Chinese Hot Pot Recipe Guide

CHINESE HOT POT

Steps:

• Arrange the fresh ingredients on plates. Arrange the similar kinds of ingredients on the same plate. See picture above.
• Add the cooking oil in a skillet. When it's heated, make the Garlic Oil by frying the minced garlic until they turn light brown (do not fry until medium brown). Turn off the heat and transfer the garlic oil to a small bowl. Let cool.
• Turn on the Instant Pot and set it to Saute mode, for 30 minutes. Add the Kitchen Basics® Original Chicken Stock, water and McCormick Ground White Pepper. Bring the broth to boil.
• Add the napa cabbage first and cook for 1 minute.
• Add each ingredient into the Instant Pot in the following order, in batches: fish balls, chicken, tofu, mushrooms, shrimp, salmon, scallops and baby bok choy. Do not use up all the ingredients. The ingredients should be cooked in the hot pot in 2 to 3 bathes.
• When the soup comes to a boil, add some garlic oil on top. Stir to mix well. Ladle the ingredients and some soup into serving bowls and serve immediately with the Condiment. After you finish the first round, continue to cook the remaining ingredients in the soup until all ingredients are used up.

SICHUAN HOT POT

Steps:

• For the soup base:
• In a wok over medium heat, add the oil and the ginger. Cook the ginger for about a minute until caramelized, making sure it doesn't burn. Add the bay leaves, whole garlic cloves, cinnamon stick, star anise, and cloves. Cook for another 2 minutes, until very fragrant.
• Add the Sichuan peppercorns, dried chilies (whole), and the spicy hot pot soup base. Cook for another 2 minutes, and then add the chicken stock. Bring to a boil and transfer to the pot you'll be using for your hot pot meal. You want the pot to be relatively wide and at least 6 inches deep.
• To make the dipping sauce, simply combine whatever mix of ingredients you like.
• To assemble the hotpot, simply plug in your hot plate, place the prepared pot of broth on top, and bring to a low boil or simmer. Place all of your prepared ingredients around it, have everyone mix up their own dipping sauces, and dive in. Each person just takes whatever they want, adds it to the pot, waits for it to cook, and then dips it into their sauce. As the water evaporates as you're cooking, add boiling water to the pot as needed. You can also serve rice with hot pot (we do), but it's not mandatory.

CHINESE HOT POT RECIPE GUIDE

Steps:

• In a large pot add all the ingredients under the 'Hot Pot Broth' (Foundation)
• Boil for 1 hour with lid on medium heat.
• Once the broth is done, remove the spices, onions, garlic and ginger - the broth is ready to be used. Place the broth in a pot (or use the pot it's already in) and place it over a portable induction stove and you're good to go!
• Note: If the broth was reduced too much (you should have enough broth to dunk food in and to cook it), add 1 cup of water into the broth before starting hot pot.
• Rinse the pork hock to remove any bone shards
• In a large pot add all the ingredients under the 'Hot Pot Broth' (Foundation)
• Add the pork hock into the pot with the rest of the ingredients
• Boil for 2 hours and 30 minutes
• Skim off any floaty scum bits that floats on top of the broth.
• Once the broth is done, remove the spices, onions, garlic, ginger and pork hocks - the broth is ready to be used. Place the broth in a pot (or use the pot it's already in) and place it over a portable induction stove and you're good to go!
• Set the pork hocks at the table and snack on them with the dipping sauces.
• Note: If the broth was reduced too much (you should have enough broth to dunk food in and to cook it), add 1 cup of water into the broth before starting hot pot.
• In a frying pan, set the stove on low heat
• Add the oil and dried chili flakes and toast it for 1-2 minutes. You will know it's ready when you can smell it.
• Turn off the heat
• [Optional] Mix in cayenne powder if you like it spicier, since this is a mild spicy chili oil
• [Optional] Soak whole dried chili peppers in the finished chili oil for additional spiciness
• Set the oil aside until the hot pot broth is finished.
• Once the broth is finished, and you are ready to eat - pour the chili oil into the hot pot broth and set the pot over a portable induction stove and you're good to go!