Ingredient quest question.
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I’ve been wanting to get some star anies for the rare recipe, that needs a little bit of it. But I found I couldn’t buy a small amount. So now I have a pint of it. Which means I have more than I can use in a reasonable amount of time before it goes stale.
I figured I might try to make some kind of beverage and maybe some soft candy. Any tested recipes you can recommend?
Also, the store had these $0.99 cans of cooked dried peas. Ingredients are dried peas, water and iodized salt. I’m not quite sure what to expect when I open this can. I’m picturing somebody forgot to blend the split peas soup. Do you have any ideas on how to use this?
You can heat up milk with star anise to make fresh warm anise milk!
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I’ve been wanting to get some star anies for the rare recipe, that needs a little bit of it. But I found I couldn’t buy a small amount. So now I have a pint of it. Which means I have more than I can use in a reasonable amount of time before it goes stale.
I figured I might try to make some kind of beverage and maybe some soft candy. Any tested recipes you can recommend?
Also, the store had these $0.99 cans of cooked dried peas. Ingredients are dried peas, water and iodized salt. I’m not quite sure what to expect when I open this can. I’m picturing somebody forgot to blend the split peas soup. Do you have any ideas on how to use this?
You can add one star anis, a couple of cardamon pods and coarsely ground black pepper to the water when cooking basmati rice
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I’ve been wanting to get some star anies for the rare recipe, that needs a little bit of it. But I found I couldn’t buy a small amount. So now I have a pint of it. Which means I have more than I can use in a reasonable amount of time before it goes stale.
I figured I might try to make some kind of beverage and maybe some soft candy. Any tested recipes you can recommend?
Also, the store had these $0.99 cans of cooked dried peas. Ingredients are dried peas, water and iodized salt. I’m not quite sure what to expect when I open this can. I’m picturing somebody forgot to blend the split peas soup. Do you have any ideas on how to use this?
Any kind of savory soup, just toss one or two in. Took me a few years, but managed to use up my star anise that way.
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I’ve been wanting to get some star anies for the rare recipe, that needs a little bit of it. But I found I couldn’t buy a small amount. So now I have a pint of it. Which means I have more than I can use in a reasonable amount of time before it goes stale.
I figured I might try to make some kind of beverage and maybe some soft candy. Any tested recipes you can recommend?
Also, the store had these $0.99 cans of cooked dried peas. Ingredients are dried peas, water and iodized salt. I’m not quite sure what to expect when I open this can. I’m picturing somebody forgot to blend the split peas soup. Do you have any ideas on how to use this?
I looked at that photo for a long time, and didn’t realize that wasn’t a jar full of insects until I started reading the post lol
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I think ivneed new glasses because I swear that looked like a jar of spiders for a good 10 seconds before I realized it was Anise
You are not alone lol
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I looked at that photo for a long time, and didn’t realize that wasn’t a jar full of insects until I started reading the post lol
Same…almost didn’t open the post at all b/c I didn’t want to know what kind of hellish nightmare was going to be using a jar of bugs.
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I put the dried mushrooms in a coffee grinder to turn them into powder for this. Other times, you can let them sit in warm water for a couple minutes and throw them in soups, or really any dish you want mushrooms in (which is all of them)
I need to get another coffee grinder for spices, herbs and now mushrooms. I love mushrooms in dishes so soaking and throwing them and their liquid in dishes is the plan.
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I’m lucky to live near a specialty market that sells a variety of dried mushrooms and peppers in bulk
that sounds amazing my kroger started limiting online orders to 7 habaneros and the only mushrooms are cremini and portobello
Fortunately dried peppers and dried mushrooms are also really easy to buy online!
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I’ve been wanting to get some star anies for the rare recipe, that needs a little bit of it. But I found I couldn’t buy a small amount. So now I have a pint of it. Which means I have more than I can use in a reasonable amount of time before it goes stale.
I figured I might try to make some kind of beverage and maybe some soft candy. Any tested recipes you can recommend?
Also, the store had these $0.99 cans of cooked dried peas. Ingredients are dried peas, water and iodized salt. I’m not quite sure what to expect when I open this can. I’m picturing somebody forgot to blend the split peas soup. Do you have any ideas on how to use this?
Star anise, cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves are also great additions for rice, both as a side dish or as part of other dishes (e.g., biryani).
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You could mull some apple cider in the crock pot with cloves, star anise, cinnamon sticks, ginger, nutmeg, and a sliced orange. Great on its own or add some rum!
Edit: forgot to mention allspice and cardamom!
Mulled wine is perfect for using star anise! I make mine with 1 bottle red wine, 1/4 cup brandy, 3 star anise pods, 2 cinnamon sticks, 5 cloves, and orange slices - just simmer on low for 20 mins (don’t boil or you’ll lose the alcohol lol). You can check out gearscouts.com/power-stations if you want to make this while camping - some portable power stations can run a small slow cooker.
