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Preparation
35 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
When mentioning hot pot, many people can probably picture a steaming pot full of broth with various ingredients, right? But today, TasteVN will not guide you on how to cook soupy hot pot anymore, but rather a unique, delicious dry hot pot without broth, promising you will love it right away. Let’s get cooking!
Ingredients for Dry Hot Pot without Broth For 4 people
Mackerel 200 gr Tuna 200 gr Shrimp 300 gr Chicken thigh 500 gr Napa cabbage 200 gr Winter melon 200 gr Broccoli 200 gr Tomato 2 pieces Enoki mushrooms 100 gr Chicken leg mushrooms 100 gr (sliced) Shiitake mushrooms 100 gr Corn 1 piece Carrot 1 piece Onion 1 piece Green onion 50 gr Cilantro 50 gr Ginger 2 pieces (1 piece minced) Minced garlic 2 teaspoons Chili 100 gr Roasted sesame 2 teaspoons Vinegar 1 teaspoon Soy sauce 3 tablespoons Sesame oil 1 teaspoon Common seasoning a little (Ground pepper/ salt/ sugar)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh chicken
- Choose chicken thighs with thin, shiny yellow skin that feels smooth to the touch.
- Choose chicken with naturally pinkish-red meat, not too dark or too pale, with good firmness and elasticity.
- If you buy chicken thighs sold in supermarkets, you should carefully check the expiration date and packaging date, ensuring that the packaging and labels are intact.
How to choose fresh shrimp
- Choose shrimp with a transparent shell, uniform color, with the head and body firmly attached to each other.
- When buying shrimp, you should gently press with your finger and move it on the shrimp shell; if it feels gritty as if there are sand particles, do not buy it.
- Avoid choosing shrimp that are slimy, with blackened legs and an unusual foul smell.
How to choose fresh mackerel
- Choose mackerel with bright, clear eyes; when pressing on the fish’s flesh, it should have good elasticity.
- Avoid choosing fish with soft, mushy flesh, cloudy eyes, and slightly sunken in, with an unusual foul smell.
- To buy the freshest mackerel, you should go to the market early in the morning because the fish has just been caught and is very fresh.
How to choose fresh and delicious tuna
- Choose fish with sparkling and clear eyes, bright red gills, and when you press the belly, it should feel firm.
- For frozen tuna, check the expiration date when buying; it’s best to use it within one month from the catch date.
- Avoid choosing tuna that has an unusual smell, cloudy eyes, and mushy flesh.
How to make dry hot pot without broth
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Prepare chicken, shrimp, and fish
Wash the chicken thighs thoroughly with water, drain, and then chop into bite-sized pieces. Then place all the chicken thighs into a bowl to marinate with 2 teaspoons of minced ginger, 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of pepper, 1 tablespoon of salt, then mix well and marinate for 30 minutes to absorb the seasoning.
Peel the shrimp, remove the head, and devein them, then wash clean.
Wash the tuna and mackerel thoroughly with water and let them drain.
How to prepare mackerel and tuna to eliminate fishy smell
- Rub the fish with a little salt and crushed ginger, then rinse with cold water and let it drain.
- Mix a basin of green tea with 1 tablespoon of salt and enough clean water, then soak the fish for 10 – 15 minutes. After that, take the fish out, wash it again with water, and let it drain.
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Prepare vegetables
Remove the husk and silk from the corn, then wash and drain. After that, cut into round slices about the thickness of one finger.
Remove the stem from the napa cabbage, peel the winter melon, remove the seeds, wash it, drain it, and then cut into bite-sized pieces.
Peel the carrot and cut it into flower shapes. Wash the tomatoes, remove the stems, and cut them into wedges.
Remove the stems from the broccoli, then use a knife to separate each broccoli floret. Then, wash thoroughly and drain.
Remove the stems from the chicken leg mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and enoki mushrooms, and wash them clean.
Peel the onion and cut it into wedges. Peel the ginger and slice it.
Trim the roots of the green onions and cilantro, wash them thoroughly, drain, and then chop them finely.
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Arrange the ingredients and simmer the pot
Place a pot on the stove, and arrange the ingredients in the pot in the following order:
First, add corn, chicken thigh meat, napa cabbage, carrot, chicken thigh mushrooms, and winter melon. Next, layer tuna, mackerel, along with sliced ginger, tomatoes, onions, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, and broccoli on top.
Then cover the pot and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat.
Finally, uncover the pot, add shrimp, and continue cooking for another 5 minutes over low heat to complete.
Tip: To make the pot ingredients soften quickly and avoid burning the bottom, you can use a clay pot simmering gently on a mini gas stove for the dry pot!
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Making dipping sauce for hot pot
Remove the stems from the chili peppers, wash them clean, then chop finely or put them in a handheld blender and proceed to puree.
Next, place the freshly blended chili, chopped green onions, chopped coriander, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of vinegar, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, and 3 tablespoons of soy sauce into a bowl and mix well until the ingredients are combined.
Then, sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top, and you have a delicious dipping sauce!
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Final product
The dry hot pot is completed with a variety of colors from many ingredients that are visually stimulating.
A pot of extremely nutritious and delicious hot pot with chicken marinated just right, mackerel, tuna, and shrimp that are tender, sweet, paired with various mushrooms and crunchy, refreshing vegetables that effectively prevent greasiness.
One cannot forget the bowl of sauce with a spicy flavor; dipping each piece of meat or vegetable into it is simply delicious. Let’s try to make and enjoy this dry hot pot right away!
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Above is a guide on how to cook dry hotpot without water, which is extremely unique, nutritious, and unbelievably delicious. We hope the recipe shared above by TasteVN will help you easily make this special hotpot to invite friends and family to enjoy together. Wishing you success!
