Vietnamese Beef Stew

Name: Vietnamese Beef Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian, Vietnamese
Ingredients: 800 g beef stew meat (cubed); 2 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp Anatta powder; 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped); 1 bunch small carrots; 1 tsp grated ginger; 2 chili peppers (sliced into rings); 4 shallots (peeled and quartered); 1 stalk lemongrass; 1 tsp five-spice mix; 2 star anise; 1 bunch Asian basil (chopped); fish sauce (to taste)

Prep: 15min

| Servings: 4 | Cook: 1h

Vietnamese beef stew is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the beef category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

800 g beef stew meat (cubed)
2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp Anatta powder
2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 bunch small carrots
1 tsp grated ginger
2 chili peppers (sliced into rings)
4 shallots (peeled and quartered)
1 stalk lemongrass
1 tsp five-spice mix
2 star anise
1 bunch Asian basil (chopped)
fish sauce (to taste)

Instructions

1.
Peel carrots, remove greens, and halve them.
2.
Crush chili, ginger, and garlic in a mortar. Sauté this spice paste in hot oil, add beef and brown it, then stir in Anatta powder. Add remaining spices, shallots, and carrots. Deglaze with a little water and cover to simmer for about 1 hour over low heat, adding more water as needed to create a thick sauce. Finally fold in basil, season with fish sauce, and serve.