Vietnamese Spicy Beef Stew (Bo Ham Gia Vi)

Title:
Vietnamese Spicy Beef Stew (Bo Ham Gia Vi)

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Vietnamese,
Beef




Ingredients:





     2 lb Stew beef; 1" cubes


     2 tb Lemon grass; finely chopped


     2 tb Ginger; minced


     2 tb Fish sauce


     2 ts Sugar


     2 ts Vietnamese curry powder


     1 ts Chili paste


          Peanut oil


   1/2 c  Onion; chopped


     2 tb Garlic; minced


     5 c  Water


   1/2 c  Tomato paste


     1    Stick cinnamon


     4    Star anise


     1 c  Carrots; large dice


     1 c  Potatoes; large dice


     1 c  Daikon; large dice






 1. Mix the beef, lemon grass, ginger, fish sauce, sugar, curry powder and


 chili paste in a bowl. Set aside for one hour.


 


 2. Heat wok. Add peanut oil and beef with marinade, stir fry 2 minutes


 until beef loses its pink color. Remove to a bowl.


 


 3. Heat wok. Add peanut oil, onion and garlic. Stir fry 1 minute until


 fragrant.


 


 4. Add tomato paste and stir fry 2 minutes.


 


 5. Add beef and marinade, water, cinnamon and star anise.


 


 6. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours, until beef


 is tender.


 


 7. Add carrots, potatoes and daikon, cook until tender. Remove cinnamon


 stick and star anise before serving.


 


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 Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 230 by RecipeLu


 
on Nov 09, 1997