Chinese 5 Spice Recipe - Capture the Fab Authentic
Aromas and Flavours of China and Asia

For adding authentic flavour to your Chinese cooking, making your own Chinese 5 spice powder is the thing to do! Long ago Chinese philosophers chose cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds, star anise and peppercorns as the five main ingredients as these as they cover our five basic tastes: bitter, salty, sweet, sour and pungent and means that this blend is super versatile and works with numerous dishes both savoury and sweet.

1What You'll Need: (makes about 5 tablespoons)

1 tbsp peppercorns
1 tbsp fennel seeds 
1 tsp whole cloves
3 inch piece of cinnamon
3 star anise

tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon

Directions:

  • Break up the cinnamon stick and star anise into smallish pieces
  • In your grinder, grind the cinnamon and star anise pieces with the fennel seeds, cloves and peppercorns

  • Once ground, sieve into a bowl. Regrind any bits that don't go through the sieve if necessary


That's all there is to it!

Store your Chinese five spice in an airtight jar in a cool place and out of direct sunlight. Use within 3 months before making a fresh amount.

A Step-by-Step Instructional Video

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