A common ingredient in traditional Chinese and Vietnamese dishes, Chinese five spice powder combines five spices in an explosion of flavor that covers all five tastes -- sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami. Makes about 1/4 cup.
Gather your spices and combine them in a spice mill, coffee grinder, or mortar and pestle. You can also use your Mockmill! (See instructions below.)
Feel free to increase or decrease the amounts of certain spices to get the taste that best suits your preference!
I do recommend whole spices, but if any of your spices are ground, go ahead with grinding the whole ones and simply mix in the ground ones after the fact.
To use your Mockmill to make Chinese five spice powder, first cut the cinnamon sticks into smaller pieces. Place a small bowl or jar underneath the chute to catch the spices. Turn your Mockmill on to its finest setting. Pour all of the spices into the hopper, and watch them come out of the chute... finely ground!
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