Chinese spice salt

Preparation info
  • Makes

    3 tablespoons

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Christine Manfield

Published 1999

  • About

A vital accompaniment to Chinese barbecued, roasted and fried meats and poultry. Traditionally served in a small, shallow dish and sprinkled onto food as it is about to be eaten.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
  • 2 teas

Method

Dry-roast sea salt and peppercorns over gentle heat until fragrant and lightly coloured. Cool. Grind to a fine powder, then pass through a fine-meshed sieve and discard husks. Mix with five-spice powder and store in a sealed jar.