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Another late update! Here is one of my favorite Chinese snacks - Pork Jerky. I decided to make this my own, not the easiest to make, but definitely worth the time.

[caption id="attachment_987" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Homemade Pork Jerky 蜜汁豬肉乾[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_989" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Left - ready to put into oven
Right - baked for 25 mins in oven[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_988" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Done product! Supper yummy! Homemade Pork Jerky 蜜汁豬肉乾[/caption]

Ingredients (mix all in a bowl):

• 1LB ground pork (I used 80%-90% lean)


• 1/2 cup sugar


• 1/2 tbsp soy sauce


• 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce


• 1/2 tbsp fish sauce


• 1 tbsp oyster sauce


• a pinch of white pepper


• 1/2 tsp salt


• 1 tbsp honey

Mix all above ingredients in a bowl, like it marinate at least 4 hours.

Instructions:

• Use baking pan, cover with aluminum foil, then parchment paper on top.


• Use a little of vegetable oil, lightly brush on the parchment paper.


• Spread the marinated ground pork on the layered baking pan, no requirement on thickness (just your personal preference). I did mine medium thickness.


• I used a spatula, and cling wrap to spread evenly on the baking pan. I left about 1/2" clearance on the baking pan.


• Preheat oven at 300F and let it bake for 15-20mins.


• In a small bowl, mix a bit of honey and oyster sauce. Set a side.


• After 15-20mins, take out the baking pan ... use a brush and brush the honey & oyster mix on the pork jerky (both sides). I cut the pork jerky horiztanal in half, so I can flip easier for brushing.


• After brushing both sides, bake for 10 minutes ... this should give the pork jerky the burnt edges. You can bake each side of 5 mins for more even burnt edges. I was lazy, I baked for 10mins, didn't flip. Pay close attention to the oven during this 10 minutes as pork jerky can be easily over burnt.


• Finally ... take out the baking pan, cut into squares and let it cool.


• Enjoy!