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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
During the last days of the year, with the chilly atmosphere like this, what could be better than sitting with family and enjoying a hot hot pot? Today, let’s join cooking and pocket the secret to making a delicious and attractive beef hot pot that you can easily prepare at home with a very simple recipe!
Ingredients for Beef Hot Pot For 4 people
Beef 1 kg Pork ribs 200 gr Taro 3 bulbs Green bananas 2 fruits Lemongrass 4 stalks Red onions 4 bulbs Garlic 4 cloves Green onions 6 sprigs Lemon 1 fruit Vegetables for hot pot 600 gr (banana flower/ malabar spinach/ napa cabbage/ basil/ lettuce/ enoki mushrooms) Fermented soybean paste 3 teaspoons Satay 1/4 teaspoon Chinese medicinal spices 1 packet (or chicken stew spice packet) Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (Salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh and delicious veal
- Fresh and delicious veal will have a bright red color, fine meat fibers, and a light yellow layer of fat.
- Good veal will have a good elasticity when you press your hand on the meat, it should not feel cold, and it has a slightly distinctive smell when you sniff it.
- It is best to buy veal in larger pieces instead of small pre-cut ones to ensure the meat quality is still fresh.
- To cook a delicious hot pot dish, you should choose veal that has both lean meat and fat, along with some skin for preparation!
- Do not buy veal that is discolored, slimy, with skin that does not adhere tightly to the meat, as well as having a foul smell and bumps on the surface of the meat.
Where to buy fermented soybean paste?
- You can find fermented soybean paste at stores specializing in Northern spices and foods, or buy it at large supermarkets, Northern markets, or you can also purchase it online at reputable e-commerce sites on the market.
- You can also make fermented soybean paste at home following the recipe suggested by TasteVN to ensure better quality.
How to prepare Veal Hot Pot
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Prepare the veal
After buying the veal, sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of salt on the meat and rub it for 3 minutes, then wash it thoroughly with water and let it drain. Next, use a knife to cut it into thin slices for serving.
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Prepare the other ingredients
Pork ribs about 200g, wash them clean, blanch in boiling water to remove all dirt, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
Lettuce, cut off the root, wash clean, and let it drain. Water spinach, napa cabbage, and basil, wash clean with water and let it drain.
Green bananas, peel, wash clean, and cut into round slices. Taro, peel, wash clean, and cut into bite-sized pieces. Enoki mushrooms, cut off the roots, wash clean, and let it drain.
Banana flower, finely slice and soak in a bowl of water with the juice of 1 lemon, then wash clean with water and let it drain.
4 stalks of lemongrass, wash clean, crush, and cut into thin slices. 4 shallots, peel and slice them. 6 green onions, cut off the roots, wash clean, and finely chop. 4 cloves of garlic, peel and mince.
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Simmering bones and cooking hot pot broth
Put a pot on the stove, add 1.5 liters of water to the pot and cook on high heat until the water boils, then add the prepared pork ribs and simmer for 15 – 20 minutes on medium heat. After that, turn off the heat and remove the pork ribs to drain.
Place another pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add chopped shallots, minced garlic, and sliced lemongrass, sauté until golden and fragrant over low heat for about 2 minutes.
Next, add the pork ribs and stir well, then pour in the 1.5 liters of broth you just cooked, season with 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 3 teaspoons of monosodium glutamate, and 1 teaspoon of sugar, and cook on high heat until the water boils.
Now reduce the heat to medium and add the packet of Chinese medicinal spices and 3 teaspoons of fermented soybean paste to the pot and cook for another 5 minutes.
Then, add the sliced green bananas and taro to the pot, continue to cook on medium heat for 15 – 20 minutes until the taro is cooked, then taste and adjust the seasoning, and finally add 1/4 teaspoon of chili paste to the hot pot broth to complete it.
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Completion
You scoop the hot pot broth into another pot, serve it on the dining table, and bring it to a gentle boil on the mini gas stove.
Then you gradually add the accompanying vegetables and chopped green onions, followed by adding the sliced veal pieces, waiting for the hot pot broth to boil vigorously; once the ingredients you just dipped are fully cooked, you can enjoy it.
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Final Product
The veal hot pot is hot, fragrant, visually appealing, and has a sweet broth. The potatoes and bananas are soft, creamy, and chewy. The veal is perfectly cooked, very tender and sweet, paired with the chewy enoki mushrooms, lettuce, and water spinach, which are incredibly fresh and appealing.
On a relaxing weekend, prepare a quality hot pot like this to nourish your health and recharge your family’s energy!
With just a few simple steps and easily found ingredients, you can make a hot, delicious, and nutritious veal hotpot to enjoy with your family on a cold rainy day! Wishing you success in your cooking!
