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Introduction: Just know, "five-spice powder" is these 5 spices, most people do not understand, after reading do not use it indiscriminately
Five-spice powder is a kind of spice commonly used in our daily life, in fact, like the large materials these are very fragrant, but if not often for a long time of high temperature boiling and frying, the fragrance can not be emitted at all, and the five-spice powder is to break a variety of spices into the end, we pour some when cooking, as long as the stir-fry a few times after heating the fragrance can be completely emitted, very convenient. Like our usual stir-fry, brine, braised, dumpling filling, etc., will use five-spice powder, five-spice powder can be said to be an indispensable seasoning. But we use five-spice powder every day, which 5 kinds of spices are in the five-spice powder? It is estimated that most people do not understand, today Xiaobian to talk to you about the composition of spices in the five-spice powder, as well as the taste and use of various spices, after reading it, don't mess with it.
1. Octagon
The star anise, as the name suggests, is composed of eight spike-like fruits, the color is generally dark brown or reddish brown, and the fragrance is very strong. Star anise is actually a relatively common spice, its main use is to add flavor to meat ingredients, because the aroma is more intense, but also to cover up the fishy taste and odor of the meat ingredients themselves, so in the stew of the star anise is essential, like braised meat, marinated meat and the like, star anise have to put some. But friends who often use star anise should know that the star anise itself has a faint bitter taste, so no matter what dish you do, you can't put too much at one time, otherwise the bitter taste will overshadow the aroma, and the whole dish will not be able to eat, which is completely too much to lose.
2. Cumin
Many people can't tell the difference between fennel and cumin, in fact, these are two completely different things, cumin is a spice we commonly use, smaller, a little larger than sesame seeds, the whole shape is like a seed. Its usage is also more extensive, the most common use is in the barbecue, when doing barbecue, cumin is an indispensable seasoning, and then sprinkled with some cumin powder and chili noodles, the barbecue powder is completed. However, in addition to barbecue, cumin is an indispensable spice when stewing fish and stewing meat, which can remove the odor of the meat itself and add flavor again, so the name is also called "fennel".
3. Peppercorns
Peppercorn is also a commonly used seasoning in our lives, its size is relatively small, there are two kinds of green peppercorns and safflower peppers, green peppercorns are actually also called peppercorns and rattan peppers, because the green peppercorns are mainly hemp flavor, and the safflower peppers mentioned here are the authentic peppercorns. The hemp taste of safflower pepper is relatively light, and the spicy taste is relatively strong, so we can often see a lot of red peppercorns on the dishes in Sichuan and Hunan cuisine, which are used to flavor and add flavor and look good. The use of the two kinds of peppercorns is also different, the green peppercorns are heavy and spicy, and the safflower peppers are light and spicy, which is also the difference between the two, and the peppercorns in the five-spice powder are generally red peppercorns.
4. Cinnamon
Cinnamon is actually the bark of the laurel tree, its fragrance is very strong, itself also has a faint sweetness, in fact, the cinnamon is also divided into several kinds, we often use the common general is cinnamon, in the brine stew, cinnamon is an essential spice, to fishy and fragrant effect is very good.
5. Cloves
In fact, cloves also have male and female points, our commonly used cloves are generally male cloves, male cloves have a strong aroma, after cooking can give the whole dish a lot of Titian, but also because of its aroma is too strong, so we must control the amount when cooking, stew a pot of meat put two small or so is enough.
The above is the composition of the five-spice powder that Xiaobian wants to share with you today, in fact, in addition to these five main spices, some five-spice powder also adds dried ginger, cardamom, pepper, etc., but the number is generally relatively small. Friends give the editor a little attention to support it!