Bo Kho Beef Stew

Notes

Marinade Ingredients

  • 2-3 lbs beef stew meat (shank, brisket, chuck roast)
  • 1 head fresh garlic (minced)
  • 2 fingers of fresh ginger (grated)
  • 1 chicken bouillon cube (mashed)
  • 1 bo kho cube (mashed)
  • 2 tsp chinese 5 spice powder
  • 2 TBSP sugar
  • 7 TBSP soy sauce
  • 10 clicks salt
  • 10 clicks pepper

Day of Cooking Ingredients

  • 1 head fresh garlic (minced)
  • 4 lemongrass stalks (mash and cut 1 inch pieces)
  • 3 star anise
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 TBSP flour
  • 1 bottle (~2 cups) tomato sauce
  • 1 can coco soda (green can)
  • 1 box beef broth (or chicken broth)
  • 10 carrots (peeled and cut 1 inch pieces)
  • 2 large onions (large dice)

Step-By-Step Marinade Directions

  1. Get a big Ziploc bag for the meat and marinade
  2. Get out beef and cut it up into just bigger than bite size cubes and put in bag
  3. Peel/mince 1 head of garlic, put in bag
  4. Peel/grate 2 fingers of fresh ginger, put in bag (use white grater plate if you can find it)
  5. Measure out and put all dry ingredients in bag (1 cube chicken bouillon, 1 cube bo kho, 2 tsp chinese 5 spice powder, 2 TBSP sugar, 10 clicks salt and pepper)
  6. Put 7 TBSP soy sauce in bag (make sure there’s enough to cover meat)
  7. Mash/mix up all ingredients
  8. Put in fridge to marinade overnight

Step-By-Step Day of Cooking Directions

  1. Get meat out of fridge
  2. Mince 1 head of garlic
  3. Mash and cut 4 lemongrass stalks into finger length pieces
  4. Get 3 star anise
  5. Get 1 cinnamon stick
  6. Get olive oil
  7. Take out instant pot, try to put in location where when you release pressure and steam it will not hit cabinets, set to saute on high
  8. Add olive oil as the put heats up
  9. Once it prompts you that it’s hot, add these ingredients and cook 30 seconds (garlic, lemon grass, star anise, cinnamon stick)
  10. Add the marinated beef and stir fry for about 8 min
  11. During these 8 min get tomato paste, flour (1 TBSP), tomato sauce (1 jar or ~ 2 cups), green coco soda (1 can), beef broth (1 box) ready
  12. 4 minutes in, put in tomato paste and coat well
  13. Once those 8 minutes are up, add the rest (flour, tomato sauce, green coco soda, beef broth)
  14. Stir well and turn off saute function on instant pot (red button towards bottom right)
  15. Put lid on instant pot, select meat/stew function, and set 20 minute timer
  16. Trust the instant pot now. It will take time to reach pressure. It will take time for the display to switch from “On” to the timer (longer than you think it should). Once timer is finished it will count up with the letter “L” just letting you know how long the cook cycle has been finished for. Try to get to pressure cooker once the 20 minutes are up though, as to not overcook the meat
  17. While meat is cooking, prep the following: 2 large onions (large dice), 10 carrots (peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces)
  18. Once the 20 minute timer is done, turn off instant pot and use towel to turn knob to release pressure and steam (try to avoid steam getting on cabinets)
  19. When the steam stops and the silver tab drops, it’s now safe to take off the lid
  20. Turn on saute function to low heat
  21. Add onions and carrots and let them simmer until the 30 min saute function timer turns off
  22. Take out star anise, lemongrass, and cinnamon stick
  23. Let sit in warm pot until ready to serve
  24. Skim fat off top when possible

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Danang Cuisine – Bo Kho

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