Homemade Chinese Five Spice As A Rub

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 tablespoons anise seed
• 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons whole cloves
• 2 tablespoons peppercorns

Recipe

• 1 1. in a spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle, combine all ingredients (in batches if necessary); grind until mixture becomes a fine powder. store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
• 2 my update note: i play with this and ended up mixing half of this with a half cup of brown sugar and rubbing it on raw chicken. i then sprinkled soy sauce over the top. considering that chinese five spice is so expensive, it's really better that i can make it at home. this way, i'm not out seven dollars for a spice i might only use a couple of times.
• 3 i made a variation from the original and added a tablespoon of powdered ginger to the mix instead of the pepper. hope this helps somebody.