Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, vietnamese beef stew (bo kho). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho) is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must 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):

1. Prepare 500 g beef cubes (preferably the one with some marbling)
2. Get 2 tsp tsp sugar
3. Take 1/2 tsp chicken stock powder (can be skipped)
4. Get 1 tsp five spice
5. Make ready 1 tbsp minced garlic
6. Get 1/2 tbsp grated ginger
7. Get 1 tbsp soy sauce
8. Take 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. Make ready 170 ml (1/2 a can) coconut water
13. Get 3-4 carrots (cut to chunks)
14. Prepare 2 cups water/beef stock
15. Prepare 1/4 tsp pepper (or to your liking)
16. Take 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional)
17. Get 2 tbsp oil

Steps 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!

So that is going to wrap this up with this special food vietnamese beef stew (bo kho) recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am sure that you can make this at home. There’s gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!