Bo Kho/Vietnamese Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 1 pound beef cubed
• 2 tablespoons flour
• salt
• freshly ground pepper
• oil for the pan
• 1 inch ginger piece, sliced
• 1 shallot minced
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 4 stalks lemongrass cut into 4 inch lengths, bruised
• 1 onion cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 carrots peeled and cut into 1-2 inch pieces
• 4 small potatoes peeled and quartered
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 4 cups beef stock
• 3 whole star anise
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon sugar or to taste
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce or to taste
• sliced green onion
• jalapeños sliced
• Thai basil
• cilantro
• lime wedges
• baguettes lightly toasted

Nutrition

• Calories : 680 calories
• Carbohydrate : 84 grams
• Cholesterol : 75 milligrams
• Fat : 23 grams
• Fiber : 11 grams
• Protein : 37 grams
• SaturatedFat : 7 grams
• Sodium : 1700 milligrams
• Sugar : 14 grams
• TransFat : 1 grams