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Five-Spice Powder

Name: Five-Spice Powder
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 5 teaspoons, fennel seeds; 4 teaspoons, white peppercorns or 8 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns; 1 tablespoon, whole cloves; 8 , star anise pods; 1 (3-inch), cinnamon stick, broken into pieces

Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2020

Put aside the usual preground powders and commercial blends. It's time to get more out of your spice collection.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for ATK Essential members from Spiced

YIELD Makes about ¼ cup

TIME 10 minutes

A cookbook recipe exclusively for ATK Essential members from Spiced

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Gather Your Ingredients

5 teaspoons fennel seeds

4 teaspoons white peppercorns or 8 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns

1 tablespoon whole cloves

8 star anise pods

1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick, broken into pieces

Key Equipment

Before You Begin

Cloves and star anise can melt or dissolve plastic, so store this blend in a glass container.

Instructions

Process fennel seeds, peppercorns, and cloves in spice grinder until finely ground, about 30 seconds; transfer to small bowl. Process star anise and cinnamon stick in now-empty grinder until finely ground, about 30 seconds; transfer to bowl with fennel mixture and stir to combine.

HOW TO USE: Rub on chicken breasts before searing; shake into whiskey sour; sauté with kale; use in mulled cider

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