Recipe - Vietnamese Spicy Beef Stew (Bo Ham Gia Vi)

2 pound Stew beef; 1" cubes
2 tablespoon Lemon grass; finely chopped
2 tablespoon Ginger; minced
2 tablespoon Fish sauce
2 teaspoon Sugar
2 teaspoon Vietnamese curry powder
1 teaspoon Chili paste
Peanut oil
One half cup Onion; chopped
2 tablespoon Garlic; minced
5 cup Water
One half cup Tomato paste
1 Stick cinnamon
4 Star anise
1 cup Carrots; large dice
1 cup Potatoes; large dice
1 cup 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 1One half to 2 hours, until beef
is tender.

7. Add carrots, potatoes and daikon, cook until tender. Remove cinnamon
stick and star anise before serving.

Formatted & Busted by RecipeLu recipelu@recipelu.com
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 230 by RecipeLu
recipelu@geocities.com on Nov 09, 1997