Five-Spice Powder

• 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
• 6 cloves
• 1 1/4-inch piece of cassia bark or 2-inch piece of cinnamon stick
• 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
• 5 star anise
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds (optional)

1. In a small pan over medium-low heat, toast all spices until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
2. Grind the mixture in a spice grinder until very fine.

black peppercorns, cloves, cassia bark, fennel seeds, anise, fenugreek seeds

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013055 (may not work)