Honey or maple syrup 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup 2 tbsp Hoisin sauce 2 tbsp Soy sauce 2 tbsp Garlic 2 cloves, finely chopped Ginger 4 slices, finely chopped Chinese five spice 2 tsp Chinese rice cooking wine or dry sherry 2 tbsp

Whisk all the ingredients until well combined. For larger pieces of meat or fish marinate overnight, but for prawns or smaller pieces of meat an hour or two in the marinade should suffice.

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Char siu marinade

Whip up a batch of this char siu style marinade for your next barbecue

Chris Staines, chef proprietor at The Ollerod in Beaminster, shares the recipe for his char siu style marinade

www.theollerod.co.uk

You will need

Honey or maple syrup 2 tbsp
Tomato ketchup 2 tbsp
Hoisin sauce 2 tbsp
Soy sauce 2 tbsp
Garlic 2 cloves, finely chopped
Ginger 4 slices, finely chopped
Chinese five spice 2 tsp
Chinese rice cooking wine or dry sherry 2 tbsp

Method

Whisk all the ingredients until well combined.
For larger pieces of meat or fish marinate overnight, but for prawns or smaller pieces of meat an hour or two in the marinade should suffice.

You will need

Honey or maple syrup 2 tbsp
Tomato ketchup 2 tbsp
Hoisin sauce 2 tbsp
Soy sauce 2 tbsp
Garlic 2 cloves, finely chopped
Ginger 4 slices, finely chopped
Chinese five spice 2 tsp
Chinese rice cooking wine or dry sherry 2 tbsp

Method

Whisk all the ingredients until well combined.
For larger pieces of meat or fish marinate overnight, but for prawns or smaller pieces of meat an hour or two in the marinade should suffice.

Chris Staines