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Chinese Barbecued Chunks

Chinese Barbecued Chunks Ingredients: shortening, vegetable, household, composite water, bottled, generic catsup catsup sugars, brown oil, sesame, salad or cooking soy sauce made from soy (tamari) wei-chuan, five spic...

Chinese Barbecued Chunks

Ingredients:
shortening, vegetable, household, composite
water, bottled, generic
catsup
catsup
sugars, brown
oil, sesame, salad or cooking
soy sauce made from soy (tamari)
wei-chuan, five 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 (180C) 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 teaspoon ground fennel, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground star anise, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves and 1/4 teaspoon szechuan or cayenne pepper.