Homemade Ng Heong Fun ~ five spice powder

This recipe for homemade five spice powder is quite simple and the ingredients needed are common spices that most of us already have in our pantry. I like to grind my own ng heong fun as I find that it brings out the full flavour in a dish and the whole kitchen smells of beautiful spices. Most of the ready made ones from the shop does not have much fragrance and sometimes does not do a recipe justice.


Ingredients
2 tsp szechuan peppercorn
8 star anise
½ tsp ground clove
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp ground fennel


Method
1. Roast the szechuan peppercorn for 3 minutes by shaking it in a pan over low to medium heat until the aroma of the peppercorns is released .
2. Grind the roasted peppercorn and star anise in a spice or coffee grinder.
3. Strain the above.
4. Mix in the cloves, cinnamon and fennel.
5. Grind the seasonings until very fine.
6. Store in an airtight container.

Original recipe here