Five-spice powder Quick Facts | |
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Name: | Five-spice powder |
Colors | Deep golden brown |
Shapes | Powder form |
How to make Five spice powder?
Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons Szechuan peppercorns
- 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
- 8 star anise pods
- 1 tablespoon ground fennel
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Directions:
- In a dry frypan, roast two teaspoons of Szechuan peppercorns for three minutes.
- Using coffee grinder or pepper grinder, grind peppercorns with eight star anise pods.
- Strain ground spices in order to remove larger bits.
- Combine ½ teaspoon ground cloves, 1 tablespoon ground fennel seeds and 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon.
- Grind till it becomes very fine powder.
Precautions
Avoid too much consumption during pregnancy.
How to Eat
- It could be used with fatty meats such as duck, pork or goose.
- It is also used in recipes for beef stew and Cantonese roasted duck.
- Five spice powders are used as a marinade for making Vietnamese broiled chicken.
- It is used for making cocktails.
- Five spice powders go well with tofu and is one of the vital ingredients in pressed seasoned bean curd.
- It is used in Chinese recipes for adding extra flavor.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-spice_powder
http://www.culinarylore.com/spices:what-is-chinese-five-spice-powder
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Five_Spice_Powder
https://www.thespruceeats.com/five-spice-powder-695081
https://www.precisionnutrition.com/encyclopedia/food/chinese-5-spice
https://www.tarladalal.com/glossary-Chinese-5-spice-powder-2006i
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