out the exact amounts 😂. She reminds me so much of my maternal grandmother. That made with Lau reference! I use to take silks classes with Randy's wife ages ago.
No Measurements all by feel! No way - Small world! They do a great job. Popo and I binge watch their videos.
Another refreshing video of you and your Poh Poh enjoying quality time. Love how she speaks Cantonese and English together, like my Poh Poh used to🥰
Thank you Angie! Hope you have been well.
I was searching videos for making char siu in a air fryer and happened upon your TH-cam.
I subscribed due to your adorable interaction with popo. Had to laugh 😂 at your reference to the Lau.
Your understanding of Cantonese is very good! Love 💕
Haha thanks so much! Yes I'm spending time with Popo and learning about Chinese culture in the process. We are not perfect but it's a real homestyle feel. Wishing you and your family well! - Michael
These are the types of dishes for which we need to make extra rice! Love your pawpaw!
That's true! Wish you and your family well!
This will be how I teach my kids, a lot of cooking is trying, testing, tasting. I can’t wait to try these recipes!
Yeah all about feel and testing. No fancy techniques all from the heart! Wish you and your family the best.
Por Por is wonderful! Your Chinese is fabulous! I use the 'spoon' to measure too! Learned from my mom. Keep up the wonderful videos!
Thank you! I'm still learning and grateful for Popo. Wish you and your family well!
You guys are so funny! Love your G Ma!!
Haha thanks!
Po Po is so industrious, 婆婆 身体健康!
I'm learning so many things from your Popo!! She's funny too :)
Haha yeah she has a personality. Thank you wish you the best.
She is most amazing grandma ever...
Yes I'm very lucky! Wish you and your family the best as well!
I am inspired by your love for Popo. Your accented Cantonese is so lovely!
Thank you! Much love to you and your family
Love your grandparents and your dynamic with them! Keep it up!
Thank you!
Yes, I speak both dialects as well, and I went to elementary school when I was at the age 7 when I came to America, that's why I told you about my grandson who's 2nd generation as you are, but he's only 4 years old now,
Ahhhh so you are very talented! I'm sure your Grandson is very lucky to have you! Yeah I think when I was younger and did not want to speak Chinese. My popo could understand. Now I fully appreciate her and Chinese culture and language. I've been trying to learn cantonese and have studied mandarin. I need to keep it up.
I love this so so much, she reminds me of my own 婆婆！Can’t wait for more videos!!
Thank you Anna! All the best to you and your family!
Everything looks so delicious! Great job to you both!
Thanks Norma!
So lovely! Thank you for sharing these videos. BTW, don't compare your grandma with daddy Lau. Remember grandma said don't compare 😄🎈
Haha you right! Daddy lau is daddu lau and grandma is grandma
Loved this so much. So heartwarming. Your relationship with your PoPo is absolutely precious ❤
Thanks Savannah for your kind message! Yeah I've always been into cooking and never really Chinese cooking until now. I really embrace spending time with her now :). I am wishing you and your family well!
@@MichaelNicastro ngawww, your a sweetheart Michael. Thank you for the reply & the well wishes, right back at you and your adorable family. Love your heartwarming videos with the family and your CUTE Popo lol. Showed my mum your video and she smiled and said how beautiful your relationship was with your Popo. You are truly blessed Indeed. Gained a happy New subscriber, can't wait for your future videos ❤
@@SavannahVu1985 Thanks Savannah appreciate you. Yeah we are just having fun...most of the time. Are you from Australia? You said Mum haha. If you want to see more crazy cooking videos, if you are on tiktok Popo and I cook up a storm. You can find us at michael.nicastro on tiktok. All the best.
Grandma is so cute
Thank you :)
You're lucky to have ah-por. My great-grandfather was an amazing cook & very well known for cooking a whole roast pig to perfection, every time. He passed when I was 15. My ah-por passed in 2020 in NYC but I live in NZ.
Wow that's amazing a whole roast pig! That must have been a true labor of love. Sending you and your family the best vibes and positivity! Ahhh NZ, were you born there? I heard it's a beautiful place :). Happy New Year
Oh my Lord, I just Love her. 😊 💕
Love the orange & rose wine additions ☺️
Her secrets!
Michael , you have done a fantastic job with your por por !! I really enjoyed all your shows !! Classic !! Por por with no specific recipe but you have helped to make them sooooooo interesting that l also started to follow yr way of making turnip cake & they turned up to be the best l have ever made. !! TQ to you & por por !!
That makes me really happy! Wish you well! Yeah I’m just trying to have fun with my por and por and learn! I’m glad you enjoy it! Wish you and your family well
What a lovely duo! Popoh n enthusiastic learner-grandson making Chinese classic char siu, siu yook. So heart-warming.. thanks
Thanks Susie! Exactly I'm happy that I have time now to spend with Popo. When I was younger, I did not want to learn, happy I have the chance now and can share it.
@@MichaelNicastro We need more videos like this! An inspiration for younger people to connect with their grandparents, precious few these days, especially considering the isolation both generations are experiencing. It's a wonder why the old are lonely and the young are unsupported or nurtured culturally and emotionally.
@@susiewanng2285 You are right especially now!
Nice dude! the staples of so many trips to the chinese deli. JIA YOU!
Thanks my friend! Yes the classic simple dishes are always the best.
Both you and Popo are amazing. I love the relationship you have, most endearing and precious. Popo is still cooking like a fiend and a Chinese bbq sifu. The roast meats look delicious, especially the chasiu. My Mom makes a mean chasiu too and I learned from her, much better homemade than store bought b/c it is fresh, soft and juicy. You and Popo have great communication and perfect timing like a comedy team, in the best way. lol. She is spunky, witty and funny as heck. I really love her. And you are an amazing young man. I'm glad you learned to speak Cantonese. I am Toisan born in NYC. At home, I speak only Toisan with my parents, grandparents and relatives since they do not speak much English. I am proud to be bilingual, and also, to learn Cantonese and Mandarin.
Hey Minnie thanks for your kind heartfelt message. You know I never valued spending time with my Popo when I was younger or Chinese culture for that matter. I feel like now since I'm out of my restaurant job and back home, I have had time to reconnect with my family in ways that I never did before. I'm happy to learn Popo's recipes now and spend time with her. These are the best recipes and I did go to cooking school. Wow you are very impressive speaking so many languages. We are also Toisan, my grandfather was and my mom and Popo also speak Toisan. Thanks for your message Minnie. Wish you and your family health, wealth, love and happiness.
@@MichaelNicastro Thank you, Michael, for yr well wishes to my family, and the same to you and yr family. If and when you and Popo have time, could she share some of her Toisan recipes like savory (not sweet) tangyuen soup (rice dumpling soup)? Thanks!
@@minniec.9127 I'll ask her to cook some more Toisan dishes. I don't even know the difference so it will be good learning for me too :).
The Chinglish is so funny “10 minutes seen” 🤣🤣
Thanks William! Wish you the best. My Chinese is getting better lol.
@@MichaelNicastro if u dont practice ur cantonse now u will lose it. keep practicing.
@@jackychannel Yeah you are right!
@@MichaelNicastro Thanks! Hey as long as some can understand it it’s all good 🤷🏻♂️. Love your relationship with your grandma!
@@williamzhen6040 Appreciate you!
Love it 😍
Thanks Mery!
Please stay healthy dear popo n michael🤗🤗
Thank you for your kind words, Wish you and your family well!
Michael how old is your Popo ? .
Good For You Popo .. You know how to cook a lot of things ! . 👵👍👍🏆🏆
Late 80s and she's still got it. Wish you well!
I am doing a marathon of your videos with your poh poh. She is amazing! Classic Toisan/English accent. My grampa had the exact same accent and impatience! Hahahahaa. Please do more videos with her! These are memories and recipes to pass down for future generations. Yes "hong yuan" would be great especially since Hoisan people eat it on winter solstice. Does she make baos?? Does she make doong? Cheung foon? Ask her if she makes "faan saw" classic Hoisan dimsum! Thanks for sharing her with us! Please don't tire her out too much!
She does but she does not want to make dooong and faan saw "Fan guo" in cantonese right? She says its too much work but I keep reminding her that I want to learn. That's special about your gandpa lol. Yes she needs to rest and you are right these are memories, I never valued her or Chinese culture when I was younger. Now I finally have the opportunity to spend time and learn.
@@MichaelNicastro I use to make doong with my poh poh...then mom took over. She has not made it in well over 20 years. She is in her 90's now. She refused to make it. Well I bought all the ingredients. And told her I will make it. Knowing full well I would trick her into "showing" me how to make it. Get your mom involved ;) Cantonese do not make "faan saw" it is strictly a Hoisan dimsum ;).
❤❤❤my mom does the same thing to jars … relabel
Haha 98% is pretty good! I am seriously considering an air fryer now
98% is very good! It's like an oven but I think it cooks a bit faster.
I miss My popo
Wish you and your family well :)
Yummy! 😋😋😋
Thanks Elva, Hope you have been well!
She is speaking Cantonese... most probably from Guangdong China...people here love to cook & eat!!
Invest an Instant Pot for her. She will love it. And both of you can make more cooking videos together. Stay Healthy Stay Safely.
Greetings from Malaysia
Hey Ah Heng, wish you and your family the best! She is from HK, my Chinese grandfather is from Taishan or Toisan. Hello to you from Malaysia, You and your family must speak many languages (so interesting). We have an instant pot but I have not got popo to use it yet lol.
@@MichaelNicastro Very Well! Hong Kong food & Malaysian Chinese food are quite similar. We do speak a few languages, and my son now studying in Hokkaido do have extra one...
In Malaysia, only two cities use Cantonese a lot, Ipoh & Kuala Lumpur our capital.
You could learn Cantonese cooking from her.
I love to eat & cook...
@@ahheng6402 Very impressive. Malaysia is such a diverse place! All the best to you and your family. I hope to visit Malaysia one day!
Good video dear
Thank you very much!
Siu yuk = crispy roast pork, char siu = Chinese bbq roast pork
The best! :)
Michael, this is one of ur best videos. I have watched it a couple of few times. But, I am curious, what kind of air was that, that u have used. It looks like a good one ☝️ & ur good comes so good 😊.
Thank you Mary! Wish you and your family the best!
We bought this air fryer, it's good, however, the top rack and middle rack don't cook evenly. It's like an oven. www.costco.com/emeril-lagasse...
Wow!! You have the best po po as a cooking supervisor, she'll let you know all her knowledge about cooking and you can learn not only the ways of cooking and also the Chinese language( Cantonese ), do you mind if I asked you does your po po know how to speak mandarin 🤔, if she does, that'll be great, just curious!! Then she'll be super po po 🤗🤩
Yeah I'm very lucky, I did not embrace her when I was younger so I can make it for lost time. Popo does not know how to speak Mandarin, she can understand a little bit that's all. She came to america when she was 13 so she learned english.
Michael, what is the model & brand of the table top oven your bhor bhor uses? Tell your bhor bhor she's 'cool' and I love her sharing her skills. Very 'homemade recipes. Say THANKS to her.
Appreciate you! It's the (30 in. 5.3 cu. ft. Electric Range with Self-Cleaning Oven in White by Frigidaire).
Ah, no wonder why your po po can speak English, because she went to school when she was a teenager. 🤗, so she got eastern and western educational knowledge, this is why I said that you're lucky to have po po as a grandmother, I wished you luck in your future with your family
Thank you so much! Wish you and your family as well! Do you speak mandarin and cantonese?
What brand of airfryer are you using? It’s a lot bigger than mine.
Hey Lily we are using this one. This is our Air Fryer BTW - Emeril Lagasse 12-Quart Air Fryer Pro
www.costco.com/emeril-lagasse...
我們一家大小都喜歡食义燒同燒肉 （Michael u can send me by return in English or Chinese if comments)
Your po po so cute
Thank you! Wish you and your family well
Wouldn't it have been easier to cook crispy pork and char siu all at once in big oven?
Yup haha it would. We just got the air fryer so it was fun to test out.
How much char siu sauce?
Roughly 2 Tbsp (sometimes more and sometimes less)
Po Po reminds me of my mom... I love watching my mom cook. Po Po speaks better English than your Chinese. LOL You guys are a great team.
Haha she does indeed! She is the best. Wish you and your family well!
Cut down with the momaia, thing
Ok lol
OH, that's an air fryer??
yes it looks like a mini convection oven right?
Too much fluff !! Back & forth !!
Ok lol