Oxtail Bo Kho, a Vietnamese beef stew with Coke and Laughing Cow cheese -

Ingredients

• 6 black cardamom seeds
• 3 star anise
• 1 cassia bark (Chinese cinnamon)
• 2 cloves
• ½ teaspoon five-spice
• 2 teaspoons rice wine
• ½ box Laughing Cow cheese
• 1 tablespoon Hoisin sauce
• 170ml Coca-cola
• 1.5 kg oxtail
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 litres beef stock
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 250g carrots, sliced
• 1 white onion, cut into thin rings
• 1 handful Thai basil