Title: How to make your own hot pot
As one of the most popular delicacies in winter, hot pot has not only become popular in restaurants in recent years, but homemade hot pot has also become a popular choice for family gatherings. This article will combine hot topics and hot content in the past 10 days to provide you with a detailed guide to homemade hot pot, including structured data such as ingredient preparation, soup base preparation, and dipping combinations, so that you can easily enjoy delicious hot pot at home.
1. Ranking of popular hot pot ingredients (data in the past 10 days)
| Ranking | Food Category | Popular items | Recommendation index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meat | Fatty beef rolls, mutton rolls | ★★★★★ |
| 2 | seafood | Shrimp and abalone | ★★★★☆ |
| 3 | vegetables | Baby cabbage, Enoki mushrooms | ★★★★☆ |
| 4 | Soy products | Frozen tofu, yuba | ★★★☆☆ |
| 5 | staple food | Hot pot noodles, rice cakes | ★★★☆☆ |
2. Three popular hot pot soup base preparation methods
| Soup base type | Material list | Production steps | cooking time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear soup pot bottom | 1 chicken carcass, 5 slices of ginger, 2 green onions, 10 wolfberries, 5 red dates | 1. Blanch the chicken carcass to remove the fishy smell 2. Put all ingredients into the pot 3. Bring to a boil over high heat and simmer for 1 hour. | 1.5 hours |
| Spicy pot bottom | 200g butter, 50g dried chili, 30g Sichuan peppercorns, 50g bean paste, 1 spice bag | 1. Melt the butter and stir-fry the seasonings 2. Add bean paste and stir-fry until red oil appears 3. Add water and boil | 30 minutes |
| Tomato pot bottom | 500g tomatoes, 1 onion, 100g tomato paste, 20g rock sugar | 1. Peel and cut tomatoes into cubes 2. Sauté onions and tomatoes 3. Add other ingredients and simmer | 40 minutes |
3. Five key steps to making homemade hot pot
1.Preparation stage:Prepare the soup base 2 hours in advance to ensure the full flavor is released. At the same time, wash and cut the ingredients and place them in categories.
2.Equipment selection:Choose suitable hot pot utensils according to the number of people in your family. Induction cooker + hot pot pot is the most common combination, and the recently popular electric cooking pot is also a popular choice.
3.Food handling:It is recommended that meat be sliced thinner after freezing; seafood should be processed in advance; vegetables should not be cut too small to avoid overcooking.
4.Boiling order:Put in ingredients that can withstand cooking first, such as radishes and corn, then meat and seafood, and finally vegetables and soy products that are easy to cook.
5.Dip preparation:The basic dipping sauce consists of sesame oil, minced garlic, and coriander. You can add oyster sauce, chili oil, etc. according to taste. The recently popular internet celebrity dipping recipe is: 2 spoons of sesame paste + 1 spoon of light soy sauce + half a spoon of vinegar + a little sugar + an appropriate amount of chili oil.
4. The latest hot pot trend data in 2023
| trend category | Specific content | heat index |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy hotpot | Low-fat and high-protein ingredients, medicinal soup base | 92% |
| Hot pot for one person | Small hotpot utensils, single set meal | 85% |
| Creative soup base | Coconut chicken soup base, cheese milk pot | 78% |
| Premade Hot Pot | Semi-finished ingredient packages, instant soup base | 70% |
5. Tips for making homemade hot pot
1. The soup base can be cooked one day in advance for a richer taste. Excess soup base can be frozen and stored for next use.
2. It is recommended to use a slotted spoon when rinsing the meat to prevent the meat slices from being scattered and difficult to find. The recently popular "hot pot artifact" magnetic colander has become a hot shopping item.
3. It is important to control the heat. When boiling, adjust to medium heat to prevent the soup base from evaporating too quickly.
4. After eating hot pot, you can add rice or noodles to the soup base to make delicious hot pot porridge or hot pot noodles. This is a popular way to eat on social platforms recently.
5. Cleaning after hot pot is also very important. Pots with heavy oil stains can be wiped with paper towels before cleaning, which makes it easier.
With the above detailed guide, I believe you have mastered the essence of homemade hot pot. Whether it's a family gathering or a get-together with friends, a delicious homemade hot pot can bring warmth and joy. According to recent hot trends, health, convenience and creativity have become the new direction of hot pot culture. You might as well try some new combinations to create your own special hot pot!
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