Mala Fried Peanuts

Name: Mala Fried Peanuts
Ingredients: 2½ 4-long cassia or cinnamon sticks; 20 whole star anise; 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. whole cloves; 20 slices dried sand ginger (optional); 2 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. Sichuan peppercorns; 2½ tsp. sliced dried licorice root or fennel seeds; 1 tsp. black peppercorns; 1 tsp. white peppercorns (optional); 2 cups raw peanuts, preferably blanched; ¼–½ cup peanut oil; 18 dried Sichuan chiles or other red Chinese chiles, 8 with seeds removed, cut into strips, 10 left whole; 1 tsp. Sichuan peppercorns; 1½ tsp. kosher salt; 1 tsp. sugar; 1 tsp. ground Sichuan peppercorns (from 1½ tsp. whole); Pinch of freshly ground white pepper (optional); A spice mill or coffee grinder