Chinese Recipe : Chinese Five-spice Powder

Roast two teaspoons of Szechuan peppercorns in a dry frypan for about three minutes. Grind the peppercorns in a pepper grinder or coffee grinder together with 8 star anise pods. Strain the ground spices to remove any larger bits. Mix together 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon ground fennel seeds. Grind the completed mixture until it is a very fine powder.

I guess most of you heard about the chinese five spice, because i know they are on the shelf of most of the supermarket, such as Superstore, Safeway and Wal-mart. However, do you know what are the main spices for chinese five spice? I don’t expect anyone would interested to make one, it’s hard to buy the spices in Canada. Well….just as a reference, to let you know more about these spices.

Here is the video to teach how to make a potsticker with five spice powder:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMspAwi9n1Y