肉干是在马来西亚的时候过节必定要有节庆美食。记得有一年农历新年前，我到茨场街的“我来也”肉干行排队买肉干，居然排了三个小时，马来西亚人对肉干的喜爱程度，可见一斑。

这是我用自制的红糟制作的猪肉干， 颜色漂亮而且味道特别好，根本不需要色素哦！

Bak Kwa, while growing up is something we get to enjoy only during Chinese New Year in Malaysia. I used to queue up for hours at Petaling street "Ngo Lei Ya" just to get a couple of packets of this BBQ meat...

This may sound like a crazy thing now, but the wait makes the BBQ meat all the more precious, so is the memory of celebrating Chinese New Year with families.

材料：(可做 8 片)

600 克 猪肉末  (6分瘦，4分肥)

2 大勺 鱼露

1 大勺 红糟

1 1/2 小勺 酱油

1/2 小勺 老抽

1/3 杯 + 2 大勺 糖

一点食油抹锡箔纸用

Ingredients：(Make 8 slices of 5' x 5' square)

600g Minced pork (with some fat)

2 tbsp Fish Sauce (depending on the saltiness you like)

1 tbsp Ang Chow/ Red Yeast Rice Vinesse 

1 1/2 tsp Light Soy Sauce

1/2 tsp Dark/Caramel/Sweet soya sauce

1/3 cup + 2 tbsp Sugar

A little oil for spreading or using a bottle of oil spray

1. Mixed all the ingredients listed with minced meat using a spatula and stir at one direction till it become a sticky mixture. Let it sit in the fridge for at least 1 hour to marinate.

2. Tear off a piece of foil paper (around 1 ft long) and a clean plastic bag (cut it open to make a big plastic cover). You can also use a small silicon baking sheet or Cling paper. But I find these plastic bags easier to work with as it doesn't "cling" too much to the meat.

3. Spray or spread a thin layer of oil over the foil paper. Place about 1/2 cup of minced meat in the middle of the foil paper, cover it with plastic cover and use your palm to lightly press on the minced meat until it flatten, using a rolling pin to roll it evenly into 3 mm in thickness . Move the foil paper together with the minced meat onto a baking sheet.

4. Broil the meat in the oven for 8 minutes, there is no need to preheat oven. You will find some juice releases from the meat after 8 minutes, take the meat out and flipped the meat using a tong, let it sit for 2-3 minutes, you can now work on rolling out the second piece of minced meat.

5. The juices of the half-baked bak kwa is now being absorbed back into the meat, now is the time to place it back into the oven and broil for another 6-8 minutes or until the edges are a little charred.

6. Repeat the steps until all meat are done. Let cold, and cut into pieces.

Note: I find the thickness and the size of this Bakkwa affects the taste and texture of it, 3 mm in thickness while it is raw at the size of 5 x 5 is by far delivery the best results for me. I strongly suggest that you stick with it.