Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, vietnamese beef stew (bo kho). One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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.
Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to 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 beef cubes (preferably the one with some marbling)
- Make ready 2 tsp tsp sugar
- Prepare 1/2 tsp chicken stock powder (can be skipped)
- Take 1 tsp five spice
- Take 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Make ready 1/2 tbsp grated ginger
- Get 1 tbsp soy sauce
- Take 2-3 stalk lemongrass (smashed and cut into 2-3 pieces)
- Get 2-3 star anise
- Take 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder (or 1 stick)
- Prepare 2 tbsp tomato paste
- Make ready 170 ml (1/2 a can) coconut water
- Get 3-4 carrots (cut to chunks)
- Prepare 2 cups water/beef stock
- Get 1/4 tsp pepper (or to your liking)
- Get 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional)
- Get 2 tbsp oil
Bo kho may not be as well known as pho, but it should be. 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. This post may contain affiliate links, where we earn from qualifying purchases.
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!
It's warming, delicious and easy to make too. This post may contain affiliate links, where we earn from qualifying purchases. Vietnamese Beef Stew Recipe (Bo Kho) 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. In Vietnam, the very popular bò kho is a beef stew with carrots, perfumed with star anise and lemongrass.
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