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Vietnamese Oxtail Stew
« on: May 23, 2012, 07:09:00 PM »

My lunch. Vietnamese style oxtail stew.



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Re: Vietnamese Oxtail Stew
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2012, 07:15:39 PM »

My lunch. Vietnamese style oxtail stew.
The first time I had beef stew from a Vietnamese restaurant I basically didn't want BBQ over rice plates anymore.  Is this the same dish, with just a different cut of meat?
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Re: Vietnamese Oxtail Stew
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2012, 07:24:02 PM »

Same dish more or less. Some chefs will throw in potatoes or daikon. I do the purist thing and only use carrots. Different chefs will use slightly different amounts and kinds of (fresh) spices. Cooking and pre-stew preparation techniques also vary.

Here's one way NOT TO DO IT: http://rainydaygal.com/2010/03/19/vietnamese-beef-stew-bo-kho/
I dunno, these hippy foodie chicks never seem to get these things right.
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Re: Vietnamese Oxtail Stew
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2012, 09:28:00 PM »

Marv, that looks a lot better than that Gaijin's version.  Looks really close.  Maybe a few more hours to thicken up the broth but I wouldn't wait either.  ;P  Do you have any tendon in there?
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Re: Vietnamese Oxtail Stew
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2012, 10:14:54 PM »

Yeah, that does look good -- just like my mom's home cooking. No daikon or potatoes in hers either, but she serves it with hu tieu noodles 9 out of 10 times.

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Re: Vietnamese Oxtail Stew
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2012, 10:24:37 PM »

I really like Vietnamese food too.
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Re: Vietnamese Oxtail Stew
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2012, 10:44:42 PM »

Yeah, that does look good -- just like my mom's home cooking. No daikon or potatoes in hers either, but she serves it with hu tieu noodles 9 out of 10 times.


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Re: Vietnamese Oxtail Stew
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2012, 02:56:56 AM »

Marv, that looks a lot better than that Gaijin's version.  Looks really close.  Maybe a few more hours to thicken up the broth but I wouldn't wait either.  ;P  Do you have any tendon in there?


It's intentionally watered down. My wife tends to eat the broth/gravy and carrots, leaving everything else - leading to many WTF moments. No tendon in this one. I also have a bad tendency to under-salt things even when I know it, but this comes from my mom screaming that everything is too salty.


Gaijin's version looks a Japanese take on Dinty Moore Beef Stew.



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Re: Vietnamese Oxtail Stew
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2012, 03:02:20 AM »

Gaijin's version looks a Japanese take on Dinty Moore Beef Stew.


I think more like...


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Re: Vietnamese Oxtail Stew
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2012, 03:13:41 AM »

Here's one way NOT TO DO IT: http://rainydaygal.com/2010/03/19/vietnamese-beef-stew-bo-kho/
I dunno, these hippy foodie chicks never seem to get these things right.

What's so scandalous?
(except using pre-mixed spices)
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