Chinese Five Spice Powder

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recipe by Lindy W.

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    10mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    20
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    5

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 Sep 8, 2018

Ingredients

  • Black peppercorns icon
    Black peppercorns
    2g
  • Cloves icon
    Cloves
    2g
  • Star anise pod icon
    Star anise pod
    3g
  • Cinnamon stick icon
    Cinnamon stick
    4g
  • Fennel seeds icon
    Fennel seeds
    6g

Tools

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

Step preview

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