Spiced Salt

Name: Spiced Salt
Yield: Serve 4 to 6 unless otherwise stated.
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 10 black peppercorns; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tbsp coarse salt; ¼ tsp aniseed; ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 1 tsp dried mixed herbs; 4 cloves; ¼ tsp cayenne pepper or 1-2 dried hot chili peppers; 1 blade of mace; 10 allspice berries

Preparation info

Serve
4 to 6
unless otherwise stated.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Two Fat Ladies Obsessions

By Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 1999

About

This is the French quatre épices, used in innumerable French recipes. It has a flavor all of its own, and is excellent for adding to all sorts of dishes. Rubbing it into chicken or pork before you cook them is a quick way of improving the flavor of these particular meats. Spiced salt will keep for six months, or possibly longer.

Ingredients

2 tbsp coarse salt
4 cloves
1 blade of mace

Europe
France
Spice Mix
Spicy
Gluten-free
Vegan
Mediterranean

Method

Pound and grind all the ingredients together thoroughly in a mortar with a pestle.

Store the mixture in a tightly sealed jar in a cool, dark, dry place.