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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Today, TasteVN will bring you a unique way to make cup hot pot (cup-style hot pot), which is incredibly delicious and attractive, yet very simple for the whole family to change flavors during the weekend. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen and make this special hot pot right away!
Ingredients for Cup Hot Pot For 2 people
Shrimp 2 pieces Fish cake 35 gr Squid cake 35 gr Hot pot balls A little (optional type) Instant noodles 1 pack Purple cabbage 50 gr Bean sprouts 25 gr Corn 35 gr Minced garlic 1 teaspoon Minced lemongrass 1 teaspoon Ketchup 2 tablespoons Korean chili powder 2 teaspoons Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common spices A little (salt/ seasoning/ sugar)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh shrimp
- Prioritize buying fresh shrimp that have a transparent shell, a slight smell of seawater, and their legs and head firmly attached to the body.
- When buying, you should choose shrimp with their tails curled together, slightly curved bodies, firm flesh but not unusually plump.
- Do not buy shrimp with spread tails; the shell should not feel rough when pressed by hand and should not contain sand inside. This indicates that the shrimp is not fresh or has been injected with chemicals or water to make it appear plumper.
How to choose fresh and delicious purple cabbage
- When buying purple cabbage, you should choose heads that feel firm to the touch, with tightly rolled leaves and small stems that are not cracked or turning brown.
- Additionally, you can opt for heads with dark purple leaves, crisp and fresh, without yellow leaves or brown spots.
- Avoid purchasing heads that are bruised, have signs of slime, eaten by pests, or have an unusual odor.
Where to buy different types of fish balls and hot pot balls?
You can easily find various types of fish balls (fish balls, squid balls, beef balls, etc.), hot pot balls (fish roe balls, seafood tofu balls, etc.) at supermarkets, grocery stores, or shops that specialize in popular hot pot ingredients today.
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Tools needed
Heat-resistant paper cups, pot, round ladle, knife, bowl,…
How to make cup hot pot
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Prepare the ingredients
Shrimp should be trimmed of antennae and the sharp parts on the head, then washed clean with cold water 2 – 3 times.
For the purple cabbage, cut it into strips, and for the bean sprouts, remove any spoiled stems and soak both in diluted salt water, then rinse and drain.
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Stir-fry fish balls and hot pot balls
Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pot, wait until the oil is hot, then add 1 teaspoon of minced lemongrass and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, sauté evenly over medium heat for about 1 minute until the garlic and lemongrass become fragrant.
Next, add 35g of fish cake, 35g of squid cake, and a small amount of hot pot balls (optional type) and stir-fry over medium heat for about 30 seconds until the fish balls and hot pot balls are firm.
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Cook the hot pot broth
After stir-frying the fish balls and hot pot balls until fragrant, add 500ml of filtered water. Cook for about 2 minutes over medium heat until the broth boils.
Add 2 teaspoons of seasoning, 3 teaspoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce, and 2 teaspoons of Korean chili powder, then stir well until the seasonings dissolve.
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Dip shrimp, noodles, and vegetables
After the spices in the hot pot broth have dissolved, add 35g of sweet corn and 2 fresh shrimp, cooking for about 5 – 7 minutes until the shrimp are cooked. Then use a slotted spoon to remove all the fish balls, hot pot balls, sweet corn, and shrimp into a bowl.
Next, add 1 pack of instant noodles, blanching them in the hot pot broth for about 3 minutes until the noodles are just cooked, then remove them and place them into a heat-resistant paper cup.
Finally, add 50g of shredded purple cabbage and 25g of bean sprouts to the hot pot, blanch for about 2 minutes, then turn off the heat and use a slotted spoon to remove them.
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Completion
Arrange the ingredients in order: purple cabbage, bean sprouts, shrimp, meatballs, hot pot balls, and sweet corn into a heat-resistant paper cup that has been pre-filled with blanched noodles.
Then, pour the hot pot broth into the heat-resistant paper cup and you can enjoy it right away!
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Final Product
Cup hot pot is a simple way to cook hot pot but still brings an incredibly appealing aroma and taste.
When eaten, one can feel the sweet and spicy flavor, seasoned very richly, blended with the noodles that are just cooked to the right texture, making them chewy and soft.
Especially the firm shrimp, crunchy and sweet cabbage, and bean sprouts, along with the hot pot balls that are chewy and soft, create an extremely enjoyable dish. Everything seems to blend together very delicately, creating a delicious flavor that makes anyone fall in love at the first taste!
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Finally, we have completed this delicious, flavorful, and attractive cup hotpot to surprise everyone at home for the weekend. Wish you success with this hotpot!
