Food Blog Spotlight: Dinner Ideas: Duck with Star Anise Broth – Chef Kevin Ashton

Have you ever tasted duck?  I have only had one food-tasting experience with duck. Wish I could have had more. Nevertheless, that one experience was more than enough to condition me. Now every time I even see a duck recipe or cooking video, I start salivating.

My Facebook Memories reminded that I shared this recipe with my network of followers several years ago.  It's an awesome duck recipe from a food blog published by a chef based in the UK.  He uses star anise, one of my favorite exotic spices.

Duck with Star Anise Broth
– Chef Kevin Ashton

English: Ilicium verum, Schisandraceae, Star Anise, Atar Aniseed, Badiane, Chinese Star Anise, fruits. The dried ripe fruits are used in homeopathy as remedy: Anisum stellatum (Anis.) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The spice star anise is distilled to make star anise oil (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

SPICE SPOTLIGHT: Star Anise

Widely used in Chinese and Indian cuisine, this whole spice resembles anise in flavor. Some stars may be broken and not entirely whole.

See also: SPICE SPOTLIGHT: Peppercorns

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My Favorite Chinese TV Chefs

Growing up in my day (the 50s, 60s, and 70s) there were hardly any TV programs with cooks and chefs that taught you how to be a kitchen diva. But nowadays there are television networks wholly devoted to the topic of cooking techniques, sharing recipes and food diversity or world cuisine. Cooking shows are also all over YouTube. My husband searches for cooking videos. But I liked watching the public broadcast channels (like PBS) or the cooking channels on cable TV such as FoodNetwork.

These are my four favorite Chinese chefs.

1. Martin Yan
2. Ming Tsai
3. Ching He Huang
4. Kylie Kwong

Ever heard of them or watched their shows?

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#1 Martin Yan (“Remember! If Yan can cook, you can too!”)

“Back before the rise of the food-TV contests, the artificially heightened drama, the cult of the celebrity chef—there was a guy on PBS, armed with a wok, a cleaver, and a good sense of humor, just showing people how to cook.”https://t.co/lKSn5cPe4X

— epicurious (@epicurious) August 24, 2019

#2 Ming Tsai (in his early days with his mom)

The 10 Dishes That Made My Career: Ming Tsai ~ https://t.co/a8obQlSnEK via @flipboard ~ #favorites #favoriteTVchefs #cooksandchefs #Chinesechefs #Asianchefs #TVchefs #MingTsai #foodandcooking #cookingshows #foodanddrink #foodies #foodlovers

— EverydayExoticSpices (@EverydaySpices) August 31, 2019

#3 Ching He Huang (She attended school but it is said she is self-taught.)  She was such a good chef they invited her to come to America to do a TV show. ~ “Easy Chinese San Francisco” with Ching He Huang

Cooking Chinese with Ching He Huang and Amoy sauces | Eat Cook Explore ~ https://t.co/91bO4nEGj7 via @flipboard ~ #favorites #favoriteTVchefs #cooksandchefs #Chinesechefs #Asianchefs #TVchefs #ChingHeHuang #foodandcooking #cookingshows #foodanddrink #foodies #foodlovers

— EverydayExoticSpices (@EverydaySpices) August 31, 2019

#4 Kylie Kwong (She’s a popular Australian-Chinese chef)

Kylie Kwong recipes | Gourmet Traveller ~ https://t.co/AK80JzNC0J ~ Image is No 2 of 14: XO fried rice ~ #favorites #favoriteTVchefs #cooksandchefs #Chinesechefs #Asianchefs #TVchefs #KylieKwong #foodandcooking #cookingshows #foodanddrink #foodies #foodlovers pic.twitter.com/wznbjHSOCZ

— EverydayExoticSpices (@EverydaySpices) August 31, 2019