First, boil soup
We all know that the soup base of hot pot is divided into two kinds, clear soup and red soup. Let's take old duck soup as clear soup as an example:
Two Jin of pig bones, washed and smashed an old duck, washed, eviscerated, put into a pot, and add cold water until it is submerged (trick: add enough cold water at one time, and don't add cold water halfway).
Red soup for use: add appropriate amount of onion, ginger (beaten pine), garlic and simmer for 2-3 hours, oil and taste, and the soup is clear, and the residue is drained. Put the seasoning of Sichuan hot pot (Chongqing hot pot) into the hot pot, add the boiled soup, add salt and chicken essence, and boil the seasoning to rinse the vegetables.
Clear soup for later use: add appropriate amount of onion, ginger, garlic and fire to cook and stew until the soup is milky white, mellow and fresh, drain off the residue, and add salt and chicken essence to make a white soup.
Second, prepare food:
Meat dishes: chicken wings, ribs, sausages, ham sausage, beef, mutton, pork belly, various fish balls and meatballs, chicken treasures, yellow croaker, saury, crucian carp, squid, cuttlefish larvae, shrimp, etc.
Vegetarian dishes: corn, leek, mushroom, eggplant, potato, cucumber, lotus root slice, green pepper, cauliflower, dried fragrant, dried fruit, small steamed bread, rice cake, bread slice, marshmallow, lettuce (lettuce wrapped with meat) and so on.
Fruits: bananas, papaya, apples, pears, pineapples, cantaloupes, etc.
Drinks: mineral water, cola (to get rid of greasy food), herbal tea (to reduce fire), orange juice, beer, etc.
Seasoning: blended oil, salt, barbecue sauce (juice), Chili powder (Laoganma), cumin, spiced powder, honey, tomato sauce, carrot sauce, sweet noodle sauce, seafood seasoning, garlic, ginger and onion.
Generally speaking, there are so many ingredients to prepare for hot pot. You can prepare according to your own hobbies, or you can make all kinds of soup bases for your choice. In addition, there is a certain order in putting vegetables in the hot pot. For example, if the meat is cooked for a long time, put it down first, and there are seafood and vegetarian dishes that can be cooked while eating. There is also the need to pay attention to safety when scalding hot pot at home, and pregnant mothers should try to eat less hot pot.