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Bo kho is a delicious Vietnamese pot-roasted beef stew, fragrant with lemongrass, star anise and cinnamon. When the meat is fork tender, carrots are added to complete the dish. Bo Kho is a spicy and flavorful Vietnamese beef stew that makes for a pretty epic bowl of noodle soup when you've maybe had your fill of pho or are looking for something a little different. A Tasty, Complex Vietnamese Recipe I've had Bo Kho at only a couple of places over the years, and they've been pretty wide-ranging in terms of quality.

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

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

1. Get 500 g beef cubes (preferably the one with some marbling)
2. Get 2 tsp tsp sugar
3. Take 1/2 tsp chicken stock powder (can be skipped)
4. Get 1 tsp five spice
5. Take 1 tbsp minced garlic
6. Get 1/2 tbsp grated ginger
7. Make ready 1 tbsp soy sauce
8. Take 2-3 stalk lemongrass (smashed and cut into 2-3 pieces)
9. Take 2-3 star anise
10. Take 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder (or 1 stick)
11. Get 2 tbsp tomato paste
12. Make ready 170 ml (1/2 a can) coconut water
13. Take 3-4 carrots (cut to chunks)
14. Make ready 2 cups water/beef stock
15. Get 1/4 tsp pepper (or to your liking)
16. Take 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional)
17. Take 2 tbsp oil

It has all the ingredients of American beef stew plus daikon, lemongrass, some Asian spices, and fish sauce. It is also more watery than American beef stew. A Vietnamese Beef Stew (Bo Kho) which is fragrant with lemongrass, star anise and cloves. Serve with crusty baguette or flat rice noodles.

Instructions 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!

A Vietnamese Beef Stew (Bo Kho) which is fragrant with lemongrass, star anise and cloves. Serve with crusty baguette or flat rice noodles. Recipe also for Instant Pot and pressure cooker. This Vietnamese beef stew has a wonderful depth of flavor from aromatic spices, lemongrass, ginger and coconut water. It's warming, delicious and easy to make too.

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