Possibly as an antidote to the above photo, which I'm told is a little on the grim side, I'm listening to "Smile" by Nat King Cole. I remember it from many juke boxes in the French Quarter of New Orleans.I saw an article that made reference to "Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Five-Spice Butter." Does anybody have any idea what 5 Spice butter might be?
At the moment I'm eating more pasta with seafood. I only wish I had (you guessed it) more.
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Here you go Kev ...
How To Make Five-Spice Powder
From Rhonda Parkinson,
Your Guide to Chinese Cuisine.
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Five-spice powder encompasses all five flavors - sweet, sour, bitter, pungent, and salty. This recipe is reprinted with permission from Raphael Meyer, American Kashrus Services.
Difficulty: N/A
Time Required: 15 minutes
Here's How:
1. In a dry skillet, roast 2 teaspoons of Szechuan peppercorns by shaking the pan over low to medium heat until the aroma of the peppercorns is released (about three minutes).
2. Grind the roasted peppercorns and 8 star anise in a blender or pepper mill.
3. Strain the blended seasonings.
4. Mix in 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon ground fennel seeds.
5. Grind the seasonings until very fine.
You can also buy it already made up.
Perhaps 5-spice butter is butter mixed with these spices :-)
star anise
cinnemaon
cloves
fennel
Szechuan pepper
5-spice mixture is used in vietnam and china for chicken-, duck- and meatdishes.
Sometimes they add cardamon and ginger.
Probably 5-spice butter is butter mixed with these spices
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