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.

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Lemongrass beef with artichoke & fennel salad
Confit duck with apple balsamic cabbage
Pork chops with pears & shallots
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Coriander chicken curry
3.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Pork chops with pickled rhubarb and shaved fennel
Beef short rib & kale noodle soup with chilli oil
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Soy-braised pork with cranberries
1 out of 5 stars(1)
Poached chicken, orzo & greens soup
Glögg
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Glühbier
Spiced fig & blackberry preserve
4 out of 5 stars(3)
Crème brûlée with cherry compote
Tomato & ginger rasam
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Braised red cabbage wedges with apple salsa
Clementine & star anise jam
2.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Sticky date & soy beef stew
4.5 out of 5 stars(52)
Port-braised spiced red cabbage
3 out of 5 stars(1)
Braised duck legs with sherry, figs & chicory
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
Sticky five-spice gammon
3.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Pane di Pasqua
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Dhansak with chicken thighs
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Cinnamon old-fashioned
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(3)
Spicy pulled pork broth with noodles
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Sriracha tofu noodle soup
Sticky spiced sausage & plum traybake
5 out of 5 stars(7)
Rendang daging (beef rendang)
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Cider & maple poached peaches
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)
Apple & cranberry Christmas chutney
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Apple & rhubarb cobbler
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Lime & coconut rice pudding
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Spiced lamb ragù with pappardelle
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Sesame soy roast chicken
Coffee-braised short ribs with black beans
5 out of 5 stars(1)
The best mulled wine
Spiced plum & coconut pots with coconut cookies
Corn on the cob in curry leaf coconut broth
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Beef meatball massaman
4 out of 5 stars(3)
Butter-lacquered brioche toast with poached rhubarb
Classic mulled wine
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Mulled clementine perry punch
Poached apricots with ricotta
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Nasi minyak (pilau rice)
5 out of 5 stars(1)
The spiced toddy
Rice noodle beef broth
Seville orange and honey cake
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)

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Lemongrass beef with artichoke & fennel salad

Confit duck with apple balsamic cabbage

Pork chops with pears & shallots

Coriander chicken curry

Pork chops with pickled rhubarb and shaved fennel

Beef short rib & kale noodle soup with chilli oil

Soy-braised pork with cranberries

Poached chicken, orzo & greens soup

Glögg

Glühbier

Spiced fig & blackberry preserve

Crème brûlée with cherry compote

Tomato & ginger rasam

Braised red cabbage wedges with apple salsa

Clementine & star anise jam

Sticky date & soy beef stew

Port-braised spiced red cabbage

Braised duck legs with sherry, figs & chicory

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

Sticky five-spice gammon

Pane di Pasqua

Dhansak with chicken thighs

Cinnamon old-fashioned

Mulled wine syrup

Slow-cooked beef short rib & jackets

Spicy pulled pork broth with noodles

Sriracha tofu noodle soup

Sticky spiced sausage & plum traybake

Rendang daging (beef rendang)

Cider & maple poached peaches

Mushroom & smoked tofu stew

Slow roasted brined wing rib of beef

Apple & cranberry Christmas chutney

Apple & rhubarb cobbler

Lime & coconut rice pudding

Spiced lamb ragù with pappardelle

Sesame soy roast chicken

Coffee-braised short ribs with black beans

The best mulled wine

Spiced plum & coconut pots with coconut cookies

Corn on the cob in curry leaf coconut broth

Beef meatball massaman

Butter-lacquered brioche toast with poached rhubarb

Classic mulled wine

Mulled clementine perry punch

Poached apricots with ricotta

Nasi minyak (pilau rice)

The spiced toddy

Rice noodle beef broth

Seville orange and honey cake