One–pot Vietnamese Beef Stew

Name: One–pot Vietnamese Beef Stew
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 900 g 2lb braising steak (chuck steak) (cut into cubes); 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground pepper; 2 lemongrass stalks (outer leaves removed, finely chopped); 3 large garlic cloves (minced); 3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp fish sauce (optional); 1 tbsp brown sugar (or palm sugar ); 2 tbsp vegetable oil (to sear beef); 4 banana shallots (peeled and roughly chopped); 2 green chillies (de seeded and finely chopped); 4 large tomatoes (chopped); 2 tbsp tomato paste; 4 carrots (peeled and chopped); 1 cinnamon stick; 2 star anise; 2 kaffir lime leaves (fresh or dried); 625 ml | 2 ½ cups hot beef stock; 450 g | 1lb butternut squash (peeled and cubed); 1 tbsp cornflour /cornstarch ( diluted in 1 tbsp cold water, to thicken); Thai basil (chopped to garnish); salt and pepper to season (if needed)

Instructions

Prep:1h 20minCook:2h

This highly aromatic Vietnamese Beef Stew will become your favourite family meal. Slow cooked until the meat is fall apart tender and packed with flavour.

Updated at: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:48:19 GMT