Directions

Marinade The Day Before

1. Place minced pork, granulated Sukrin sugar substitute, fish sauce, soy/amino sauce, Chinese 5 spice seasoning, and white pepper in a bowl and mix by hand for a few minutes until it is combined into a paste.

2. Cover with cling wrap and let sit in refrigerator overnight.

To Cook the Bak Kwa

1. Preheat oven to 120 C.  Line a 15 x 10 inch baking pan with baking paper.  Transfer pork mixture to pan and top with cling wrap or more baking paper.  Press with our hands until it is flattened.  Then using a rolling pin, flatten further until it is one continuous sheet that covers the pan about 3 mm high.  Remove top layer of baking paper

2. Place pan in oven and bake for 25 minutes.  Remove from oven.  Pour off any liquid.  Flip meat and return it to pan.  

3. Return pork to pan and bake for 15 more minutes.  

4. Let cool briefly and then using kitchen shears ,cut into 10 x 10 cm squares.  

5. Increase oven temperature to 205C.  Combine Sukrin syrup and water.  

6. Arrange meat squares back onto pan.  Brush with syrup mixture.  Return pan to oven and cook for 10-15 minutes until it reaches the desired color.  Flip meat squares and brush other side with syrup. Cook 10-15 more minutes.  

7. Let cool and enjoy.