Recipe of Favorite Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho)

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, vietnamese beef stew (bo kho). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho) is something that I have loved my whole life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho):

1. Make ready beef cubes (preferably the one with some marbling)
2. Take tsp sugar
3. Prepare chicken stock powder (can be skipped)
4. Prepare five spice
5. Make ready minced garlic
6. Get grated ginger
7. Prepare soy sauce
8. Prepare lemongrass (smashed and cut into 2-3 pieces)
9. Take star anise
10. Get cinnamon powder (or 1 stick)
11. Take tomato paste
12. Make ready (1/2 a can) coconut water
13. Get carrots (cut to chunks)
14. Prepare water/beef stock
15. Take pepper (or to your liking)
16. Get oyster sauce (optional)
17. Take 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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