Bo Kho Recipe (Spicy Vietnamese Beef Stew)

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 pounds beef chuck

  cut into 1.5 inch pieces (you can also use short ribs, brisket, or other stew beef)
• 2 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1-2 tablespoons 5-spice powder
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 large yellow onion

  chopped
• 2-3 Thai chilies

  minced
• 5 cloves garlic

  minced
• ¼ cup finely minced lemongrass
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 whole star anise pods
• 1 teaspoon ground annatto
• 4 cups beef stock
• 2 cups coconut water
• 3 large carrots

  chopped
• 2 tablespoons chili oil

  I love spicy chili oil
• 2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• For Garnish. Torn Thai basil or fresh chopped herbs, spicy chili flakes

Instructions

• 1 Set the chunks of beef into a bowl or sealable baggie. Whisk together the fish
  sauce, 5-spice powder, salt and pepper. Pour over the beef and marinate while
  you prepare your other ingredients. (NOTE: I like to marinate at least 30
  minutes, though longer is better. Consider starting your marinade the morning of
  cooking).
• 2 Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot or Dutch oven to medium-high heat. Add the
  beef in batches and brown each side, turning as needed – about 10 minutes total.
  Set the beef aside onto a plate.
• 3 Reduce the heat to medium and add the onion and peppers. Cook for 10 minutes,
  stirring often, until the onion starts to brown.
• 4 Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, or until the garlic blooms.
• 5 Stir in the lemongrass, ginger, tomato paste, star anise, and ground annatto.
  Mix well in the bottom of the pot.
• 6 Add the beef stock and coconut water, then the browned beef along with any
  juices from the plate. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover and simmer for
  1.5 hours, or until the meat is tender, stirring as needed.
• 7 Add the carrots, chili oil, and soy sauce. Stir, then cover and simmer 30
  minutes, or until the carrots are cooked and the beef very tender. Remove from
  heat.
• 8 Stir in the fish sauce. Taste and adjust for salt and pepper.
• 9 Serve with Thai basil or fresh chopped herbs.

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