{"id":2426,"date":"2012-11-08T10:17:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T00:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plate4eight.com\/?p=2426"},"modified":"2023-06-20T15:20:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T05:20:41","slug":"make-your-own-5-spice-powder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/?p=2426","title":{"rendered":"Make your own 5 Spice Powder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday night was Chicken Fried Rice Night in our house, which is code for Mummy&#8217;s Not Cooking! &nbsp;My husband makes the best fried rice in the world, so I only add it to our menu plan when I know he is going to be around to make it. &nbsp;And one of the key ingredients to his famous fried rice is 5 spice powder. &nbsp;Now, I have to admit that I don&#8217;t often use 5 spice in my cooking, so I didn&#8217;t notice when we ran out&#8230;&#8230;.Google to the rescue! &nbsp;I looked up a recipe for 5 spice powder, and guess what&#8230;..It really does contain only 5 spices&#8230;..plus salt and pepper. &nbsp;It&#8217;s so easy to make, and even if, like me, &nbsp;you don&#8217;t have star anise in your cupboard, &nbsp;you will find that this recipe turns out remarkably like what you buy at the store. &nbsp;Next time I&#8217;ll add the star anise, but even without it, this recipe worked well. &nbsp;I chose to grind everything together in my Mortar and Pestle because I only had whole fennel seeds, not ground. &nbsp;Then I just popped it into a snap-lock bag and put it in the pantry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chinese 5 Spice Powder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tsp. ground Szechwan pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. ground star anise<\/li>\n<li>1-1\/4 tsp. ground fennel seeds<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp. ground cloves<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp. ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp. salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp. ground white pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"rP\">Preparation:<\/h3>\n<div>Combine all ingredients in small airtight container. 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