Authentic Vietnamese Beef Stew - Bo Kho

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken provides a leaner option while pork is often less expensive.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be homemade.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt + vinegar

Soy sauce is a common substitute for those avoiding fish.

noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: rice

Zucchini noodles reduce carbs while rice is a budget-friendly staple.

Clean all the meat with salt water and pad dry.

Cut them into small chunks.

Cook tendons in the instant pot for 20-30 minutes, manual, quick release.

Combine all three meats and seasoning with the ingredients in the meat marinate section.

Set it aside and let it marinate for 30 minutes to one hour.

Prepare the broth by adding oil to a large pot on medium low heat.

Add in the annatto powder, garlic, chopped lemongrass, ginger, 5 spice seasonings, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, lemongrass stalks, basil leaf powder, and 1/2 cup of water.

Add the meat.

Let it fry until well coated.

Add in 4 L of water and .5 L of coconut water.

Let it cook until the meat is soft.

Then add in carrots and white onions.

When the carrots and white onions are soft, add in the final seasonings and thickening agent.

Continue cooking for another 10-15 minutes so everything can blend and set.

Serve with Banh mi, rice, or noodles.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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