Oct 13, 2008
Chinese Hot Pot
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- soy sauce
- sambal oelek
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- water
- 6 small dried chilis, stemmed, minced
- 3 tbsp peanut oil
- 1/4 cup chili paste
- 1 1/2 tbsp black bean garlic paste
- 2" ginger, peeled, minced
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 1/3 cup dry sherry
- 1/2 lb thinly sliced good quality beef (you can marinate the night before in soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, and scallions)
- 1/4 lb mushrooms, stems trimmed
- 2 cups green cabbage, sliced
- 1/4 lb tofu, cubed
- steamed white rice
- Combine the peanut butter, with 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp water, and 1 tsp sambal oelek. Set the sauce aside.
- Combine the mayo and 1 tsp sambal oelek. Stir well. Set aside.
- Heat the peanut oil in a large stock pot (or preferably a pot designed for hot pots that can work with an electric element). Saute the dried chilis until fragrant.
- Add the ginger and stir 20 seconds.
- Stir in the chili paste for 30 seconds.
- Add the black bean paste and stir well.
- Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
- Add the dry sherry.
- Have the remaining ingredients pre-sliced and on the table.
- Transfer the pot to an electric element on the table. Cook the food by dipping in the pot. Serve with the sauces.
We are still perfecting the recipe since our trip to Japan where we first ate this marvel. This is quite close and quite delicious.