Sichuan peppercorns unlike the name suggests are not true peppers. They are berries picked from the prickly ash tree found commonly in the Western regions of China.
Whole Red Szechuan Peppercorns – Bulk
$5.48 – $10.97
Description
There are many ways to utilise whole szechuan peppercorns like stir-frying or to braise them.
Stir-frying is the simplest. Pour some cooking oil into a wok or a frying pan and let it heat over the stove to make spicy Sichuan oil.
To cook them by braising, add Sichuan peppercorns to meat in a frying pan and allow to simmer together in broth or stock.
You can add these dried berries in spice powdered form, by grinding and sprinkling Szechuan peppers on food or for seasoning during cooking.
Unlike chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns are not spicy in the traditional sense. Instead, they produce a tingling and numbing sensation in the mouth, which is unique to this spice.
