Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho)
Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho)

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have vietnamese beef stew (bo kho) using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho):
  1. Make ready 500 g beef cubes (preferably the one with some marbling)
  2. Take 2 tsp tsp sugar
  3. Take 1/2 tsp chicken stock powder (can be skipped)
  4. Prepare 1 tsp five spice
  5. Prepare 1 tbsp minced garlic
  6. Take 1/2 tbsp grated ginger
  7. Get 1 tbsp soy sauce
  8. Get 2-3 stalk lemongrass (smashed and cut into 2-3 pieces)
  9. Prepare 2-3 star anise
  10. Make ready 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder (or 1 stick)
  11. Take 2 tbsp tomato paste
  12. Make ready 170 ml (1/2 a can) coconut water
  13. Get 3-4 carrots (cut to chunks)
  14. Take 2 cups water/beef stock
  15. Take 1/4 tsp pepper (or to your liking)
  16. Make ready 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional)
  17. Take 2 tbsp oil
Steps to make Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho):
  1. Marinate beef with sugar, ginger, (half portion of the garlic), soy sauce, 5 spice, pepper, and chicken powder. Marinate for at least 20 mins (longer is better).
  2. Heat the oil on the wok or frying pan. Stir in star anise, lemongrass, the remaining portion of garlic, and cinnamon stick/powder until aromatic.
  3. Stir in beef cubes and brown the beef.
  4. Transfer the beef to pressure cooker or casserole pan (or any sauce pan that has thick bottom). Add in tomato paste, coconut water and beef stock.
  5. If using pressure cooker, cook for 20 mins. If using normal stove, bring the stock to boil, cover and reduced to low-medium heat, cook until meat is tender (maybe 40-60 mins).
  6. Stir in the carrots, cook until carrots are tender. Taste and adjust the flavour. Add oyster sauce for a richer taste (this step is optional). Turn off the heat, the beef stew is now ready to serve!

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