Vietnamese · Dinner
Beef Stew Soup (Low-Chol)
Vietnamese-style beef stew soup built on lean sirloin simmered with star anise, cinnamon, and ginger in a light beef broth, finished with carrot, daikon, and scallion. Served with rice noodles and fresh herbs, the broth stays clean and warming while cholesterol and saturated fat are kept low through a trimmed cut and no dairy.
$5
15 minsPrep
50 minsCook
65 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
451Calories
38gProtein
10.6gFat
51.8gCarbs
8.3gSugar
3.8gFiber
1006mgSodium
62mgChol
3.5gSat Fat
918mgPotassium
71mgCalcium
4.4mgIron
1.8mcgVitamin B12
13mgVitamin C
low-cholesterol
protein-rich
low-chol
Instructions
1
Prep
Trim all visible fat from the beef sirloin and cut into 1-inch chunks; slice the ginger, garlic, onion, carrot, and daikon into bite-sized pieces.
2
Sear
Heat a dry small pot over medium-high and sear the beef chunks 3–4 minutes, turning occasionally, until browned on the outside but still raw inside.
3
Bloom
Add the garlic, onion, ginger, star anise, and cinnamon stick to the pot and cook over medium heat 1 minute until fragrant and the raw smell fades.
4
Simmer
Pour in the beef stock and water, stir in the tomato paste, fish sauce, and sugar, then bring to a boil and reduce to low, simmering covered 35 minutes until beef is tender.
5
Finish
Add the carrot and daikon and simmer uncovered over medium-low heat 10 minutes until vegetables are fork-tender, then drain the rice noodles and place in a bowl.
6
Plate
Ladle the hot beef and broth over the noodles, scatter the scallion and cilantro over top, and serve with a lime wedge on the side.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 12 oz340g beef sirloin, trimmed of visible fat, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 2 cup480ml beef stock, low sodium
- 1 cup240ml water
- 22 whole star anise
- 22 small cinnamon stick
- 2 tsp2 tsp ginger-fresh
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 11 onion
- 2/3 cup90g carrot, cut into chunks
- 2/3 cup90g daikon, cut into chunks
- 2 tsp2 tsp tomato-paste
- 2 tsp2 tsp fish-sauce
- 1 tsp1 tsp sugar-white
- 3 oz86g rice-noodles-cooked, dried
- 22 scallion
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp cilantro
