Grammy's Kitchen · Beef Stew · Charles Phan's Lemongrass Beef Stew
One of 148 beef stew recipes we measured
from www.seriouseats.com
It ranks #1 of 148 for tenderness among the beef stew recipes we compared. 1 cooks on www.seriouseats.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 148.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 106% | 71% |
| fat | 4% | 3% |
| aromatics | 28% | 23% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| thickener | 0% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 13% | 91% |
| collagen idx | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.9 | 0.5 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1361 g | 3 pounds boneless beef short ribs, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes |
| 54 g | 4 tablespoons canola oil |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 320 g | 2 cups diced yellow onion |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons minced garlic |
| 1/4 cup finely minced lemongrass | |
| 49 g | 3 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 2 by 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and smashed | |
| 2 whole star anise pods | |
| 1 or 2 Thai chiles, stemmed, plus 1 teaspoon minced, for garnish | |
| 1440 g | 6 cups beef stock |
| 183 g | 3 carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch lengths |
| 227 g | 8 ounces daikon radish, peeled and cut into 1-inch lengths |
| about 2 tablespoons fish sauce | |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup finely sliced fresh Thai basil, for garnish |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.seriouseats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“How is the heat level with a single chile? I'm looking to make this for my family, kids included.” — a cook
“This looks so good. Do you think that oxtail might make a viable substitute for the short ribs?” — a cook