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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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
Spiced fig & blackberry preserve
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
Sticky date & soy beef stew
4.5 out of 5 stars(39)
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(1)
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(5)
Brunch grazing board
Pane di Pasqua
5 out of 5 stars(1)
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(1)
Slow-cooked beef short rib & jackets
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Mulled clementine perry punch
Spicy pulled pork broth with noodles
Sriracha tofu noodle soup
Sticky spiced sausage & plum traybake
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Poached apricots with ricotta
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Rendang daging (beef rendang)
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Nasi minyak (pilau rice)
5 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)
Roasted plums with vanilla ice cream
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Halloween Black Forest cupcakes
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Aromatic poached guinea fowl
Sticky soy-braised beef short ribs
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Ginger chicken noodle soup
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Asian-spiced hot & sour pork belly & plum buns
Chilli noodle soup recipe
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Quick ramen noodles
4 out of 5 stars(3)
Glögg
Glühbier
Clementine & star anise jam
2 out of 5 stars(2)
Spiced plum & coconut pots with coconut cookies
Braised duck legs with sherry, figs & chicory
Sticky five-spice gammon
3 out of 5 stars(2)
Beef meatball massaman
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Cinnamon old-fashioned
Classic mulled wine
Cider & maple poached peaches
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Mushroom & smoked tofu stew
The spiced toddy
Rice noodle beef broth
Seville orange and honey cake
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Cranberry & port relish recipe | Waitrose
4 out of 5 stars(2)

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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

Spiced fig & blackberry preserve

Crème brûlée with cherry compote

Tomato & ginger rasam

The best mulled wine

Braised red cabbage wedges with apple salsa

Sticky date & soy beef stew

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

Butter-lacquered brioche toast with poached rhubarb

Dhansak with chicken thighs

Mulled wine syrup

Slow-cooked beef short rib & jackets

Mulled clementine perry punch

Spicy pulled pork broth with noodles

Sriracha tofu noodle soup

Sticky spiced sausage & plum traybake

Poached apricots with ricotta

Rendang daging (beef rendang)

Nasi minyak (pilau rice)

Slow roasted brined wing rib of beef

Apple & cranberry Christmas chutney

Apple & rhubarb cobbler

Roasted plums with vanilla ice cream

Halloween Black Forest cupcakes

Aromatic poached guinea fowl

Sticky soy-braised beef short ribs

Ginger chicken noodle soup

Asian-spiced hot & sour pork belly & plum buns

Chilli noodle soup recipe

Quick ramen noodles

Glögg

Glühbier

Clementine & star anise jam

Spiced plum & coconut pots with coconut cookies

Braised duck legs with sherry, figs & chicory

Sticky five-spice gammon

Beef meatball massaman

Cinnamon old-fashioned

Classic mulled wine

Cider & maple poached peaches

Mushroom & smoked tofu stew

The spiced toddy

Rice noodle beef broth

Seville orange and honey cake

Cranberry & port relish recipe | Waitrose