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

Lime & coconut rice pudding
4 out of 5 stars(1)
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(2)
Sesame soy roast chicken
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
Poached chicken, orzo & greens soup
Coffee-braised short ribs with black beans
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Crème brûlée with cherry compote
Tomato & ginger rasam
5 out of 5 stars(1)
The best mulled wine
Clementine & star anise jam
2 out of 5 stars(2)
Sticky date & soy beef stew
4.5 out of 5 stars(52)
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)
Chai milk granita with spiced plums
Plum & shallot tarte tatin with goat's cheese
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Brunch grazing board
Sticky five-spice gammon
3.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Beef meatball massaman
4 out of 5 stars(3)
Dhansak with chicken thighs
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Mulled wine syrup
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Mulled clementine perry punch
Spicy pulled pork broth with noodles
Sticky spiced sausage & plum traybake
5 out of 5 stars(6)
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)
Apple & cranberry Christmas chutney
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Apple & rhubarb cobbler
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Glögg
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Glühbier
Spiced fig & blackberry preserve
4 out of 5 stars(3)
Braised red cabbage wedges with apple salsa
Pickled melon with whipped feta & fried capers
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Cherry & star anise ripple ice cream
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Pane di Pasqua
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Butter-lacquered brioche toast with poached rhubarb
Cinnamon old-fashioned
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Slow-cooked beef short rib & jackets
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Classic mulled wine
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Sriracha tofu noodle soup
Poached apricots with ricotta
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Nasi minyak (pilau rice)
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Cider & maple poached peaches
5 out of 5 stars(2)
The spiced toddy
Rice noodle beef broth
Seville orange and honey cake
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)

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Lime & coconut rice pudding

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

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

Coffee-braised short ribs with black beans

Crème brûlée with cherry compote

Tomato & ginger rasam

The best mulled wine

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

Chai milk granita with spiced plums

Plum & shallot tarte tatin with goat's cheese

Brunch grazing board

Sticky five-spice gammon

Beef meatball massaman

Dhansak with chicken thighs

Mulled wine syrup

Mulled clementine perry punch

Spicy pulled pork broth with noodles

Sticky spiced sausage & plum traybake

Rendang daging (beef rendang)

Mushroom & smoked tofu stew

Slow roasted brined wing rib of beef

Apple & cranberry Christmas chutney

Apple & rhubarb cobbler

Glögg

Glühbier

Spiced fig & blackberry preserve

Braised red cabbage wedges with apple salsa

Pickled melon with whipped feta & fried capers

Cherry & star anise ripple ice cream

Pane di Pasqua

Butter-lacquered brioche toast with poached rhubarb

Cinnamon old-fashioned

Slow-cooked beef short rib & jackets

Classic mulled wine

Sriracha tofu noodle soup

Poached apricots with ricotta

Nasi minyak (pilau rice)

Cider & maple poached peaches

The spiced toddy

Rice noodle beef broth

Seville orange and honey cake