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    Myrl Jeffcoat
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    Over the weekend my family came home. I wanted to serve something a
    little Caribbean in flavor, and/or a little Cajun.

    I ended up adapting a recipe a bit, and it turned out really well.
    The "secret" ingredient I added that made a real difference was
    Anistars. Here's the recipe.

    Myrl Jeffcoat

    Tribal Stew

    Ingredients

    3 pounds of Pork (cut in 1" cubes)
    5 tablespoons Jerk Mix
    4 tablespoons canola oil
    2 White Onions, finely chopped
    2 cans (26 ounces) whole peeled tomatoes, drained & quartered
    3 Tbs. fresh chopped cilantro
    2 medium zucchini (chopped)
    2 carrots (chopped)
    3 Anistars (important ingredient)
    2 bay leaf
    1 piece fresh ginger (3 inches), grated
    6 cloves garlic, minced
    2 hot chilies seeds and ribs removed, finely chopped
    2 teaspoons chili powder
    1 1/2 teaspoon course sea salt
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    1 teaspoon coriander seeds
    4 cups homemade or store-bought low-sodium canned chicken stock
    1 cup brewed coffee
    2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    1/2 cup honey

    Directions:
    Combine jerk mix and canola oil in a large bowl. Add pork cubes and
    toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours.

    Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Working in batches,
    add pork and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned.

    As batches become browned move them into a really large crock pot.

    Add tomatoes, bay leaf, ginger, and garlic; bring to simmer. Stir in
    chilies, salt, chili powder, cumin, coriander, chicken stock, coffee,
    and Worcestershire sauce. Also add cilantro, anistars, zucchini,
    carrots, and honey. Cover, reduce heat, and let the crock pot work for
    for several hours.

    Remove bay leaf, and the anistars, and serve.

    Serves a Tribe

    *Note from Myrl: The Anistars are a very important ingredient in this
    recipe. Do not use too many. 3 - 4 of them is just fine. You can
    find them in Indian grocery stores. Here in the Sacramento area, I
    get them from The India Bazaar. They have them located in Folsom, and
    Rancho Cordova.

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  2. Myrl Jeffcoat
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    For clarification, for those who do not know what Anistar Seeds are,
    I've found a picture out on the net. In my recipe, I refered to them
    as Anistars (plural). I had difficulty finding a reference to them in
    Google with the "s" at the end. So am sending this note.

    They look like little stars. . .Here's the picture.

    http://www.saisukushinc.com/images/spicedetails_data/aniseed1.jpg

    Myrl

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  3. James Silverton
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    Myrl wrote on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:06:31 -0000:

    MJ> They look like little stars. . .Here's the picture.

    MJ>
    http://www.saisukushinc.com/images/spicedetails_data/aniseed1.jpg

    Unground anise are they not?

    James Silverton
    Potomac, Maryland

    E-mail, with obvious alterations:
    not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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  4. James Silverton
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    Myrl wrote on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:06:31 -0000:

    MJ> They look like little stars. . .Here's the picture.

    MJ>
    http://www.saisukushinc.com/images/spicedetails_data/aniseed1.jpg

    Unground anise are they not?

    James Silverton
    Potomac, Maryland

    E-mail, with obvious alterations:
    not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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  5. jmcquown
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    James Silverton said:

    Myrl wrote on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:06:31 -0000:

    Quoted message said:

    They look like little stars. . .Here's the picture.

    Quoted message said:


    http://www.saisukushinc.com/images/spicedetails_data/aniseed1.jpg

    Unground anise are they not?

    James Silverton
    Potomac, Maryland

    Yep, star anise. Very frequently used in Asian cooking. IIRC the ground
    version is an ingredient in 5-spice powder.

    Jill

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  6. jmcquown
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    James Silverton said:

    Myrl wrote on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:06:31 -0000:

    Quoted message said:

    They look like little stars. . .Here's the picture.

    Quoted message said:


    http://www.saisukushinc.com/images/spicedetails_data/aniseed1.jpg

    Unground anise are they not?

    James Silverton
    Potomac, Maryland

    Yep, star anise. Very frequently used in Asian cooking. IIRC the ground
    version is an ingredient in 5-spice powder.

    Jill

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  7. Myrl Jeffcoat
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    jmcquown said:
    James Silverton said:

    Myrl wrote on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:06:31 -0000:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    They look like little stars. . .Here's the picture.

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.saisukushinc.com/images/spicedetails_data/aniseed1.jpg

    Quoted message said:

    Unground anise are they not?

    Quoted message said:

    James Silverton
    Potomac, Maryland

    Yep, star anise. Very frequently used in Asian cooking. IIRC the ground
    version is an ingredient in 5-spice powder.

    Jill

    I also sometimes use Anistar when making batches of Chicken Curry when
    doing Indian cooking. They always add a flavor that's interesting,
    unexpected, and good.

    To answer James question. I have always suspected that Anistar was
    the pod of the anise seed. They look like miniture star fishes. When
    you turn them on their backs, you can see the little seeds running
    along their legs;-)

    Myrl Jeffcoat

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  8. blake murphy
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    Myrl Jeffcoat said:

    For clarification, for those who do not know what Anistar Seeds are,
    I've found a picture out on the net. In my recipe, I refered to them
    as Anistars (plural). I had difficulty finding a reference to them in
    Google with the "s" at the end. So am sending this note.

    They look like little stars. . .Here's the picture.

    http://www.saisukushinc.com/images/spicedetails_data/aniseed1.jpg

    Myrl

    any asian grocery (or even many plain old grocery stores) should have
    star anise. no need to hunt down an indian specialty store.

    your pal,
    blake

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  9. Arri London
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    Myrl Jeffcoat said:


    jmcquown said:
    James Silverton said:

    Myrl wrote on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:06:31 -0000:

    Quoted message said:

    > They look like little stars. . .Here's the picture.

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.saisukushinc.com/images/spicedetails_data/aniseed1.jpg

    Quoted message said:

    Unground anise are they not?

    Quoted message said:

    James Silverton
    Potomac, Maryland

    Yep, star anise. Very frequently used in Asian cooking. IIRC the ground
    version is an ingredient in 5-spice powder.

    Jill

    I also sometimes use Anistar when making batches of Chicken Curry when
    doing Indian cooking. They always add a flavor that's interesting,
    unexpected, and good.

    To answer James question. I have always suspected that Anistar was
    the pod of the anise seed. They look like miniture star fishes. When
    you turn them on their backs, you can see the little seeds running
    along their legs;-)

    Myrl Jeffcoat

    Star anise: Illicium verum
    Anise: Pimpinella anisum

    Not the same plant, not the same fruits/pods, not the same seeds.

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  10. Pan Ohco
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    Myrl Jeffcoat said:

    For clarification, for those who do not know what Anistar Seeds are,
    I've found a picture out on the net. In my recipe, I refered to them
    as Anistars (plural). I had difficulty finding a reference to them in
    Google with the "s" at the end. So am sending this note.

    They look like little stars. . .Here's the picture.

    http://www.saisukushinc.com/images/spicedetails_data/aniseed1.jpg

    Myrl


    try star anise, it looks the same to me.

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  11. Myrl Jeffcoat
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    Pan Ohco said:

    On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:06:31 -0000, Myrl Jeffcoat

    Quoted message said:

    For clarification, for those who do not know what Anistar Seeds are,
    I've found a picture out on the net. In my recipe, I refered to them
    as Anistars (plural). I had difficulty finding a reference to them in
    Google with the "s" at the end. So am sending this note.

    Quoted message said:

    They look like little stars. . .Here's the picture.

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.saisukushinc.com/images/spicedetails_data/aniseed1.jpg

    Quoted message said:

    Myrl

    try star anise, it looks the same to me.

    Yes, star anise, and anistars are the same thing. It's just that on
    the product from the Indian store, they are labeled Anistars.

    Myrl Jeffcoat

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  12. James Silverton
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    Myrl wrote on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:56:22 -0700:

    MJ> On Oct 17, 6:57 pm, Pan Ohco <[email hidden]> wrote:
    ??>> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:06:31 -0000, Myrl Jeffcoat
    ??>>
    ??>> <[email hidden]> wrote:
    ??>>> For clarification, for those who do not know what Anistar
    ??>>> Seeds are, I've found a picture out on the net. In my
    ??>>> recipe, I refered to them as Anistars (plural). I had
    ??>>> difficulty finding a reference to them in Google with the
    ??>>> "s" at the end. So am sending this note.
    ??>>
    ??>>> They look like little stars. . .Here's the picture.
    ??>>
    ??>>>
    http://www.saisukushinc.com/images/spicedetails_data/aniseed1.jpg
    ??>>
    ??>>> Myrl
    ??>>
    ??>> try star anise, it looks the same to me.

    MJ> Yes, star anise, and anistars are the same thing. It's
    MJ> just that on the product from the Indian store, they are
    MJ> labeled Anistars.

    I wouldn't take labelling or spelling in Indian stores as
    authoritative; it can even be called creative :-)

    James Silverton
    Potomac, Maryland

    E-mail, with obvious alterations:
    not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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