Five Spice Marinade Recipes

FESTIVE GOLDEN FIVE-SPICE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the marinade ingredients, put the chicken into a dish, then pour over the marinade, mixing to coat. Cover, then chill for at least 20 mins, or up to a day if you have time.
• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4, and lift the chicken out of the marinade into a roasting tin. Roast for 40 mins, pour over the remaining marinade, then cook for a further 30 mins until golden and sticky. Sprinkle with the spring onion, then serve.

CHINESE FIVE SPICE SPARE RIBS

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, white wine vinegar, sesame oil, honey, five-spice powder, garlic, and ginger in a large storage bag. Shake to mix well. Add ribs to marinade; refrigerate 4 to 8 hours, turning bag occasionally.
• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Remove ribs from marinade and place in a roasting pan; cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• Cook ribs for one hour, turning occasionally. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Remove foil from pan and bake an additional 20 minutes, turning once, until ribs are nicely browned.

CHINESE FIVE SPICE MARINADE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and mix well.
• Pour over the meat of choice, seal, and marinate in the refrigerator for allotted time. If making ahead of time, store in airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days after preparation.

5 SPICE MARINADE FOR STIR FRY OR STEAK TIPS

Steps:

• whisk ingredients together.
• use one pound of thinly sliced meat if doing stir fry or one pound of steak tips, pour marinade over meat and place in ziplock bag and marinade for a couple of hours.
• Drain marinade and stir fry meat with assorted chopped vegetables or cook steak tips under broiler or on grill.

FIVE-SPICE SHANGHAI MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl until blended. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Marinate beef or chicken in half of five-spice marinade at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours in refrigerator before grilling. Remove beef or chicken from marinade; boil marinade 1 minute. Brush boiled marinade over beef or chicken while grilling and pass remaining half of marinade separately.

FIVE SPICE MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix all marinade ingredients.
• Marinate pork strips six hours, turning occasionally.
• Drain; discard marinade.
• Grill pork.
• Note: I have never actually timed how long it takes to cook the pork, I just make sure it is done, so the cooking time may be off.

FIVE-SPICE MIX

Steps:

• Toast the whole spices in a small pan until they are aromatic and have turned a shade or two darker. Don't be tempted to skip this stage, as it really enhances the flavours.
• Tip into a spice grinder (or use a pestle and mortar), then add the ready-ground spices and dried herbs if required, and crush to a fine powder. Store in a sealed jar for up to six months.