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Easy Chinese 5 Spice Powder
A quick and easy Chinese 5 Spice Powder Recipe, so you always have the freshest and most powerful spices on hand to make Chinese food!
- Prep time
- 1 min
- Cook time
- 13 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 Star anise (Look for broken pieces as it makes the pounding easier)
- 1.5 teaspoon sichuan peppercorns (Substitute: white peppcorns)
- 1 casssia stick (Chinese cinnamon) ((about 1-2g) Substitute: Ceylon cinnamon)
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
Instructions
- 1
Over low-medium heat, dry fry the spices in a pan till their fragrance is released.
- 2
Blitz the spices in a coffee or spice grinder. If you don't have one, you can also pound them by hand in a mortar and pestle. (This took me 9 minutes 52 seconds so it's not too time consuming.)
- 3
Sieve the powder to remove any bigger bits
- 4
Store in an airtight container in a cool, dark place till you want to use it.