This recipe is an equivalent to the one Andrea Nguyen revealed in her e book, Vietnamese Cooking Any Day, however is supposed to be cooked on the stove in its keep within the rigidity cooker. Nguyen elevated the amount of water gentle within the recipe for the stovetop methodology, noting that the stew simmers uncovered for Forty five minutes, then sits uncovered for one other 10 minutes, so there is just a few evaporation. If you desire your stew to be reasonably more concentrated, she advises utilizing three cups of water.
Continuously asked questions
How construct you be pleased Bò Kho?
Support this stew over boiled egg noodles or rice noodles; opt pappardelle-dimension rice noodles. Or, we also fancy it served with a baguette and a green salad for a total meal.
Notes from the Meals & Wine Take a look at Kitchen
If unusual lemongrass is no longer accessible where you shop, change 1/4 cup store-sold lemongrass paste, which is more broadly accessible. Not like unusual lemongrass, which is extraordinarily tough and fibrous, you make no longer trust to eradicate the paste version sooner than serving.
Overwhelmed tomatoes are most continuously accessible in 28-ounce cans, which each possess about 3 1/2 cups. No exhaust for the leftovers? Inaugurate from a 28-ounce can of total peeled tomatoes; rigidity and set up the juices for Bloody Marys, then pulse the tomatoes in a meals processor, and measure out the 1 1/2 cups wanted for the recipe.
Originate ahead
This stew develops even more fabulous flavor when made one or two days ahead. Store it, lined, within the refrigerator.
Suggested pairing
Pour a intriguing, gentle-bodied red, admire Feudo di Santa Tresa Frappato.
