BAK KWA (PORK JERKY)

Bak Kwa

in Hockien is dried meat

is popular during Festive Seasons.

It is a must-have for Chinese New Year

These are sold in bags of 1/2 kg 

or 
boxes of one kilogram each

Nowadays, because of its rising cost,
it is also sold in pieces.

You can see them roasting the slices of meat in front of you

and you tend to believe they are fresh,

never realise that 

many of these were processed weeks ago or even months

Well, these meat slices are really tasty

and you will not stop at one slice!

You can eat it on its own,

with bread,
or as fillings for buns

You can actually make your own
at a fraction of the cost

baked in toaster oven 

1/3 of the recipe

Bak Kwa

400g minced pork
1 Tbsp cooking wine

2 Tbsp sugar

1/2 Tbsp dark soya sauce

1 Tbsp fish sauce

Glaze:

2 Tbsp maltose dissolved in some hot water (optional)

Or 

Honey or golden syrup

1) combine minced meat with all ingredients
2) stir with a spoon until the mixture turns gooey, takes about 2 min
3) leave to marinate in the fridge overnight, no need to cover

4) spread meat between 2 parchment paper, & roll to 2mm thick

5) peel off the top parchment paper & bake in preheated oven 150’C  for 3-5 min

6) glaze and bake again 3-5min 

7) drain away juice if any & turn over, glaze and bake 3-5 min

6) take care not to burn the meat!

8) when the desired colour is reached, cool on wire rack

Note:
I used my toaster oven to bake the bak kwa on 21Jan 2021 (2nd photo)