my char siu sauce recipe involves 3 main things
-fermented red bean curd
-shaoxing wine
-5 spice
my five spice
is predominantly crushed white peppercorn and sichaun peppercorn,
with hints of anise, cloves, black pepper
Variations then will be:
dark soy
honey
rice vinegar
or
a more cornstarch base which would be
simple syrup,
cornstarch
soy sauce