I had take out from a new Chinese place. I ordered the baked pork with
spicy salt. It was really good. I'm thinking this would be good to make
but I can't find a source for the seasoning other than to make it myself.
Looks like you need a very high temperature and a wok to make it. The video
showed your basic 20K BTU stove to prepare it.

Anyone know an online source?

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 22:42:28 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

> I had take out from a new Chinese place. I ordered the baked pork with
> spicy salt. It was really good. I'm thinking this would be good to make
> but I can't find a source for the seasoning other than to make it myself.
> Looks like you need a very high temperature and a wok to make it. The video
> showed your basic 20K BTU stove to prepare it.
>
> Anyone know an online source?
>

I didn't realize it was available commercially, but a quick Google for
"Buy Roasted Szechuan Pepper-Salt" turned up a few. This one looks
good to me http://www.saltworks.us/szechuan-salt.html#.U6KSLbHiiNs

It looks very easy to make at home, why not do that? I don't know
where you got a 20K burner and wok from, but I looked at several
videos and none used a wok to roast the salt.... it just needed time
in a saute pan.

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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 22:42:28 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> I had take out from a new Chinese place. I ordered the baked pork with
>> spicy salt. It was really good. I'm thinking this would be good to make
>> but I can't find a source for the seasoning other than to make it myself.
>> Looks like you need a very high temperature and a wok to make it. The
>> video
>> showed your basic 20K BTU stove to prepare it.
>>
>> Anyone know an online source?
>>
>
> I didn't realize it was available commercially, but a quick Google for
> "Buy Roasted Szechuan Pepper-Salt" turned up a few. This one looks
> good to me http://www.saltworks.us/szechuan-salt.html#.U6KSLbHiiNs
>
> It looks very easy to make at home, why not do that? I don't know
> where you got a 20K burner and wok from, but I looked at several
> videos and none used a wok to roast the salt.... it just needed time
> in a saute pan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3KOtvIser8

The YouTube video showed a professional chef making it and it required the
salt to be super heated along with the whole spices like clove, star anise
and nutmeg. He roasted it to the black stage then sated out the burned
spices. Plus those spices are very expensive. Looks like a half pound of
spicy salt will cost about 30 bucks.

On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:41:10 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 22:42:28 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I had take out from a new Chinese place. I ordered the baked pork with
> >> spicy salt. It was really good. I'm thinking this would be good to make
> >> but I can't find a source for the seasoning other than to make it myself.
> >> Looks like you need a very high temperature and a wok to make it. The
> >> video
> >> showed your basic 20K BTU stove to prepare it.
> >>
> >> Anyone know an online source?
> >>
> >
> > I didn't realize it was available commercially, but a quick Google for
> > "Buy Roasted Szechuan Pepper-Salt" turned up a few. This one looks
> > good to me http://www.saltworks.us/szechuan-salt.html#.U6KSLbHiiNs
> >
> > It looks very easy to make at home, why not do that? I don't know
> > where you got a 20K burner and wok from, but I looked at several
> > videos and none used a wok to roast the salt.... it just needed time
> > in a saute pan.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3KOtvIser8
>
> The YouTube video showed a professional chef making it and it required the
> salt to be super heated along with the whole spices like clove, star anise
> and nutmeg. He roasted it to the black stage then sated out the burned
> spices. Plus those spices are very expensive. Looks like a half pound of
> spicy salt will cost about 30 bucks.
>
The videos I saw didn't burn anything. They roasted the salt until it
turned gray, then they added 5 spice and Szechwan pepper. I'm not
surprised at $30.

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> On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:41:10 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 22:42:28 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I had take out from a new Chinese place. I ordered the baked pork
>> >> with
>> >> spicy salt. It was really good. I'm thinking this would be good to
>> >> make
>> >> but I can't find a source for the seasoning other than to make it
>> >> myself.
>> >> Looks like you need a very high temperature and a wok to make it. The
>> >> video
>> >> showed your basic 20K BTU stove to prepare it.
>> >>
>> >> Anyone know an online source?
>> >>
>> >
>> > I didn't realize it was available commercially, but a quick Google for
>> > "Buy Roasted Szechuan Pepper-Salt" turned up a few. This one looks
>> > good to me http://www.saltworks.us/szechuan-salt.html#.U6KSLbHiiNs
>> >
>> > It looks very easy to make at home, why not do that? I don't know
>> > where you got a 20K burner and wok from, but I looked at several
>> > videos and none used a wok to roast the salt.... it just needed time
>> > in a saute pan.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3KOtvIser8
>>
>> The YouTube video showed a professional chef making it and it required
>> the
>> salt to be super heated along with the whole spices like clove, star
>> anise
>> and nutmeg. He roasted it to the black stage then sated out the burned
>> spices. Plus those spices are very expensive. Looks like a half pound
>> of
>> spicy salt will cost about 30 bucks.
>>
> The videos I saw didn't burn anything. They roasted the salt until it
> turned gray, then they added 5 spice and Szechwan pepper. I'm not
> surprised at $30.
>

The black and charred pieces he sorts out are mostly just carbon.
Previously they were whole spices. I suppose it could be done in an iroin
skillt. I have a wok but no way can I produce that kind of heat.




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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:41:10 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3KOtvIser8
>>
>> The YouTube video showed a professional chef making it and it required
>> the
>> salt to be super heated along with the whole spices like clove, star
>> anise
>> and nutmeg. He roasted it to the black stage then sated out the burned
>> spices. Plus those spices are very expensive. Looks like a half pound
>> of
>> spicy salt will cost about 30 bucks.
>
> Nothing that he used is very expensive. If you have a bulk spice
> section of the grocer that amount of stuff would cost about $3-$4.
> The problem is finding a small amount of black cardamom - usually you
> have to get that at a Asian grocer and they came in fairly large bags
> (but still not terribly expensive).
>

Online I can get a bag of cardamom for 20 bucks. And I doubt I'd use it
before it went stale. Not very practical ingredient for the occasional
dish.



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On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:41:52 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

> The black and charred pieces he sorts out are mostly just carbon.
> Previously they were whole spices. I suppose it could be done in an iroin
> skillt. I have a wok but no way can I produce that kind of heat.
>
>
If you don't have the heat, then time is your friend.

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> On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:45:39 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:41:10 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3KOtvIser8
>>>>
>>>> The YouTube video showed a professional chef making it and it required
>>>> the
>>>> salt to be super heated along with the whole spices like clove, star
>>>> anise
>>>> and nutmeg. He roasted it to the black stage then sated out the burned
>>>> spices. Plus those spices are very expensive. Looks like a half pound
>>>> of
>>>> spicy salt will cost about 30 bucks.
>>>
>>> Nothing that he used is very expensive. If you have a bulk spice
>>> section of the grocer that amount of stuff would cost about $3-$4.
>>> The problem is finding a small amount of black cardamom - usually you
>>> have to get that at a Asian grocer and they came in fairly large bags
>>> (but still not terribly expensive).
>>>
>>
>> Online I can get a bag of cardamom for 20 bucks. And I doubt I'd use it
>> before it went stale. Not very practical ingredient for the occasional
>> dish.
>
> That's why I suggested a store with a bulk spice sections, like Hole
> Foods. But it's unlikely you'd find BLACK cardamom there. But a
> little bag of green (maybe 30 pods) will only cost you $1. You always
> seem to INSIST on shopping online.

Call it more practical. To buy all those ingredients I'd have to burn 20
bucks in gas. Sure, I know exactly where in Chinatown I can get the stuff
but that is a 80 mile round trip. There are no ethnic markets anywhere near
where I live except for Mexican. The one Asian market was replaced by a
Mexcan market years ago. Online suppliers have the freshest products and
cheap too. I buy often from Import Foods.

> But if you must, black cardamom on Amazon under $10:
> http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...lack%20cardmom

That's more reasonable.

On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:45:39 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

> Online I can get a bag of cardamom for 20 bucks. And I doubt I'd use it
> before it went stale. Not very practical ingredient for the occasional
> dish.

There is your best argument for biting the bullet and buying it
premade.

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> On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:45:39 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> Online I can get a bag of cardamom for 20 bucks. And I doubt I'd use it
>> before it went stale. Not very practical ingredient for the occasional
>> dish.
>
> There is your best argument for biting the bullet and buying it
> premade.

That has been my wish all along. Except I can't find it premade. The link
you provided does not look like the same thing.



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On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:49:01 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
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> "sf" > wrote in message
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> > On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:45:39 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Online I can get a bag of cardamom for 20 bucks. And I doubt I'd use it
> >> before it went stale. Not very practical ingredient for the occasional
> >> dish.
> >
> > There is your best argument for biting the bullet and buying it
> > premade.
>
> That has been my wish all along. Except I can't find it premade. The link
> you provided does not look like the same thing.
>

I actually saw stuff with more to it, but don't remember what I used
as a search term now. I don't see why this has to be such a big
deal... Toast/roast salt, if that's what you want to do; add 5 spice
powder (or ground star anise, cloves, fennel, cinnamon and Sichuan
peppercorn) and whatever else you want to it. Done.

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> On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:49:01 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:45:39 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Online I can get a bag of cardamom for 20 bucks. And I doubt I'd use
>> >> it
>> >> before it went stale. Not very practical ingredient for the
>> >> occasional
>> >> dish.
>> >
>> > There is your best argument for biting the bullet and buying it
>> > premade.
>>
>> That has been my wish all along. Except I can't find it premade. The
>> link
>> you provided does not look like the same thing.
>>
>
> I actually saw stuff with more to it, but don't remember what I used
> as a search term now. I don't see why this has to be such a big
> deal... Toast/roast salt, if that's what you want to do; add 5 spice
> powder (or ground star anise, cloves, fennel, cinnamon and Sichuan
> peppercorn) and whatever else you want to it. Done.

Not quite the same but passable.

This video looks exactly like the dish I ate but does not use the more
elaborate mixture. It was so good.