The most authentic five-spice powder recipe

Five-spice powder is a seasoning formula unique to China and is also a condiment used in cooking by many families. Whether it is a main dish such as boiled fish, spicy chicken, or a homely side dish such as Mapo tofu, fish-flavored shredded pork, adding a little five-spice powder can perfectly enhance the flavor and have a better taste. But many families buy five-spice powder from grocery stores. In fact, it is very convenient to make five-spice powder by yourself.

1. Formula of five-spice powder ratio

1. Allspice does not refer to 5 spices either. Any 6 or 7 kinds are fine, as long as they are matched reasonably, but generally it includes 5 or more kinds of spices such as star anise, pepper, cinnamon, fennel, angelica, amomum, galangal, cloves, licorice, acanthopanax bark, white cardamom, white pepper, black pepper, chili, tangerine peel, dried ginger, etc. Below are 7 recipes, calculated based on a total of 100 grams. You can mix them according to this ratio:

   Recipe 1: 20g star anise, 18g pepper, 6g tangerine peel, 5g dried ginger, 43g cinnamon, and 8g fennel.

   Recipe 2: 3g cloves, 30g licorice, 15g each pepper, 12g each cinnamon, 40g fennel.

   Recipe 3: 18g cinnamon, 16g amomum, 16g white cardamom, 6g cloves, and 44g galangal.

   Recipe 4: 55g star anise, 8g cinnamon, 10g galangal, 4g amomum, 3g white pepper, 5g licorice, and 15g dried ginger.

   Recipe 5: 10g cinnamon, 38g fennel, 6g cloves, 28g licorice, 14g pepper, and 4g galangal.

   Recipe six: 30g star anise, 16g fennel, 31g pepper, 7g angelica, and 16g cinnamon.

   Recipe 7: 11g star anise, 32g fennel, 5g cloves, 28g licorice, 14g cinnamon, and 10g acanthopanax bark.

   2. Combination of spices for different functions

   1. Spices to dispel evil

   Suitable for animal ingredients: galangal, bay leaves, pepper, Sichuan pepper, tangerine peel, angelica, grass fruit, etc.

   Suitable for vegetable ingredients: chili, bay leaves, pepper, etc.

   2. Spices to mask and correct the taste

   Suitable for shielding aquatic products: nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, galangal, ginger, cardamom, cumin, etc.

   Suitable for covering beef and mutton: cumin, cloves, nutmeg, pepper, cinnamon, fennel, dried ginger, white cardamom, galangal, perilla, mint, etc.

   Suitable for bean smell: nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, white cardamom, etc.

   3. Ingredients for flavor enhancement

   Suitable for livestock meat: nutmeg, cinnamon, coriander seeds, star anise, pepper, cloves, tangerine peel, bay leaves, etc.

   Suitable for poultry: star anise, cinnamon, angelica, cloves, bay leaves, cardamom, tangerine peel, amomum, fennel, grass fruit, etc.

   Suitable for aquatic products: pepper, nutmeg, star anise, cumin, coriander seeds, etc.