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I’m making a stew with about 700 grams of meat and it will have a lower rather than higher amount of water. I will be using star anise for first time and I hear a little bit can over power the whole stew so you should start small.

I’m guessing with a stew you should add the whole star rather than ground powder? How many stars would be ok to begin with considering the ingredients above?

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Star anise is fairly potent. For me, it is in the same category as cloves, in terms of potency. I would use one "star" for starters. Adjust from there.

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    You can break a star anise into smaller pieces and add part of a star, it may be better to do that first.
    – GdD
    Commented Dec 10, 2019 at 11:17
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My mother usually puts five or seven when cooking, but as far as I'm concerned, its taste is a little unacceptable.

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    I think your mother has either very weak star anise or very flavorsome other ingredients, I use one to three parts of one star and it is already a strong flavor.
    – Willeke
    Commented Jan 19, 2022 at 9:09

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