Bo Kho Recipe: Beef Stew - Kor Ko- Delicious and Easy

Ingredients:
• 2 lbs beef shank, cut into 1-1 ½ inch cubes
• 2 lbs beef brisket, cut into 1-1 ½ inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 fresh lemongrass stalks, smashed (Fresh: amzn.to/3YNAWhV)
• 1 shallot, sliced
• 4 kaffir lime leaves ( Fresh Kaffir Lime Leaves: amzn.to/3KjnKNx)
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons chicken (Knorr chicken seasoning: amzn.to/3IiUWmT)
• 2 tablespoons paprika (Paprika- amzn.to/3T7YYSC)
• 2 ½ tablespoons fish sauce (Fish Sauce: amzn.to/3jFsn9P)
• 3 pcs of BO KHO (Bo Kho Stewed Beef Seasoning: amzn.to/3yJDqCJ)
• 2/3 cup of ketchup (ketchup: amzn.to/3yLpxnB)
• 4 carrots
• 4 Liters of waters
• 1 cup of fresh pineapples
• 5 tablespoon sugar
• 1-2 onions
• 5-7 tomatoes
• 2 cups of Thai Basils
• Fresh cilantro, chopped for garnish
• French bread or noodle+ bean sprout, for serving
Instructions:
1. In a large pot, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, lemongrass, shallot and kaffir lime leaves cook until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
2. Add the beef shank and brisket to the pot and cook until browned on all sides, about 5-7 minutes.
3. Add salt, chicken seasoning, paprika, fish sauce, BO KHO cubes, ketchup, carrots, and water to the pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook for 50 minutes.
4. Add the pineapple, sugar and cook for another 20 minutes.
5. Add onions, and tomatoes to the pot and continue to simmer for another 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and the flavors have melded together (total cooking time 1hr &30minutes to make the beef tender since we are using toughest part of beef.)
6. Stir in the Thai basil and turn off stove.
7. Serve the bo kho hot, garnished with chopped cilantro, and accompanied by French bread or noodles and bean sprouts.
Enjoy your delicious bowl of Bo Kho!