Vegan Bo Kho - Vietnamese Beef Stew

• porciones: 4 servings
• tiempo activo: 30 minutes
• tiempo total: 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredientes

200g mushrooms of choice

3 carrots

5 stalks lemongrass (use 3 to cut into chunks, and mince the remaining 2)

200g fried tofu

2 cans of Nature's Charm sriracha marinated jackfruit

1 tbsp oil

2 shallots

3 cloves garlic

1 red chili pepper

300ml coconut water

Water

1 medium yellow onion (or 2 small yellow onions)

2 tsp corn starch (optional)

2 tsp curry powder

2 tsp 5-spice powder

4 tbsp vegan fish sauce or soy sauce

1 tbsp mushroom seasoning or salt

1 tbsp sugar

3 tbsp sriracha

1/4 tsp black pepper

1 French baguette (or 2-3 Vietnamese baguette)

Coriander

Thai basil

Chili slices and lime wedges

Instrucciones

Prepare the vegetables

Cut the mushrooms, carrots, and lemongrass into equal-sized pieces. Smash the lemongrass with the back of your knife to release aroma.

If using pre-fried tofu: cut the tofu into slices.

If using tofu: cut the tofu into slices, then fry the tofu slices in oil until golden brown on both sides.

Add the mushrooms, carrots, lemongrass chunks and tofu to a bowl. Add the seasoning ingredients: curry powder, 5-spice powder, vegan fish sauce (or soy sauce), mushroom seasoning (or salt), sugar, sriracha, and black pepper. Marinate for 20 minutes.

Prepare the Stew

Finely mince the remaining lemongrass, shallots, garlic and chili pepper.

In a big pot, add the oil, the minced lemongrass, shallots, garlic and chili pepper. Add the marinated vegetables, tofu and stir fry them for 2-3 minutes.

Add the coconut water and enough water to cover all the ingredients. Bring to a boil.

Add the marinated jackfruit and simmer for another 30 minutes.

If you want the stew thicker: Cut the yellow onions into thin slices and add to the stew. Make a corn starch slurry by mixing 2 tsp corn starch and 6 tsp water in a separate bowl. Add this to the stew and boil for another 10 minutes until thickened.

Assemble the vegan beef stew

Assemble the vegan beef stew in a big bowl with fresh herbs and a few slices of baguette.

Notas

If you don't have pre-marinated jackfruit, after draining them from the can, pat dry the jackfruits, then marinate with the vegetables and tofu.