Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho). Bo kho is a delicious Vietnamese pot-roasted beef stew. It is not so different from a traditional French pot au feu, but it is spiced in a traditional Vietnamese manner, fragrant with lemongrass, star anise and cinnamon. When the meat is fork tender, carrots are added to complete the dish.
Similar to thịt kho, this slow braise / stew is easy to make, and the longer you cook it the softer the meat gets.
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Bo kho is a delicious Vietnamese pot-roasted beef stew. It is not so different from a traditional French pot au feu, but it is spiced in a traditional Vietnamese manner, fragrant with lemongrass, star anise and cinnamon. When the meat is fork tender, carrots are added to complete the dish.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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):
- {Take 500 g of beef cubes (preferably the one with some marbling).
- {Get 2 tsp of tsp sugar.
- {Get 1/2 tsp of chicken stock powder (can be skipped).
- {Take 1 tsp of five spice.
- {Prepare 1 tbsp of minced garlic.
- {Make ready 1/2 tbsp of grated ginger.
- {Get 1 tbsp of soy sauce.
- {Make ready 2-3 stalk of lemongrass (smashed and cut into 2-3 pieces).
- {Get 2-3 of star anise.
- {Make ready 1/2 tsp of cinnamon powder (or 1 stick).
- {Prepare 2 tbsp of tomato paste.
- {Make ready 170 ml of (1/2 a can) coconut water.
- {Prepare 3-4 of carrots (cut to chunks).
- {Make ready 2 cups of water/beef stock.
- {Make ready 1/4 tsp of pepper (or to your liking).
- {Prepare 1 tbsp of oyster sauce (optional).
- {Get 2 tbsp of oil.
Bo Kho is a traditional Vietnamese stew. I realize this is small, but as a mother, I want my daughter to be proud of the culinary heritage of her father by knowing the difference between traditions, and feeling great that Vietnamese food is getting the popularity it deliciously deserves. 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.
Steps to make Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho):
- 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)..
- 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..
- Stir in beef cubes and brown the beef..
- 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..
- 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)..
- 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!.
Remove bay leaf, lemongrass and star anise before serving with cilantro and Thai basil. In Vietnam, the very popular bò kho is a beef stew with carrots, perfumed with star anise and lemongrass. A marvel of great aromatic complexity. It is similar to the French pot-au-feu but with more exoticism. It is reminiscent of the famous phở, the beef noodle soup that has become the national dish of Vietnam.
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