Head to Cheras for crunchy charcoal roast pork & incredible char siu

Yes, fellow foodies… I’m again with yet one more roast pork evaluate (and nothing’s going to cease me from uncovering extra). If you’re conversant in my roast pork adventures, then you definately’d know that I not too long ago bequeathed the roast pork bragging rights to the superb charcoal roast pork served at Pudu’s Wong Mei Kee. But what if I advised you that I not too long ago got here throughout a brand new roast pork contender by the identify of Sun Ming Kee Restaurant? Yes, maintain studying.

Located in Cheras, my heightened roast pork senses picked up this hidden gem by phrase of mouth. They supposedly serve charcoal roast pork (just like Wong Mei Kee) which apparently  is a must-try, so how may I not?

It wasn’t even lunchtime however there was already a queue gathered outdoors. That left me impressed. Was Sun Ming Kee Restaurant that good? 

What I attempted at Sun Ming Kee Restaurant

Ordering right here is a simple course of. Head straight to the counter (which is on the left) and also you’ll be handed a menu. Once you’ve made your choose, you’ll pay upfront earlier than you’ are handed a desk quantity.  

I hesitated to incorporate this within the article however right here it’s: please sit on the desk assigned to you by the cashier. This is to make sure that the proper meals is distributed to your desk, and also you wouldn’t should get a lecture from the very irritated waitress. I had the fortune to witness two aged gents undergo this and minutes later, they begrudgingly shifted tables. 

Within 10 minutes, I obtained my order: Roast Chicken and Char Siu Combo (RM10) and naturally, a small serving of the Charcoal Roast Pork (RM12). 

Right off the bat, my consideration was drawn to the Roast Pork. Just from its look, I may inform that this roast pork was going to blow my thoughts. The golden brown shatteringly crispy pork pores and skin sat atop a melting, jelly-like layer of pork fats. And on the backside a stump of tender, juicy meat— undoubtedly hits all the proper roast pork notes! I want I used to be joking however I actually assume I used to be bewitched by the Roast Pork. 

I plucked a chunk of juicy-looking roast pork and popped it into my already salivating mouth. Oh, the crunch. The crunch went on for miles. Right when the crunch ends, then comes the juicy fats harmonising with the oh-so tender meat. Not to neglect the salty aftertaste— it was like a symphony. It was so unbelievably good that I lifted one other piece into my mouth and fell into the identical pool of porcine ecstasy. That crispy crackling is definitely probably the most superb issues I’ve ever positioned in my mouth. 

I pulled myself from the enchanting sirens of the roast pork and targeted my consideration on the Char Siu. Having eaten char siu from the likes of TNR by Sean and Angie and Char Siew Yoong, I foolishly assumed that it might style very atypical. Oh boy, was I extraordinarily fallacious. I’ have by no means felt so humbled by a chunk of barbecued pork and Sun Ming Kee Restaurant’s Char Siu brings me all the way down to my knees begging for forgiveness. 

The style was virtually candy-like. The exterior of the Char Siu had an exquisite reddish glaze and tucked inside, the fatty meat. I couldn’t consider that I’d been lacking out on this barbecued magnificence. It didn’t have the melt-in-your-mouth really feel, however the finger-licking sticky glaze compensated greater than sufficient. 

The final on the plate was the Roast Chicken— which frankly by now paled compared to its porcine counterpart. Sure, the hen was slightly tender and juicy however it may by no means come near the Roast Pork or the Char Siu. 

Final ideas

Just as I assumed I’d tried one of the best roast pork and char siu in Klang Valley, I discovered one other that impressed me. Having eaten right here, I now perceive why so many purchasers have been patiently queuing and why many have been ordering by the platter. 

It was a bit of too late after I found that Sun Ming Kee Restaurant was additionally identified for his or her coveted charcoal roast duck. Oh properly, I now have an excuse to return for extra roast meat! And I recommend you do the identical. Bring your family and friends, order a complete platter and succumb to gluttony. Trust me, it’s price each calorie. 

Expected injury: RM10 – RM20 per pax

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