Author Notes
A spicy beef stew reminiscent of Vietnamese Pho. Slow cooked beef shanks are served with carrots and rice noodles in a spicy lemon grass broth seasoned with star anise and all spice. This dish is best prepared the night before. —Camille Koppenberg
Ingredients
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3 lb
bone in beef shank
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32 ounces
low sodium beef broth
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1 bunch
carrots, chopped
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10-12
stalks of lemon grass, broken up
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5 cups
water
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1 tablespoon
Vietnamese shrimp paste
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1/4 cup
Vietnamese fish sauce
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7
star anise pods
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1/2 tablespoon
whole all spice
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1 piece
ginger, about 1 inch
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1/2 tablespoon
paprika
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1 teaspoon
cayenne
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1
package cooked rice noodles
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1 bunch
cilantro, thai basil and green onion
Directions
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In a slow cooker place beef shanks, carrot, broth and lemon grass. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
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Once cooked, separate the broth from the beef and carrots.
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Discard the lemon grass.
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At this point, you may want to refrigerate the broth to solidify the fat solids for removal. If you decide to skip this step, carefully skim the fat from the top and discard.
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Pour the broth in a large pot and bring to a boil.
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To make it easier, I wrap the star anise and all spice in cheese cloth so I can fish them out later.
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To the broth add water, shrimp paste, fish sauce, star anise, all spice, ginger, paprika and cayenne pepper.
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Simmer for 30 minutes
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Remove the ginger, star anise and all spice.
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Add back in the beef and carrots.
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Serve the soup over cooked rice noodles and garnish with cilantro, thai basil and green onion.
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