Five-Spice Powder

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2020

    

Put aside the usual preground powders and commercial blends. It's time to get more out of your spice collection.

SERVES Makes about ¼ cup

TIME 10 minutes

Five-Spice Powder

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

In traditional Chinese cooking, the five elements of the cosmos—earth, fire, metal, water, and wood—are represented by five-spice powder. Five-spice powder has a kick that offsets richness in both sweet and savory recipes. To make our versi...

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