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Chinese Barbecued Chunks Recipe
Chinese Barbecued Chunks Category Appetizer Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures
Ingredients
2cuptvp chunks
2cupboiling water
2tablespoonketchup
  
  ---MIX IN SMALL PAN---
1/3cupketchup
1/4cupbrown sugar
2tablespoondark sesame oil
2tablespoontamari
2teaspoon5 Spice powder*

Directions:

Take first three ingredients, mix and let stand 10 minutes. Cover tightly and microwave on medium for 10 minutes or simmer on top of stove 20 minutes, adding more liquid if needed.

Heat sauce, adding any liquid from the chunks. Stir well and when sauce is boiling, mix with the chunks. Let marinate 30 minutes or longer. Before serving, bake in the marinade in a covered dish in a microwave on medium power about 5 minutes, stirring once. OR bake at 350F until chunks and sauce are hot.

Spicy and aromatic. Serve with toothpicks as an appetizer or mix with cooked rice for a main dish. Makes about 1 quart.



Note: 5 Spice powder may be obtained in a health food store or a Chinese grocery store. VERY hot! OR may be made by combining 1 t ground fennel, 1 t cinnamon, 1/2 t ground star anise, 1/2 t ground cloves and 1/4 t szechuan or cayenne pepper.
 
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