Five Spice Powder

Name: Five Spice Powder
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: star anise; cloves; cinnamon; peppercorns; fennel seeds

A simple seasoning recipe that can add a kick to any of your meals.

Yield

1 servings

Prep

5 min

Cook

0 min

Ready

5 min

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
		star anise ground	*
		cloves ground	*
		cinnamon ground	*
		peppercorns szechuan style, ground	*
		fennel seeds ground	*

Low Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free, Sodium-Free, Low Sodium

Directions

Using a spice grinder (AKA coffee grinder) or blender, process equal amounts of all ingredients until finely ground.

Store in an airtight jar up to 3 months.

Used extensively in chinese cooking, this pungent mixture of five ground spices usually consists of equal parts of cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise, and szechuan peppercorns. Prepackaged five-spice powder is available in Asian markets and most supermarkets.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

Comments

anonymous

What does the X in this recipe mean? How can I use this recipe if I don't understand it?

Thanks

sean

x generally means as needed. The first line of the recipe states "Using a blender, process equal amounts of all ingredients until finely ground." Use equal amounts of all ingredients according to how much fresh 5 spice powder you wish to make.