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How to Make Homemade Chinese Five Spice Powder
Chinese Five Spice powder is a versatile and popular spice blend used in many Chinese recipes. It consists of a unique blend of five different spices, each adding its own flavor profile to the seasoning blend. This recipe takes less than 10 minutes to make!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 2 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
1
- 3 cinnamon sticks, 4-5 inch pieces. If using ground cinnamon, use 1 1/2 tablespoons.
- 5 large whole star anise.
- 1+1/2 tbsp fennel seeds.
- 1+1/2 tsp whole cloves.
- 1 tbsp Szechuan peppercorns.
Instructions
- 1
Toast the whole spices. In a dry skillet over medium-high heat, toast the star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, fennel seeds, and Chinese cinnamon until fragrant.
- 2
Cool and grind. Allow the toasted spices to cool before grinding them into a fine powder using a spice or coffee grinder.
- 3
Blend to perfection. Mix the ingredients thoroughly to ensure a uniform and balanced spice blend.
- 4
Pass the ground spices through a fine mesh strainer to get a smooth, powdery texture.