How to Make Hot Pot at Home

Light chicken stock

• 1000 g chicken cut into chunks
• 250 g pork bones
• 8-10 white peppercorn
• 1 long green onion 大葱, cut into small sections
• 1 thumb ginger smashed
• 5 L water

Hot Pot Ingredients

• 1 box of sliced meat lamb, pork belly or beef
• 500 g meatballs shrimp balls, pork balls, beef balls. You can get the frozen one from the store
• 1 box of regular firm tofu or soft tofu
• 250 g dark leafy vegetables bok choy, cabbage, snow pea leaves etc, choose the seasonal ones
• 250 g mixed mushrooms shiitake mushroom, needle mushroom and others
• 300 g seafood mainly shrimp or oyster
• 400 g root vegetable and melons peeled and cut into thin slices

Dipping sauce

• Sesame oil as needed
• chopped green onion
• chopped coriander
• smashed garlic
• salt
• Light soy sauce as needed
• Vinegar as needed
• roasted white sesame seeds

Staple food

• 200 g noodles freshly handmade noodles or glass noodles
• Chinese fried rice for serving

Drinks

• corn milk
• fruit juice watermelon juice, smoothie
• tea
• beer

Side ingredients

• Sichuan crispy fried pork 酥肉
• Fried buns with condensed milk 金银馒头
• Brown sugar bread 红糖锅盔