Barbecued Pork Strips -

--MARINADE-- 2 tb Light soy sauce

2 tb Chinese rice wine

-or dry sherry 2 tb Sugar

1 tb Minced garlic

1 tb Brown bean sauce

1 tb Hoisin sauce

1 tb Red bean curd

1 ts 5-spice powder

--BASTING LIQUID-- 3 tb Malt sugar or honey

3 tb Boiling water

3/4-inch strips. Put the strips in a bowl with the marinade and mix well to coat them thoroughly. Marinate at room temperature for 3 hours, or overnight in the refrigerator. Remove the pork from the marinade and baste the strips with the malt-sugar mixture. Use curved skewers (available in Chinese cookware shops and some restaurant- supply stores) to hang the meat from the top shelf of the oven over a large pan filled with water to a depth of

1/4 inch. Roast the pork at

350F for 45 minutes, basting occasionally with

425F and roast for 20 minutes to finish the pork. When the pork is cool enough to handle, cut it into 1/2-inch slices. Arrange the pork slices on a platter. Serves

4 to 6 as a

8 to 10 as an appetizer.