Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, vietnamese beef stew (bo kho). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. 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.
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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 can achieve 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
- Take 1/2 tsp chicken stock powder (can be skipped)
- Make ready 1 tsp five spice
- Prepare 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Make ready 1/2 tbsp grated ginger
- Make ready 1 tbsp soy sauce
- Make ready 2-3 stalk lemongrass (smashed and cut into 2-3 pieces)
- Prepare 2-3 star anise
- Prepare 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder (or 1 stick)
- Get 2 tbsp tomato paste
- Get 170 ml (1/2 a can) coconut water
- Make ready 3-4 carrots (cut to chunks)
- Get 2 cups water/beef stock
- Prepare 1/4 tsp pepper (or to your liking)
- Make ready 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional)
- 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. Vietnamese Bo Kho is a cooking technique in Vietnamese cuisine meaning "to braise", "to stew", or "to simmer with beef. Other proteins that can be "kho" include fish, shrimp, poultry, pork, beef, or fried tofu.
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!
Vietnamese Bo Kho is a cooking technique in Vietnamese cuisine meaning "to braise", "to stew", or "to simmer with beef. Other proteins that can be "kho" include fish, shrimp, poultry, pork, beef, or fried tofu. Bò Kho is a mildly spicy and flavourful Vietnamese beef stew. It's not very different from our traditional European-style beef stew. The main difference is the Vietnamese take on herbs and aroma.
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