If you are missing one of these ingredients you may want to check out my Chinese 5 spice substitutes. This easy Christmas ...

Five-spice powder is available from Chinese grocers, and is becoming more widely available in supermarkets too. A good blend should be fragrant and spicy but also slightly sweet.

Braise short ribs in soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, spices, and ginger until falling off the bone in this dish to serve on Lunar ...

though - I no longer use the icing sugar called for in the original recipe, because it's lumpy unless you sift it. I also like to add a touch of spice - in this case, five-spice powder - to change ...

Leave at room temperature for 30 minutes. About 15 minutes before you want to serve dinner, spread the salt/five-spice mixture over the entire surface of the duck breasts, to coat them evenly but ...