Star anise recipes

star anise
Pretty star anise is gently bitter and has a similar flavour to liquorice. Crush it in a pestle and mortar to add to spice blends, cook with chicken and pork, or simmer in poaching fruit or mulled drinks for added depth of flavour.

Shop Cooks' Ingredients Star Anise

Spiced lamb ragù with pappardelle
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Confit duck with apple balsamic cabbage
Pork chops with pears & shallots
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Sesame soy roast chicken
Coriander chicken curry
3.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Beef short rib & kale noodle soup with chilli oil
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Crème brûlée with cherry compote
Tomato & ginger rasam
5 out of 5 stars(1)
The best mulled wine
Braised red cabbage wedges with apple salsa
Clementine & star anise jam
2 out of 5 stars(2)
Sticky date & soy beef stew
4.5 out of 5 stars(49)
Port-braised spiced red cabbage
3 out of 5 stars(1)
Spiced plum & coconut pots with coconut cookies
Braised duck legs with sherry, figs & chicory
Corn on the cob in curry leaf coconut broth
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Plum & shallot tarte tatin with goat's cheese
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Cherry & star anise ripple ice cream
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Brunch grazing board
Sticky five-spice gammon
3.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Pane di Pasqua
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Beef meatball massaman
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Butter-lacquered brioche toast with poached rhubarb
Dhansak with chicken thighs
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Mulled wine syrup
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Slow-cooked beef short rib & jackets
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Classic mulled wine
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Spicy pulled pork broth with noodles
Sticky spiced sausage & plum traybake
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Poached apricots with ricotta
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Rendang daging (beef rendang)
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Mushroom & smoked tofu stew
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Slow roasted brined wing rib of beef
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Rice noodle beef broth
Seville orange and honey cake
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Roasted plums with vanilla ice cream
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Halloween Black Forest cupcakes
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Pork chops with pickled rhubarb and shaved fennel
Soy-braised pork with cranberries
Poached chicken, orzo & greens soup
Glögg
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Glühbier
Coffee-braised short ribs with black beans
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Spiced fig & blackberry preserve
4 out of 5 stars(3)
Pickled melon with whipped feta & fried capers
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Chai milk granita with spiced plums
Cinnamon old-fashioned
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Mulled clementine perry punch
Sriracha tofu noodle soup
Nasi minyak (pilau rice)
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Cider & maple poached peaches
5 out of 5 stars(2)
The spiced toddy
Apple & cranberry Christmas chutney
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Apple & rhubarb cobbler
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)

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Spiced lamb ragù with pappardelle

Confit duck with apple balsamic cabbage

Pork chops with pears & shallots

Sesame soy roast chicken

Coriander chicken curry

Beef short rib & kale noodle soup with chilli oil

Crème brûlée with cherry compote

Tomato & ginger rasam

The best mulled wine

Braised red cabbage wedges with apple salsa

Clementine & star anise jam

Sticky date & soy beef stew

Port-braised spiced red cabbage

Spiced plum & coconut pots with coconut cookies

Braised duck legs with sherry, figs & chicory

Corn on the cob in curry leaf coconut broth

Plum & shallot tarte tatin with goat's cheese

Cherry & star anise ripple ice cream

Brunch grazing board

Sticky five-spice gammon

Pane di Pasqua

Beef meatball massaman

Butter-lacquered brioche toast with poached rhubarb

Dhansak with chicken thighs

Mulled wine syrup

Slow-cooked beef short rib & jackets

Classic mulled wine

Spicy pulled pork broth with noodles

Sticky spiced sausage & plum traybake

Poached apricots with ricotta

Rendang daging (beef rendang)

Mushroom & smoked tofu stew

Slow roasted brined wing rib of beef

Rice noodle beef broth

Seville orange and honey cake

Roasted plums with vanilla ice cream

Halloween Black Forest cupcakes

Pork chops with pickled rhubarb and shaved fennel

Soy-braised pork with cranberries

Poached chicken, orzo & greens soup

Glögg

Glühbier

Coffee-braised short ribs with black beans

Spiced fig & blackberry preserve

Pickled melon with whipped feta & fried capers

Chai milk granita with spiced plums

Cinnamon old-fashioned

Mulled clementine perry punch

Sriracha tofu noodle soup

Nasi minyak (pilau rice)

Cider & maple poached peaches

The spiced toddy

Apple & cranberry Christmas chutney

Apple & rhubarb cobbler