Homemade Chinese Five Spice Powder

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If you have a full pantry of some of the most common spices or enough time to run to your local grocery stores, making a homemade Chinese five spice powder will benefit you greatly.

My recipe below is easy to follow and won't take up so much of your time.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese

Servings: tablespoon

Calories: 19kcal

Author: Val

Equipment

Frying Pan
Bowl
Mortar and pestle, spice grinder, or coffee grinder

Ingredients

5 grams or six whole star anise
5 grams or one Chinese cinnamon stick
½ teaspoon or eight whole cloves
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
2 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn (optional)

Instructions

Preheat your frying pan over medium-high heat.
Break your Chinese cinnamon sticks into small pieces.
Place your Chinese cinnamon sticks, star anise, and cloves and stir to toast them. Also, make sure you shake the pan occasionally. Do this until they become fragrant, about four to five minutes.
Once toasted, transfer them to your bowl and allow to cool.
Next, place your fennel seeds and Sichuan peppercorns in your pan and stir to allow to toast. Again, make sure you shake the pan occasionally. Do this until they become fragrant, about two to three minutes.
Once toasted, transfer them to your bowl and allow to cool.
Transfer the cooled spices to your mortar and pestle or spice or coffee grinder and grind to a fine spice powder.

Notes

You can also use ground or powdered forms of the ingredients listed above. That is one tablespoon each of star anise, cinnamon, fennel, Sichuan pepper, and ½ teaspoon of cloves.

While you can increase the amount of ingredients to make more of the homemade spice blend, remember that it's best to use it within three months. Also, make sure you keep it in an airtight container and store it in a cool, dry place.

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