Chinese Hot Pot
This easy Chinese hot pot recipe is a delicious, fondue-style meal prepared with a warm, spicy broth chock full of veggies, noodles, and protein.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
For the Hot Pot Broth
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ tablespoon sesame seed oil
- 1 yellow onion thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 8 cups low sodium chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons Red Curry Paste
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
For Serving
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts thinly sliced
- 14 ounces firm tofu cubed
- 8 ounces green beans trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 large red bell pepper sliced
- 3 cups Chinese cabbage leaves sliced 1-inch thick
- 1 bunch Swiss chard trimmed and sliced into 2-inch wide ribbons
- 8 ounces Chinese-style (lo mein) noodles cooked
Instructions
For the Hot Pot Broth
- Sauté. Heat the vegetable oil in 6-quart stockpot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the sesame seed oil, then the onion, and cook for 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in the minced garlic and continue to cook for 20 seconds, or until fragrant.
- Make the broth. Stir in the chicken stock, soy sauce, brown sugar, curry paste, ginger, and turmeric, and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
For Serving
- Prepare the ingredients. In the meantime, prepare your dippers and transfer them to small serving bowls or plates.
- Keep the broth warm. When ready to serve, transfer the Dutch oven with the broth to a portable hot plate set on the table, OR transfer the broth to a PREHEATED slow cooker.
- Gather the ingredients. Arrange the dippers around the Hot Pot and let everyone cook the dippers in the broth for about 2 to 3 minutes or until desired doneness.
- Assemble. Place some cooked lo mein noodles in individual bowls, then ladle broth, chicken and veggies over noodles. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 449mg | Potassium: 952mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 4310IU | Vitamin C: 67.3mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 2.9mg
