Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Favorite Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho)

Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho).

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, vietnamese beef stew (bo kho). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho) is something which I have loved my whole life. They're fine and they look fantastic.

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 that.

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

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

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!.

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