Grandpa is from the northeast. After liberation, he responded to the call and led his grandmother, father and uncles to the northwest. From then on, he took root here, and his father and uncles also got married and had children here and worked hard.

Every new year, everyone gets together at grandpa's house. There are five brothers and fathers, all from the northeast. They are tall and have a loud voice. Along with their wives and a group of children, the house will be crushed.

Grandparents always smile and watch their sons speak loudly. Daughter-in-law's parents talk briefly, and children talk endlessly. Grandpa always cooks in person during the Chinese New Year, and the best thing is hot pot with sauerkraut. At about 4 pm on the 30th, grandpa will roll out from behind the wardrobe and put a big round table in the middle of the living room, with dishes neatly arranged. At 6 o'clock, everyone went out to set off firecrackers, and the explosion resounded through the sky. After the fireworks, the feast officially began. Sauerkraut pot is the finale. As soon as the hot pot is served, the daughters-in-law feast their eyes. The sons can only wait for the second wave of soup. The hot pot is steaming, and the sauerkraut is getting more and more fragrant. Everybody laugh and laugh. This is a happy family and good luck.

After grandpa's death, every family will learn to pickle sauerkraut and make a sauerkraut pot, but the taste in memory can no longer be found. Many years later, my parents have become grandparents, but every New Year, they will think of grandparents' smiling faces and the steaming hot pot with sauerkraut.

Sauerkraut hot pot:

Preparation: Old charcoal chafing dish, charcoal, northeast sauerkraut, laver, prawn, pork belly (cooked), beef (cooked), mutton (cooked), fried meatballs, and cooked meat soup.

Wash sauerkraut and cut it into thin slices, then cut it into filaments for later use.

Cut dried red pepper and onion into sections, stir-fry in oil pan, and stir-fry with sauerkraut.

After the sauerkraut is fried, put a little soy sauce, a little pepper, add some salt, and pour in the broth.

Simmer the seaweed and pork belly slices.

Put charcoal in the hot pot, put it in the center of the table after the hot pot is done, and pour the sour pickled cabbage into the hot pot.

Put prawns, beef and mutton, meatballs and other favorite meat dishes around the hot pot. Be careful not to lean on the chimney in the middle of the hot pot, because the chimney is hot and will dry if you lean on the meat for a long time.

Cover with hot pot, and the banquet can be announced at this time.