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.
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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.
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