Chinese Five Spice Taters. Savoury with a delicious Asian twist. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Perfect as a side dish. This recipe only requires 5 ingredients.
I am a huge fan of potatoes. White or yellow potatoes are my all-time favourite. Yes I know sweet potato gets a lot of glory but I personally love the savoury taste of your average spud.

When it comes to potatoes, I'm always trying to find more delicious ways to eat them. I love mixing up my carbs, from noodles to rice to pasta to potatoes.
Sometimes spices can be a simple and delicious way to elevate your potatoes! Chinese Five Spice is one of those delicious yet underrated spices in the cuisine world and I hope to give it some spotlight. It tastes incredible with roasted potatoes. Once you have this spice in your house you'll want to throw it on anything!
If you're not a fan of chopping these potatoes into diced shapes, feel free to cut them into any shape you desire. You can even make these into Chinese five spice potato wedges! If you decide to make the potato shape larger, make sure to increase the baking time.
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Where can I buy Chinese Five Spice?
You can buy it at any major grocer in the spice aisle. It's not limited to Asian grocers.
What is Chinese Five Spice?
It's a delicious mixture of the following spices: star anise, cinnamon schezuan peppercorns and cloves. It's commonly used in Asian cuisine and in Chinese cuisine, it's used often on our proteins.
In fact, I share a recipe using this spice with my chicken. Click here for it!
For this recipe
You'll need the following ingredients for these Chinese five spice potatoes:
- 10 small potatoes peeled and diced
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp Chinese Five Spice Powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
How to make Chinese five spice roast potatoes
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Spread your taters evenly on your baking sheet. Sprinkle salt, garlic powder and chinese five spice on top. Drizzle avocado oil over top.
- Using your hands, massage spices and oils into each tater until evenly coated.
- Bake in the middle rack for 30 minutes until golden crispy brown.
Give it a try!
Well I hope you give my Chinese Five Spice Taters recipe a try! It always excites me when you guys make my recipes and I hope this is one you try.
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Chinese Five Spice Taters
Ingredients
- 10 yellow potatoes peeled and diced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Chinese Five Spice
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Spread your taters evenly on your baking sheet. Sprinkle salt, garlic powder and chinese five spice on top. Drizzle avocado oil over top.
- Using your hands, massage spices and oils into each tater until evenly coated.
- Bake in the middle rack for 30 minutes until golden crispy brown.
Sherri
Definitely have to try this! The flavor sounds amazing and I love how easy it is to make these. Great idea for taking potatoes to the next level!
Letscurry
These are amazing. These can make a filling brunch on lazy days for me.I have all the ingredients listed to make Chinese five spice, so I will make mine at home. Thanks Christie.
christieathome
Thanks so much Heidi! I love using avocado oil to bake as it can withstand a higher cooking temperature without smoking.
Alyssa
These Chinese Five Spice taters were a nice switch-up from my usual potatoes. They were so flavorful, crispy, and easy to make! I will definitely make them again.
christieathome
Thanks so much Alyssa! I am so glad you enjoyed them and that they were easy to make 🙂
Alex
The flavours in this are incredible - so delicious! 🙂
Helene
These were so easy to make and so delicious ! Never thought to use the Chinese 5 spice on potatoes but what an awesome idea !! My family loved it !
christieathome
Thanks Helene! Yes so easy right?! It's got a great flavour as a spice!