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

Lemongrass beef with artichoke & fennel salad
Spiced lamb ragù with pappardelle
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Confit duck with apple balsamic cabbage
Pork chops with pears & shallots
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Sesame soy roast chicken
Coriander chicken curry
4 out of 5 stars(4)
Soy-braised pork with cranberries
1 out of 5 stars(1)
Poached chicken, orzo & greens soup
Coffee-braised short ribs with black beans
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Spiced fig & blackberry preserve
4 out of 5 stars(3)
Crème brûlée with cherry compote
The best mulled wine
Braised red cabbage wedges with apple salsa
Sticky date & soy beef stew
4.5 out of 5 stars(54)
Port-braised spiced red cabbage
3 out of 5 stars(1)
Braised duck legs with sherry, figs & chicory
Corn on the cob in curry leaf coconut broth
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Pickled melon with whipped feta & fried capers
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Chai milk granita with spiced plums
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(7)
Brunch grazing board
Pane di Pasqua
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Beef meatball massaman
4 out of 5 stars(3)
Dhansak with chicken thighs
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Cinnamon old-fashioned
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Slow-cooked beef short rib & jackets
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Classic mulled wine
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Mulled clementine perry punch
Sriracha tofu noodle soup
Rendang daging (beef rendang)
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Nasi minyak (pilau rice)
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Mushroom & smoked tofu stew
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Slow roasted brined wing rib of beef
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Apple & cranberry Christmas chutney
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Rice noodle beef broth
Seville orange and honey cake
4 out of 5 stars(4)
Lime & coconut rice pudding
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Pork chops with pickled rhubarb and shaved fennel
Beef short rib & kale noodle soup with chilli oil
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Glögg
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Glühbier
Tomato & ginger rasam
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Clementine & star anise jam
2.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Spiced plum & coconut pots with coconut cookies
Sticky five-spice gammon
3.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Butter-lacquered brioche toast with poached rhubarb
Mulled wine syrup
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Spicy pulled pork broth with noodles
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Sticky spiced sausage & plum traybake
5 out of 5 stars(7)
Poached apricots with ricotta
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Cider & maple poached peaches
5 out of 5 stars(2)
The spiced toddy
Apple & rhubarb cobbler
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)

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Lemongrass beef with artichoke & fennel salad

Spiced lamb ragù with pappardelle

Confit duck with apple balsamic cabbage

Pork chops with pears & shallots

Sesame soy roast chicken

Coriander chicken curry

Soy-braised pork with cranberries

Poached chicken, orzo & greens soup

Coffee-braised short ribs with black beans

Spiced fig & blackberry preserve

Crème brûlée with cherry compote

The best mulled wine

Braised red cabbage wedges with apple salsa

Sticky date & soy beef stew

Port-braised spiced red cabbage

Braised duck legs with sherry, figs & chicory

Corn on the cob in curry leaf coconut broth

Pickled melon with whipped feta & fried capers

Chai milk granita with spiced plums

Plum & shallot tarte tatin with goat's cheese

Cherry & star anise ripple ice cream

Brunch grazing board

Pane di Pasqua

Beef meatball massaman

Dhansak with chicken thighs

Cinnamon old-fashioned

Slow-cooked beef short rib & jackets

Classic mulled wine

Mulled clementine perry punch

Sriracha tofu noodle soup

Rendang daging (beef rendang)

Nasi minyak (pilau rice)

Mushroom & smoked tofu stew

Slow roasted brined wing rib of beef

Apple & cranberry Christmas chutney

Rice noodle beef broth

Seville orange and honey cake

Lime & coconut rice pudding

Pork chops with pickled rhubarb and shaved fennel

Beef short rib & kale noodle soup with chilli oil

Glögg

Glühbier

Tomato & ginger rasam

Clementine & star anise jam

Spiced plum & coconut pots with coconut cookies

Sticky five-spice gammon

Butter-lacquered brioche toast with poached rhubarb

Mulled wine syrup

Spicy pulled pork broth with noodles

Sticky spiced sausage & plum traybake

Poached apricots with ricotta

Cider & maple poached peaches

The spiced toddy

Apple & rhubarb cobbler