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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.
Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho) is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular 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 can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Vietnamese beef stew (Bo Kho):
- Get beef cubes (preferably the one with some marbling)
- Take tsp sugar
- Take chicken stock powder (can be skipped)
- Take five spice
- Get minced garlic
- Take grated ginger
- Take soy sauce
- Make ready lemongrass (smashed and cut into 2-3 pieces)
- Make ready star anise
- Take cinnamon powder (or 1 stick)
- Get tomato paste
- Get (1/2 a can) coconut water
- Make ready carrots (cut to chunks)
- Make ready water/beef stock
- Prepare pepper (or to your liking)
- Make ready oyster sauce (optional)
- Prepare 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.
Instructions 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!
Bo Kho is typically braised on low heat in a mixture of fish sauce, sugar, and water or a water substitute such as young coconut juice or Coco Rico. 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. Instead of herbs like thyme or rosemary, the local cooks use star anise, lemongrass and cinnamon to make the Bò Kho stew uniquely Vietnamese.
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