Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, vietnamese beef stew (bo kho). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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. I've had Bo Kho at only a couple of places over the years. Vietnamese bò kho (beef stew) is packed with tender, fall-apart braised chunks of beef loaded with herbs, aromatics and a delicious broth that will have you coming back with more Vietnamese baguette!

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

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. Get 1/2 tsp chicken stock powder (can be skipped)
4. Make ready 1 tsp five spice
5. Prepare 1 tbsp minced garlic
6. Make ready 1/2 tbsp grated ginger
7. Prepare 1 tbsp soy sauce
8. Make ready 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. Make ready 2 tbsp tomato paste
12. Prepare 170 ml (1/2 a can) coconut water
13. Get 3-4 carrots (cut to chunks)
14. Get 2 cups water/beef stock
15. Get 1/4 tsp pepper (or to your liking)
16. Prepare 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional)
17. Take 2 tbsp oil

This beef stew tastes rich, packed with flavors & fragrances, yet it doesn't make you feel. Vietnamese Beef Stew, or Bò Kho, was one of the very first dishes my mother-in-law taught me to cook after seeing the disastrous results when left on my own. My first attempt at Bò Kho resulted in an impenetrable thick stew with chewy, borderline inedible, meat. I had the flavor right but everything.

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!

There are many who claim that Vietnamese Beef Stew, known as Bò Kho in Vietnamese, is derived from the French Boeuf aux Carottes. This classic Vietnamese dish takes the humble beef and carrot stew up a few notches with its generous use of fresh herbs and spices. This Vietnamese beef stew has a wonderful depth of flavor from aromatic spices, lemongrass, ginger and coconut water. It's warming, delicious and And the result was making this bo kho which I think might be the most delicious beef stew I have had. Vietnam has been on my list of places I want to.

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