Vietnamese Beef Stew (Bo Kho)

Ingredients

• 2 pounds beef stew meat
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
• 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice powder
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil
• 1 medium onions chopped
• 6 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 lemongrass stalks finely chopped (inner lower part of the stalk only)
• 1½ cups diced tomatoes (about 2 medium)
• 3 whole star anise
• 1 cinnamon sticks
• 2 cups water (or chicken stock)
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 4 large carrots cut into thick rounds
• 2 thai chili peppers chopped
• 2 small daikon radishes peeled and thinly sliced
• 3 cups chopped napa cabbage
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1 cup fresh mint
• 1 cup fresh basil
• 3 green onions sliced into rounds
• 4 thai chili peppers chopped