How to Use Sichuan Pepper | Szechuan Peppercorns

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How to Use Sichuan Pepper | Szechuan Peppercorns

Sichuan peppercorn adds a nice tingly sensation to your tongue and it taste amazing in chinese stir fries and soups.

Source: food network

Sichuan pepper gives basic coolness of a tingling tongue, that sensation also changes the way you taste food seasoned with the pepper, adding a wonderful punchy vibrancy and warmth unlike anything else.

First, the basics. Sichuan pepper is not a true peppercorn. It is the dried rind of the berry-like fruit of the prickly ash tree. And chances are, you’ve had it before. Sichuan pepper is a basic component of Chinese five-spice powder. As its name suggests, the spice has left a serious thumbprint on the cuisine of China’s Sichuan province. It also is used in Japan, where it is called sansho. The taste has been compared to lime zest combined with black pepper, cardamom and hot peppers. The tingling is likened to an electric charge. In Chinese cooking, Sichuan pepper is toasted before being crushed or ground. This mutes the spice’s citrus flavors and heightens its woody notes, making for an excellent pairing with meats.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

How to Use Sichuan Pepper | Szechuan Peppercorns

Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

5 mins

Total time

10 mins

Sichuan peppercorn adds a nice tingly sensation to your tongue and it taste amazing in chinese stir fries and soups.

Author: Aarthi

Recipe type: Basics

Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

Sichuan Peppercorns

Instructions

Dry roast them in a kadai for 2 to 3 mins till it changes colour.
Cool it completely.
Grind to a coarse mix.
Store it in a air tight jar.

Pictorial:

1)Take sichuan peppercorns

2)Add them to a dry skillet

3)toast them on medium heat for 2 to 3 mins

4)Once it start to change colour, cool it down

5)Set aside

6)once it is cooled completely

7)This is how it will look

8)Take it in a blender

9)Powder to a coarse mix

10)Store in a air tight container.

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About Aarthi

I am Aarthi, a happy homemaker, mom of two beautiful girls, married to my high school sweet heart. My goal is to teach people that cooking can be way more easier and joyful than they think. Yummy Tummy features recipes all over the world with step wise pictures which surely shows the ease of cooking.

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