Chinese Hot Pot
火锅
Getting together around this dish is a memorable moment
The Chinese are fond of hot pots, these recipes are the pinnacle of convivial dishes: the guests will spend an hour (or more) around a pot of broth in which they cook all kinds of ingredients. They will dip them in a delicious sauce, and finish by enjoying the broth which has taken on an intense taste. There are different types of Chinese hot pot: Pekingese, Szechuanese, Cantonese, Mongolian ... Offal hot pot are the most popular.
I propose you my version of a hot pot with two broths, one soft and clear, the other rich in spices. The broth should be prepared ahead of time. You can make the spice sauce in advance, I like to make a good amount of it and freeze it in small portions. You can also cut the ingredients and prepare the dipping sauce the day before. On the D-Day, you just have to set the table.
In the video I show you a fairly complete recipe. You can of course make a simplified Chinese hot pot: clear broth, omelet, some vegetables and noodles, a little sauce to dip the cooked ingredients is essential. In addition, Chinese hot pot is very digestible and not fatty. Everyone will love this dish, children first. Bon appétit.
Ingredients for 6 people
Broth
- 1 beef rib
- 5L water
- 1 tbsp salt
- 2 onions
- 4 ginger slices
Spice sauce for the broth
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 3 star anise
- 1 small piece cinnamon
- 2 black cardamoms
- ½ tsp cloves
- ¼ cup white wine.
- 1 tbsp Sichuan pepper
- 1 tbsp green Sichuan pepper
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 1 head garlic
- 2 shallots
- 1 tbsp chili puree
- 1 tbsp chili flakes (sweet or hot)
- 1 tsp annatto seeds
- 20g rock sugar
- 1 cube fermented red tofu
- 1 tbsp fermented red tofu juice
- 1 tbsp salted black bean
- 1 tsp salt
- 15cl vegetable oil
10 Mini-omelets
- 150g chicken breast
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ spring onion
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- Salt and ground pepper
- 1 tsp + 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp + 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp water
- 3 eggs
To dip in the pot
- 400g tenderloin beef
- 200g fish fillet
- 1 chicken breast
- 1 egg
- 250g shrimps
- 250g medium-firm tofu
- 200g sweet potato noodles
- 300g of choy sum
- 300g of bok choy
- 200g mushrooms
Clear broth
- 3 dried red dates
- 2 spring onion
Dipping
Broth ingredients for the Chinese Hot Pot
Ingredients of the spice sauce for the broth
Mini-omelets ingredients
Vegetables, mushrooms, noodles to dip in the pot
Chicken, beef, fish, shrimp to dip in the pot
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