Learn how to cook Instant Pot Bo Kho (Pressure Cooker Bo Kho)! Tender & juicy Vietnamese Beef Stew bursting with rich savory-umami-sweet aromatic flavors. You’ll fall in love with the warm toasted baguette soaking up all the tasty beef broth with our secret umami flavor booster sauce. 😉

What is Bò Kho?

Bò Kho is a popular national classic Vietnamese Beef Stew. The key ingredients include beef (sometimes people like to add oxtail or tendons for extra richness, flavors, and textures), carrots, onion, lemongrass, and spices (i.e. star anise, cinnamon).

We added our own little secret “umami flavor-booster” ingredients for an extra layer of flavor. 😉

Different parts of Vietnam enjoy this flavorful fragrant beef stew differently. With Northern Vietnam, they eat Bo Kho for breakfast; while Central Vietnam, Bo Kho is served as a noodle; and Southern Vietnam eats Bo Kho with fresh warm bread dipped in the rich tasty broth.

So Bo Kho is often served either with French Bread (Bánh Mì Bò Kho), Rice Noodles (Phở Bò Kho), Vermicelli Noodles (Hủ Tiếu Bò Kho) or Rice.

Bo Kho is usually simmered for at least a few hours to create the rich depths of sweet-savory-umami flavors & fragrance and fall-apart tender beef.

Like most stews, Bo Kho is even more flavorful the next day. This beef stew tastes rich, packed with flavors & fragrances, yet it doesn’t make you feel heavy at all after eating. 🙂

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Time to cook some Flavorful & Rich Bo Kho in Instant Pot!