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I've lately been putting 1-2 star anise in my stockpot when I'm making stock and I'm totally obsessed with it.
by linsomniac 3y ago
I've lately been putting 1-2 star anise in my stockpot when I'm making stock and I'm totally obsessed with it.
- mauvehaus 3y agoStar anise is an ingredient in Vietnamese pho recipes. The liquid is essentially a beef stock. Mind you, I've not made pho successfully, but I've read a few recipes for it and tried making it a couple times.
- downut 3y agoOh I know where you're coming from, but a point of stocks is that they can be the basis for many things. Think of the flavorings as a "tilt". If you use star anise right from the start it tilts toward (to my taste) a generic Asian direction. If this is where it ends up, mainly, that's awesome. Otherwise you can easily make a tea of those star anise and add that later.
- fuzztester 3y agoTry ajwain next time. Small amount, it's strong. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajwain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajwain