Finished dish photo of Simple Homemade Family Hot Pot

Simple Homemade Family Hot Pot

Hot pot basically just means throwing everything you want to eat into a pot and boiling it together… All kinds of meatballs + vegetables + seafood Put in whatever you want, there’s really no technique to it at all…

Ingredients

Water3000 g
Pork500 g
Meatballs2 jin
Glass noodles2 handfuls
Dried bean curd sticks50 g
Anything else you want to eatPrepare as you like

Steps

1

While you’re preparing the ingredients, fill the pot with hot water.

Simple Homemade Family Hot Pot - Step 1
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2

Add the meatballs to the pot and pre-cook them (don’t cook them fully at this stage).

Simple Homemade Family Hot Pot - Step 2
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3

Prepare the vegetables you like to eat.

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4

Most of the vegetables I eat are homegrown – safe and healthy.

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5

Get your glass noodles and dried bean curd sticks ready, you can even add instant noodles if you like.

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6

Prepare various sliced meats: lamb, pork, beef – all are fine.

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7

You can also prepare some fresh pork.

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8

All kinds of seafood work too: shrimp, abalone, octopus, scallops, etc.

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9

Once everything is ready and the pot comes to a boil, start adding the rest of the ingredients and cook to your liking…

Simple Homemade Family Hot Pot - Step 9
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Cooking Tips

If you have any questions, feel free to ask — I’ll answer them all.