SKILL LEVEL: Apprentice
PREP: 5 minutes
MAKES: About 1 /4 cup
SKILL LEVEL: Apprentice
PREP: 5 minutes
MAKES: About 1 /4 cup
These spices have been a staple ingredient in pandaren recipes for millennia, since before the time of Emperor Shaohao. The unique blend of ingredients will bring that history right to your kitchen.
3 teaspoons Szechuan peppercorns
2 teaspoon fennel seeds
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground anise
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1. Place all the spices in a dry pan and gently toast them over medium heat for several minutes. Swirl the pan occasionally to keep the mixture from burning. Once the spices are giving off a lovely fragrance and have darkened slightly, remove from heat and allow to cool.
2. Transfer the mixture into a spice grinder or coffee grinder and process until you have a fine powder. Store in a small airtight jar out of direct sunlight. This mix will keep for several months but is at its best when fresh.
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