Homemade Five-Spice Powder

Name: Homemade Five-Spice Powder
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons Szechuan peppercorns; 8 star anise pods; ½ tsp ground cloves; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon ground fennel seeds

Chinese five spice powder (五香粉, five spices powder, or five-spice powder) is a convenient seasoning for Cantonese cuisine.

Ingredients

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

Steps

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

More recipes with star anise, cloves or cinnamon

Adapted from “Homemade Five-Spice Powder” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.