Vietnamese Beef, Maple and Coconut Stew

Ingredients

• 4 garlic cloves
• 3 red onions
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 sticks of lemongrass
• 4 star anise
• 1kg beef shin
• 1-2 tsp dried chilli flakes
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
• 1 1/2 cups coconut milk
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1/2 bunch fresh mint
• 1/2 bunch fresh basil
• 2 limes
• steamed rice