Spicy Beef Stew

Description
Vietnamese spicy beef stew is a meat recipe.

Ingredients

 * 3 tbsp oil
 * 4 star anise
 * 2 medium onions
 * 1 inch cinnamon stick
 * 10 green onions
 * ½ tsp whole peppercorns
 * 1 stalk lemon grass
 * sugar
 * 2 lbs stewing beef
 * 5 cups water
 * ⅓ cup yellow bean sauce
 * 1 tsp chili powder

Directions

 * 1) Make a mixture with all the ingredients and boil them in the oil.