Chinese Five Spice

Chinese Five Spice

from silkroadrecipes.com
7 min
16 servings

Chinese five spice is a traditional Chinese spice blend made with cinnamon, fennel, cloves, star anise, and Sichuan peppercorns.

Ingredients

  • 1 stick cinnamon (3-inch stick or 2 tsp ground cinnamon)
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
  • 2 tsp cloves
  • 2 star anise

Directions

  1. 1

    Add the spices to a small saute pan (except ground cinnamon if using). Toast over medium heat until fragrant. Transfer the spices into a small bowl to cool.

  2. 2

    Once cooled, transfer toasted spices and ground cinnamon (if using) to a coffee or spice grinder. Blitz to a fine powder. Transfer to an airtight jar.