Chinese Five Spice

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Chinese Five Spice

Chinese Five Spice is a traditional Chinese recipe for an almost indispensable Chinese blend of spices that occurs in so many Chinese dishes. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Chinese version of: Chinese Five Spice.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

20 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Spice Recipes China Recipes

Ingredients:

2 tbsp Sichuan pepper
8 star anise
1/2 tbsp cloves
1 tbsp freshly-ground cinnamon (in traditional Chinese recipes, ground cassia bark is always used, ensure you use Cassia if making red-cooked dishes)
1 tbsp fennel seeds

Method:

Warm a non-stick drying pan and toast the Sichuan pepper in this until the aroma is released (about five minutes). Add the toasted Sichuan pepper and the star anise to a coffee grinder. Grind to a fine powder and sift to remove any woody stems from the Sichuan pepper.

Next add the cloves, cinnamon and fennel seeds to the grinder and grind to a fine powder. Mix with the pre-ground Sichuan pepper and star anise and store in an airtight container, where it will last for several weeks.