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Star anise: A popular seasoning in Chinese cooking, this spice resembles an eight-pointed star and is usually broken into 'sections' or 'pieces' before being used in cooking.
Star Anise
Illicium verum
syn: I. anisatum
Fam: Magnoliaceae
Native to China and Vietnam, star anise is today grown almost exclusively in southern China, Indo-China, and Japan. It was first introduced into Europe in the seventeenth century.
Star anise is an Asian cooking ingredient from Illicium verum, an aromatic evergreen tree found in Southern China, Vietnam, and parts of Japan.
Star anise is the fruit of a small evergreen tree native to southwest China, and now also grown in Japan and Southeast Asia. The plant puts out a small star-shaped fruit with (generally) eight points, and a seed is contained in each of the points.
Star anise flower
Main constituents
The dried fruits may contain 5 to 8% of essential oil, which dominated by anethole (85 to 90%). The other components, phellandrene, safrole and terpineol, have only small effect on the aroma.
3 whole star anise
2 tbsps unsalted butter
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star anise = anise = whole anise = Chinese star anise = Chinese anise Pronunciation: ANN-us Notes: Asian cooks use star anise to give a licorice flavor to savory dishes, particularly those with pork and poultry. It's available whole or ground.
Star Anise - a star-shaped spice used in Oriental cooking. It is used by some as a substitute for the bay leaf.
Steam - to cook indirectly by setting food on top of boiling water in a covered pot.
Star anise
The dried star-shaped seed pod of a tree native to China, star anise adds a distinctive aniseed taste to long-simmered meat and poultry dishes and is one of the components of five spice powder. Available whole or ground.
Star anise
The fruit of a shrub native to the Far East, star anise is shaped like an eight-pointed star and contains seeds with an aniseed flavour. It is used widely in Chinese cooking.
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Star Anise - A star-shaped dry seed pod with a flavor similar to fennel.
Steep - To soak, in order to extract flavor or soften.
Star anise - Star-shaped pod has a similar but stronger flavor and more fragrance than the botanically-unrelated aniseed; most often cooked whole and strained from sauces and marinade, but sometimes ground for spice rubs and pastes.
star anise - Named (both in English and in Chinese) for its distinctive shape. Its Mandarine name, bah-jyao, means "eight points.
Star anise
Star anise is the dried, star-shaped fruit of an oriental evergreen tree. It has a strong, sweet, aniseed-like aroma and flavour. For more information about star anise, see our article.
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star anise, fagara, cassia, fennel seeds, cloves
Garam Masala
(Indian)
The name translates to hot mixture: cumin, coriander seeds, cardamom, black peppercorns, cloves, mace, bay leaf, cinnamon ...
star anise: Star-shaped fruit from a shrub native to East Asia; used as a spice in desserts and cooking for its licorice flavor.
stearic acid: Tallow (solid animal fat), and other animal fats and oils.
star anise
santol
sandoricum koetjape, a fruit with a thick rind and pulp enclosing whitish, furry seeds, sour-sweet in taste ...
2 star anise
Preparation method
Put all the ingredients into a pan and heat gently until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 20-30 minutes until the plums are tender and the liquid is syrupy.
1 star anise
INSTRUCTIONS: Peel the tangerine, scrape the white pith from the peel then cut into long strips. Cut the tangerine in half through the equator, remove seeds and separate into segments.
1 small star anise, crumbled
1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices
15 ounce can pure solid-pack pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling) ...
badiane: star anise (also anis ètoilè), Illicium verum
badigeonner: to coat, (with egg white, for example)
baguette: a long slender bread weighing 250 grams; the classic French bread ...
A mixture of star anise, fennel, pepper, cinnamon and clove. The proportions of each ground or powdered spice is a closely guarded secret. Its distinctive aroma enhances many dishes and is essential in Penang's famous Lor Bak [Deep Fried Pork Rolls].
Star Anise A star-shaped, dark brown pod that contains a pea-sized seed in each of its eight segments. Native to China, star anise comes from a small evergreen tree. Its flavor is slightly more bitter than that of regular anise seed.
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Star anise - star shaped spice from Southeast Asia with a smoky, licorice like flavor
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Sugar apple - an oval fruit covered with light green knobby protuberances ...
ba jiao (Chin.) Chinese star anise (literally, "eight points"); this seed from the magnolia family flavors marinades and slowly cooked dishes; although anise flavored, it is no relation to fennel.
Five-spice Powder A popular blend of ancient spices consisting of ground star anise, cloves, cinnamon, fennel seeds and Szechuan peppercorns. Fresh Rice Noodles Flat, thread-like, white noodles made from rice flour.
Five Spice Powder - A dry spice mix used in Chinese cooking consisting of cinnamon, star anise, pepper, clove, and fennel.
Flan - This is a term that may be used to describe two different preparations.
Five Spice: a variable combination of Star anise, cinnamon, and other spices
Fu Young: scrambled dishes
Gai Kew: baked or stir-fried chicken breast
Gau: sticky sweet rice cakes ...
Five-spice powder: Combinations may vary, but this fragrant blend usually includes cinnamon, anise seeds or star anise, fennel, black or Szechwan pepper, and cloves.
One common recipe includes China Tung Hing cinnamon, powdered cassia buds, powdered star anise and anise seed, ginger root, and ground cloves. Another recipe for the powder consists of cinnamon, black pepper, cloves, fennel seed, and star anise.
For dessert preparations, fruit is often poached in sweet wine and water with some spices (star anise, clove, cinnamon, etc). Eggs are generally poached in water with a bit of vinegar.
Masala Chai is a drink anise recipe created of whole coriander, star anise, cinnamon sticks broken, each: whole black peppercorns allspice cardamom pods cloves dried orange peel and ground ginger, ground nutmeg, quarts water, indian black tea leaves, ...
Five spice powder: It is a blend of star anise, cinnamon, cloves, fennel & Szechwan pepper. It is used in Chinese cooking.
Flake: To separate into flaky pieces with fingers or fork. Usually used in reference to cooked fish.
FIVE-SPICE - A blend of star anise, cinnamon, cloves, fennel & Szechuan
pepper, used in Chinese cooking
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Kecap Manis - Kecap manis is a sweetish, thick soy sauce made with palm sugar and seasoned with star anise and garlic.
Roast the cinnamon stick, brown mustard seeds, star anise, cloves, cumin seeds in a dry skillet. Pound them together in a mixer. Set aside.
Pound the garlic and green chilies together.
A pungent mixture of five spices commonly used in Chinese cookery; it is made up of star anise, fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon and Szechuan peppercorns.
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Whole spices (star anise, black cardamom (caoguo), cassia, and/or fennel seeds) or five-spice powder are crucial elements in these dishes but are used in moderation such that their flavours do not overwhelm the items undergoing red cooking.
Meaning: Similar to soy sauce but sweeter, this extremely rich, dark and thick sauce is used in marinades or as a condiment in Indonesian cooking. The sweetness comes from palm sugar and other flavourings include garlic and star anise.
Similar to dark soy sauce but sweeter, this extremely rich, dark, syrupy sauce is used in marinades, as a condiment or as an ingredient in Indonesian cooking. The sweetness comes from palm sugar; other flavourings include garlic and star anise.
woodsy chile with tones of hazelnut, citrus and tobacco, gives off a wonderful aroma when roasted; great in stews, soups, salsas, salad dressing and vinaigrettes; blend well with apples, pears and other fruits and with spices such as star anise, ...
 See also: Anise, Chine, Pepper, Powder, Cooking
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