Chinese Five Spice Powder

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recipe by Lindy W.

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    10mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    20
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    3

Five Spice Powder is an ingredient used in Chinese and Asian cooking. It's possible to buy Chinese Five Spice Powder from most Asian supermarkets, but making it yourself is easy and has the added benefit of ensuring you get a full fresh flavour as the spices are blended just before cooking.

recipe updated Oct 8, 2019

Ingredients

  • Black peppercorns icon
    Black peppercorns
    1 tsp (2g)
  • Cloves icon
    Cloves
    6
  • Star anise pod icon
    Star anise pod
    3
  • Cinnamon stick icon
    Cinnamon stick
    1
  • Fennel seeds icon
    Fennel seeds
    1 tbsp (6g)

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Frying pan

Step preview

  1. Add black peppercorns, cloves, star anise pod, cinnamon stick and fennel seeds to a clean small bowl
  2. Place a clean frying pan - medium heat
  3. Transfer spices to frying pan while stirring occasionally
  4. Roast in frying pan until browned at edges and let cool - medium heat
  5. Crush with mortar and pestle until well blended
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