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A teabag and coffee filter spice sachet on a napkin
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Spice Sachet Made from Teabag or Coffee Filter

Bundle your herbs and spices into a teabag or coffee filter. Tie the twine to your soup pot handle, and you'll save a lot of time and frustration when it's time to clean up. This recipe combines spices that are perfect for braising meat. Substitute with your favorite spice combinations!
Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time2 minutes
Course: Cooking Helper
Cuisine: Chinese, French
Keyword: batch-cooking, soup, stew
Servings: 1 sachet
Calories: 1kcal
Author: Anna Rider
Cost: 10¢

Equipment

  • scissors

Ingredients

Sachet Materials

  • 1 coffee filter for drip coffee
  • 1 tea filter bag
  • kitchen twine

Spices

  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 Bay Leaves
  • 3 star anise
  • 8 Cloves
  • 15 Peppercorns white or black

Instructions

  • Gather the ingredients.
    Ingredients for making spice sachets from coffee filters and tea filter bags

Spice Sachet Using a Teabag

  • Put the spices inside the loose-leaf tea filter bag.
    A tea filter bag being filled with spices
  • Cut a piece of kitchen twine about 12 inches/30 cm. Tie one end of the kitchen twine around the opening of the tea filter.
    A spice sachet made with a tea filter bag with extra long twine
  • Tie the other end of the kitchen twine around the handle of your pot. Your spice sachet is now ready to use. Place the spice sachet in your pot with your other ingredients for stewing.
    A spice sachet with the kitchen twine tied on a soup pot handle

Spice Sachet Using a Coffee Filter

  • Put the spices inside the coffee filter. Fold the edges of the coffee filter towards the center.
    A coffee filter being filled with spices
  • Cut a piece of kitchen twine about 12 inches/30 cm. Tie one end of the kitchen twine around the opening of the coffee filter.
    A spice sachet made with a coffee filter with extra long twine
  • Tie the other end of the kitchen twine around the handle of your pot. Your spice sachet is now ready to use. Place the spice sachet in your pot with your other ingredients for stewing.
    A spice sachet with the kitchen twine tied on a soup pot handle
  • Enjoy your time savings thanks to the spice sachet!
    Beef bones and chunks and a spice sachet in a soup pot

Nutrition

Calories: 1kcal | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg