Spice Mix

Five Spice Powder


China
Makes:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  		 10 T
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20 min
Yes		 This mix is used throughout China and considered a blend of the "five flavors" (sweet, sour, bitter, pungent and salty). There are other "Five Spices" formulas, but this is the primary formula.
Important:   Some years ago, importing Sichuan peppercorns into the U.S. was illegal and a lot of formulas were published using black peppercorns instead. Discard those recipes - it's not at all the same.





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(See Note-1)
Sichuan pepper (2)  
Fennel seed
Star Anise, whole
Cloves, whole
Cinnamon, whole
This recipe is sufficient to nearly fill a 4 ounce spice jar
  1. Break up Star Anise stars. Discard shiny seeds if easy, otherwise ignore them.
  2. Separately dry roast Star Anise and Fennel Seed until they are aromatic but not much darkened. Cool.
  3. Grind All Items into a fine powder in your spice grinder.
  4. Mix well and package in an airtight jar.
NOTES:
  1. Amounts: are all measured as ground, but all spices should be freshly ground from whole, not pre-ground. One of those little rotating blade coffee grinders does an excellent job. For Star Anise about 11 full size stars, for Sichuan Pepercorns, nearly 3 T to make 2T ground.
  2. Sichuan Pepper:   This is nothing like black pepper. Recipes call for the peppercorns to be dry roasted but they are already lightly roasted to make them legal for import into the US, and I consider that sufficient. For details see our Sichuan Peppercorn page.
  3. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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