Five Spice

Submitted by: Rick

Attributed to: Richard

Category: Spice Mix


Description: This is an Eastern Spice that shows up in many recipes, including Crispy Duck. Being able to say you make your own instantly upgrades your Sous Chef street cred.


Prep time: 5 minutes if you use a spice blender, a lot longer if you don't.

Cooking time: 5 minutes

Servings: The recipe is more of a formula that shows the ratio of all the ingredients. Make as much as you need.

Difficulty rating: 1


Ingredients:

4 parts Szechuan pepper

4 parts star anise

5 parts fennel seeds

2 parts cloves

2 parts cinnamon

2 parts salt

1 part white pepper


Special tools/utensils needed:

 Mortar or spice blender


Directions: