The secret to cooking Sichuan hot pot at home is simple and delicious

Sichuan hotpot, a strange yet familiar dish, has become a favorite choice of many young people because of its spicy and attractive flavor. To have a delicious and delicious hot pot that is easy to make right at home, family chefs are invited to immediately refer to how to cook Sichuan hot pot in the article below. Join Career Development Joint Stock Company to learn the secret to cooking authentic, delicious Sichuan hot pot to enjoy the taste of Chinese hot pot at home that is as delicious as a restaurant.

1. A few words about Sichuan hot pot

1.1. Where does Sichuan hotpot originate?

Sichuan hot pot has become a popular dish not only in Vietnam but also in Asian countries. Sichuan hot pot originates from Sichuan - China, a place with a rich and diverse culinary culture with many unique dishes that thousands of people love. Dishes in Sichuan have many different flavors, but the most prominent is the spicy taste and Sichuan hotpot is one of the dishes with that flavor.

Sichuan hot pot is a combination of spicy broth with Chinese flavors and hot pot dipping ingredients such as beef belly, seafood, oysters, clams, vegetables, etc., creating an irresistible appeal. .

The secret to cooking Sichuan hot pot at home is simple and delicious

1.2. Reasons to try making Sichuan hot pot at home

It sounds complicated, but cooking Sichuan hot pot is very easy to do at home. Our family chefs can go into the kitchen to prepare delicious dishes for their families and relatives on the weekends. There's nothing happier than chatting and gathering around delicious and attractive Sichuan hot pot, right?

1.3. Health benefits of Sichuan hot pot

The spiciness and richness of Sichuan hot pot will extremely stimulate your taste buds. At the same time, when enjoying hot pot, the body will sweat a lot and is effective in treating colds and reducing rheumatism. Along with that, the variety of hot pot dipping dishes will help nourish the body and improve health.

2. Prepare ingredients to make Sichuan hot pot

2.1. Ingredients for hot pot broth

To prepare a richer Sichuan hot pot broth, home chefs need to prepare:

500g chicken bones
500g pork bones
50g condensed milk
50g roasted sesame
500g Sichuan sauce
20g pepper wine
20g sliced ginger
2g Sichuan pepper
5g star anise
5g cinnamon tree
5g anise flower
15g dried chili
15g cinnamon chili powder
3-4 liters of filtered water

The secret to cooking Sichuan hot pot at home is simple and delicious

2.2. Sichuan hot pot seasoning

Spices needed to cook hot pot:

Sugars
Salt, seasoning
Chicken powder, MSG, chili powder
Red vinegar, ketchup vinegar
Chili oil, sesame sauce
Peanut butter, chili powder
Condensed milk, three-flower milk
Cooking oil, purple onions, green onions, garlic

2.3. Ingredients for preparing Sichuan hot pot dipping sauce

"Whether or not a dish is delicious depends on the dipping sauce" and to prepare a cup of rich dipping sauce for the famous Sichuan hotpot, you need to prepare:

Mince garlic, chop green onions
Hoisin sauce
Sesame oil and roasted sesame
Black bean sauce
Chopped fresh chili

2.4. Prepare side dishes and dip in Sichuan hot pot

Hot pot dipping dishes are very diverse, women can choose to suit their preferences, depending on the number of people eating, they can be adjusted:

500g beef
500g shrimp
300g squid
300g pork
5 chicken eggs
Fish balls, beef balls
Enoki mushrooms, abalone mushrooms
Vegetables: Chinese cabbage, watercress,...

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3. Steps to prepare spicy and delicious Sichuan hot pot

3.1. Cook Sichuan hotpot

To cook Sichuan hotpot, you put about 3-4 liters of filtered water into the pot and then put it on the stove. Wait for the water to boil, put the washed pork bones and chicken bones in the pot, then add a few slices of ginger, cover and stew for about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

When the stew is finished, the family chefs take out the bones and filter the broth again with a sieve, so the Sichuan hotpot is done.

The secret to cooking Sichuan hot pot at home is simple and delicious

3.2. Prepare soy sauce seasoning for Sichuan hot pot

Prepare a large bowl, then add ½ spoon of Sichuan pepper, 3 star anise flowers, 3 cinnamon sticks, 2 spoons of cinnamon chili powder, 1 spoon of dried chili, 2 spoons of Sichuan soy sauce then mix well.

The secret to cooking Sichuan hot pot at home is simple and delicious

Next, put the pan on the stove and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add shallots and minced garlic, stir-fry until fragrant and add the flavorings prepared above and stir well.

When it smells fragrant, you turn off the stove and add the mixture to the prepared pot of broth. Continue to add 1 spoon of salt, 2 spoons of MSG, 2 spoons of chicken powder, 1 spoon of chili sauce, 1 spoon of rock sugar and stir well.

The secret to cooking Sichuan hot pot at home is simple and delicious

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3.3. Prepare meat, seafood and vegetables and dip them in Sichuan hot pot sauce

After purchasing beef and seafood, wash it several times with water, then soak it in diluted salt water for 3-5 minutes and rinse with clean water.

Vegetables and tubers dipped in hot pot, pick up all the leaves and roots and cut them into bite-sized pieces. Continue to wash with water and put in a basket to drain.

3.4. Mix dipping sauce with hot pot

Regarding the hot pot dipping sauce, our chefs prepare a small bowl and add 1 spoon of salt, 2 spoons of sesame sauce, 2 spoons of bean butter, 2 spoons of ketchup vinegar, 1.5 spoons of condensed milk, 1 cup of water. stew the bones and 1 cup of three cotton milk, then stir the ingredients well.

Put the pot on the stove and turn on low heat, continue to add the original mixture and stir well until the ingredients dissolve. When the mixture thickens and boils, turn off the stove to complete the dipping sauce that accompanies the hot pot.

The secret to cooking Sichuan hotpot at home is simple and delicious

4. Complete and decorate the spicy Sichuan hot pot dish properly

Everything is ready, the Sichuan hot pot is fragrant, spicy, rich in flavor and super quality hot pot dipping dishes. The women put the hot pot water in a small pot and put it on the mini gas stove. Until the water boils, add the hot pot dipping sauce and enjoy. So you've completed the simple way to cook Sichuan hotpot at home.

5. Some important notes when enjoying Sichuan hot pot

A few important notes for women when showing off their skills in cooking Sichuan hot pot:

You should choose fresh ingredients so that the broth is sweet and not fishy or smelly.
You should buy enough vegetables and tubers to dip into the hot pot for the number of people to eat so there is no excess or shortage.
Sichuan hot pot will have a spicy taste, but you should add moderate chili to suit your taste.

6. Summary

So Career Development Joint Stock Company has guided women on how to cook authentic Sichuan hotpot with authentic Chinese flavors through simple steps. Hopefully the above sharing will help our chefs have satisfactory Sichuan hot pot to enjoy with their families.

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