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Easy Chinese 5 Spice Powder Recipe
A quick and easy Chinese 5 Spice Powder Recipe, so you always have the freshest and most powerful spices on hand to make Chinese food!
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
1 min
Servings: 1 Half Cup
Calories: 30 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Asian , Chinese , Malaysian , Singaporean
Ingredients
- 4 star anise Look for broken pieces as it makes the pounding easier
- 1.5 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns Substitute: white peppcorns
- 1 casssia stick (Chinese cinnamon) (about 1-2g) Substitute: Ceylon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- ½ teaspoon cloves
Instructions
- Over low-medium heat, dry fry the spices in a pan till their fragrance is released.
- Blitz the spices in a coffee or spice grinder. If you don't have one, you can also pound them by hand in a mortar and pestle. (This took me 9 minutes 52 seconds so it's not too time consuming.)
- Sieve the powder to remove any bigger bits
- Store in an airtight container in a cool, dark place till you want to use it.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- 5 spice powder isn't strictly a 5 spice powder- some recipes use more than 5 spices actually. You can experiment with other variations by adding other ingredients such as anise seed, ginger root, nutmeg, sand ginger, turmeric, Amomum villosum pods (shārén 砂仁), Amomum cardamomum pods (báidòukòu 白豆蔻), licorice, Chinese dry tangerine peel or galangal.
- 砂仁
- 砂仁
- 白豆蔻
- 白豆蔻
- Do not use a blender- unless there is a special spice blade, it'll damage your blender and the result will be uneven and gritty.
- Note: the nutritional information is an estimate automatically calculated using the WPRM recipe maker and I am not responsible for its veracity.
Nutrition Information
Calories
30kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
4mg
(0%)
Potassium
112mg
(3%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
0.1g
(0%)
Vitamin A
26IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
88mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Half Cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 30
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 30kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 112mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 0.1g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 26IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 88mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.