Food & Drink & Recipes: #RedHue-#SodiumNitrate-#PotassiumNitrate-#CharSiu

#RedHue-#SodiumNitrate-#PotassiumNitrate-#CharSiu

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#Saltpeter-#PotassiumNitrate-#KNO3

https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/char-siu-tender-cantonese-style-barbecued-pork

http://tks61.blogspot.com/2018/08/redhue-charsiu-uses-sodiumnitrate.html?m=1

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I believe traditional Char Siu uses Sodium Nitrate to give it the red hue. Even though modern techniques typically use red food colouring instead, is there a way to incorporate curing salt into this recipe to give it a bit of that colour?

The red color comes from chinese red fermented bean curd, curing salt isn't used to make char siu.

I would have to disagree. My grandfathers recipe calls for saltpeter. (potassium nitrate) I've since switched to instacure #1 and just follow the normal guidelines.

Growing up in Asia we were always made aware of the use of saltpeter (or sodium nitrate) in char siu. Many traditional recipes still call for it as well. As far as I know, ingredients such as fermented bean curd and food colouring was introduced as the general public became more concerned with the health effects of sodium nitrate.