How To Cook Vietnamese Beef Stew Bo Kho-Vietnamese Food Recipes

beef chuck

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Pork shoulder is often less expensive and still flavorful.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce provides umami, while salt is a basic seasoning.

Cut the beef into bite-sized pieces.

Chop the lemongrass, garlic, and brown shallots.

In a bowl, combine the beef with kosher salt, five-spice powder, mushroom seasoning, crushed peppercorns, and tapioca flour.

Add vegetable oil to a soup pot and heat it up.

Sauté the garlic and shallots in the oil until fragrant.

Add the seasoned beef to the pot and brown it.

Pour in the beef broth and water, then add the lemongrass and white onion.

Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the beef is tender.

Add in the carrots and tapioca flour mixed with water to thicken the stew.

Cooking Techniques

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