Besides Thai hotpot, seafood hotpot, and so many others that have captivated countless people, today let’s join the kitchen with TasteVN to showcase two ways to cook chicken hotpot with green peppercorn, especially for those who love novelty! Let’s get started on this wonderful, heartwarming hotpot dish!
1. Chicken hotpot with green peppercorn
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Chicken hotpot with green peppercorn Serves 2
Chicken 1 whole Coconut 2 fruits Potato 2 tubers Carrot 2 tubers Onion 2 bulbs Garlic 4 cloves Green peppercorn 10 sprigs Black peppercorn 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Common spices a little (salt/ MSG/ sugar/ seasoning powder)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh carrots
- Choose carrots with a characteristic deep orange color, bright color, smooth skin, not cracked, and the roots should not be too large or too small, feeling firm when held.
- It is advisable to choose carrots with fresh green tops, not damaged or wilted.
- Avoid buying those with rotten tops and bent bodies, as these are old carrots that are no longer fresh.
How to choose fresh potatoes
- Choose potatoes with a characteristic yellow color, not rotten or leaking any fluids.
- Choose potatoes that feel firm when held, not too light, with smooth skin and no holes or tiny spots on the surface.
- Avoid choosing potatoes that have sprouted or whose skin is turning green, as these can be toxic and harmful to health.
- Additionally, avoid selecting potatoes with wrinkled skins, soft when pressed, or potatoes that are whiter or lighter in color compared to normal potatoes.
How to prepare Green Pepper Chicken Hotpot
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Prepare the chicken
After buying the chicken, to remove the smell, you can use tweezers or a knife to pluck out the feathers, then remove any remaining blood clots, cut off the gland, and rinse the chicken.
Use salt to rub the surface of the chicken, let it rest for about 5 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with water.
For the gizzard, heart, and liver, scrape off the inner membrane of the gizzard and also rub everything with salt for about 3 – 5 minutes, then rinse thoroughly.
After cleaning, chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
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Prepare other ingredients
First, you pluck 4 green pepper branches to take the seeds.
Next, you place a pan on the stove and heat it up, add the freshly plucked green pepper seeds along with 1 tablespoon of black peppercorns, and roast for about 5 minutes until the peppers become fragrant. Transfer the pepper to a mortar and crush it.
Peel the carrots and potatoes, wash them clean, and cut them into bite-sized pieces. Peel the onion and slice it thinly. Peel the garlic and mince it.
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Marinate and stir-fry chicken
Marinate the chicken with 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, and all the crushed pepper, mix well, and let it sit for 20 – 30 minutes for the chicken to absorb the spices.
Place a large pan or pot on the stove and add 4 tablespoons of cooking oil, heat it up, then add the minced garlic to sauté until fragrant.
Then, add the chicken and stir-fry for 5 – 7 minutes over high heat until the chicken is seared.
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Cook chicken hotpot with green pepper
Add coconut water from 2 coconuts to the chicken pan, bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Next, add the potatoes and carrots, cook for another 10 minutes. Finally, add the onions and cook for another 5 minutes, then add 6 green peppercorns and turn off the heat.
Tip: While cooking the chicken with coconut water, remember to stir the chicken evenly so that it cooks and absorbs the spices better.
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Final product
Chicken hot pot cooked with green pepper has firm chicken meat, well-soaked spices, a sweet and fatty taste, and a rich, attractive broth with a delicious spicy aroma that is hard to resist.
You can dip various vegetables and mushrooms you love into the hot pot and enjoy it with fresh noodles or instant noodles, which is very suitable for chilly rainy days!
2. Old chicken hot pot cooked with green mushrooms
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Old Chicken Hot Pot with Green Pepper and Mushrooms Serves 2
Chicken 700 gr (about 1/2 chicken) Green pepper 50 gr Fresh coconut water 1.2 liters Accompanying vegetables 500 gr (according to preference) Accompanying mushrooms 500 gr (enoki mushrooms/ oyster mushrooms/ chicken thigh mushrooms/…) Shallots 3 bulbs Garlic 3 cloves Onion 1 bulb Hot chili 1 fruit Lemon 1/4 fruit Vinegar 2 tablespoons Rock sugar 10 gr Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (seasoning/ salt/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
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How to Make Old Chicken Hot Pot with Green Pepper and Mushrooms
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Prepare and Marinate the Chicken
First, wash the chicken meat in a bowl of water mixed with 2 tablespoons of vinegar for about 3 – 5 minutes, then rinse several times with clean water, drain, and use a knife to cut into bite-sized pieces.
Next, place all the cut chicken pieces into a bowl, then marinate with 1 teaspoon of seasoning and 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, using a chopsticks to mix well, and let the chicken absorb the spices for 15 minutes.
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Sauté the chicken
Then, you heat a pan on the stove with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add 3 cloves of garlic and 3 shallots, peeled and crushed, to sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the marinated chicken to the pan and stir-fry continuously for about 5 – 7 minutes with chopsticks. When the chicken starts to firm up, add 1.2 liters of fresh coconut water and cook for 7 – 10 minutes.
When the water boils, reduce to low heat and continue cooking for 30 minutes.
Tip:
- To keep the hotpot broth clear, cook on low heat and continuously skim off the foam.
- You can use plain water instead of fresh coconut water; however, using fresh coconut water will enhance the flavor of the hotpot.
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Prepare other ingredients
Next, you take the accompanying vegetables, remove the roots, while discarding any wilted or damaged leaves, then rinse directly under running water until clean, drain, and cut into bite-sized pieces.
The mushrooms you use should have their stems cut off, washed clean, drained, and then cut into pieces or halved depending on their size.
Finally, peel the onion and cut it into wedges.
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Completing the chicken hot pot with green pepper
When the chicken is tender, proceed to add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 10g of rock sugar, then use a ladle to stir well for about 2 minutes.
Next, season to taste and add 1 onion cut into wedges, stir well again, then turn off the heat, transfer to another pot with 50g of green pepper, and it’s ready to enjoy!
Tip: If you don’t have rock sugar, you can use refined sugar, but rock sugar will give the hot pot a more subtle sweetness.
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Final Product
The old chicken hot pot cooked with green pepper and mushrooms, with its eye-catching colors and strong, fragrant aroma, is truly irresistible!
In addition to the rich, delicious broth, there are also tender, firm pieces of chicken that remain intact as they were originally. Oh, and how could we overlook the spicy green pepper that contributed to the success of today’s hot pot!
When enjoying it, be sure to dip various vegetables and mushrooms to reduce greasiness and make it tastier. Don’t forget the dipping sauce either!
How to choose fresh, delicious, and safe chicken
- Choose a chicken with a characteristic shiny yellow skin, thin, smooth outer skin, good elasticity, and the meat inside should be a natural pink-red, not too light or too dark, with few bruises or blood clots.
- When buying local chicken, select those with a slim body, light yellow skin, thin, smooth, high elasticity, with dark yellow in some areas like the breast, wings, and back.
- Press the thigh or breast of the chicken to check if it has been injected with water. If the chicken feels mushy, slippery, or deformed, do not buy it.
- To make a delicious green pepper chicken hot pot, you should buy a whole chicken and ask the seller to prepare it for you or buy a pre-prepared whole chicken.
- If buying frozen chicken, choose to purchase from reputable supermarkets or stores to ensure product quality.
- Avoid buying chicken meat that is slightly pale or has turned darker gray as these are chickens that died before being processed.
How to prepare chicken to reduce odor
- Method 1: To eliminate the odor of chicken, you must remove the oil glands, pluck all the feathers, remove all the fat attached to the chicken, and wash away any remaining blood clots inside the chicken body.
- Method 2: After cleaning, use crushed ginger to rub around the chicken for about 10 minutes, then rinse it several times with water.
- Method 3: Use white wine mixed with salt to rub around the chicken body, then rinse several times with water to clean the chicken.
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So we just went through 2 simple ways to cook green pepper chicken hot pot that allows the whole family to enjoy a truly wonderful dish. Wishing you success.
