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.
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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