Bo Kho: Vietnamese Beef Stew with Noodles - With Love and Wine

Ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons freshly minced ginger
• 5 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 1/2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
• 1 1/2 tsp coconut sugar
• 2 1/2 pounds beef roast (I used an arm roast but any cut will do) cut into 1½-inch chunks
• Avocado oil
• 1 stalk lemongrass cut into 3-inch lengths (after removing woody parts)
• 2 stalks lemongrass minced, removing woody parts
• 8 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 onion, sliced very thin
• 4 tbsp tomato paoste
• 6 cups water
• 2 cups pure coconut water (make sure ingredients list says 100% coconut water, no other ingredients added)
• 2 star anise
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 8 large carrots cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp bagg’s liquid aminos or soy sauce
• Chili oil to taste