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Vietnamese beef & star anise stew
Vietnamese beef & star anise stew
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Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
260 minutes
Total Time:
270 minutes
Ingredients:
  • 1.5kg diced beef casserole steak (gravy beef)
  • 1 onion, halved and sliced
  • 3 lemon grass stalks, white part only, quartered
  • 4 whole star anise (or 1/2 tsp ground star anise)
  • 8cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, quartered
  • 750ml beef stock
  • 125ml brandy
  • 70g tomato paste
  • 4 carrots, peeled, cut into 2cm thick slices
  • Salt, to season
  • 20.00 gm cornflour
  • 40.00 gm water
  • Steamed rice, to serve
Instructions:
  • In a hot frying pan, sizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Then, sear 1.5kg of diced casserole steak in batches until beautifully golden. Shift the seared steak to a 3.5-litre crockpot.
  • Sauté sliced onion, quartered lemongrass, whole/anise ground star anise, and quartered ginger in a frying pan until golden brown, for about 5-8 minutes. Then, combine them in a crockpot with beef stock, brandy, and tomato paste.
  • Cook the stew on Low for 4 hours or High for 2 hours until the beef is tender. Add 4 carrots, peeled and cut into 2cm thick slices, then season generously with salt. Continue to cook covered on Low for a further 2-4 hours or High for 1-2 hours. Combine 2 tablespoons of cornflour with 2 tablespoons of water, then stir into the stew until the sauce slightly thickens. Serve the stew with steamed rice.

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