Homemade Five-Spice Powder

Chinese five spice powder (五香粉, five spices powder, or five-spice powder) is a convenient seasoning for Cantonese cuisine. It incorporates the five basic flavours of Chinese cooking—sweet, sour, bitter, pungent, and salty. One common recipe includes China Tung Hing cinnamon, pow

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Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons Szechuan peppercorns
• 8 star anise pods
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground fennel seeds

Instructions

1. Toast the Szechuan peppercorns in a dry frying pan for about 3 minutes.
2. Grind the peppercorns in a pepper grinder or coffee grinder together with the star anise pods.
3. Sift the ground spices to remove any larger bits.
4. Mix together the cloves, cinnamon, and fennel seeds.
5. Grind the completed mixture until it is a very fine powder.
6. Use sparingly, as it is extremely pungent.

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