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Ingredients
  • subheading: FOR THE SOUP BASE:
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 6 slices ginger
  • 3 to 5 bay leaves
  • 10 cloves garlic (peeled)
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 5 star anise
  • 10 cloves
  • 1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns
  • 12 whole dried red chilies
  • 1 package spicy hot pot soup base
  • 12 to 15 cups chicken stock
  • subheading: FOR THE DIPPING SAUCE:
  • Soy sauce
  • Sacha sauce
  • Chili oil or paste
  • Chinese black vinegar (or rice vinegar)
  • Sesame paste (or peanut butter)
  • Sesame oil
  • Sesame seeds
  • Chopped peanuts
  • Chopped cilantro
  • Chopped scallions
  • Chopped garlic
  • subheading: TO EAT WITH YOUR HOT POT:
  • Thinly shaved beef or lamb
  • Sliced chicken
  • Assorted fish balls (you can buy these pre-made at Asian grocery stores)
  • Thinly sliced fish fillets (tender white fish like tilapia or sea bass work well for this)
  • Tofu sheets
  • Firm tofu (sliced)
  • Soy puffs (fried tofu puffs)
  • Straw mushrooms
  • Shiitake mushrooms
  • Wood ear mushrooms
  • Fresh noodles
  • Glass noodles (mung bean vermicelli)
  • Prepared frozen dumplings or wontons
  • Chinese rice cakes
  • Bok choy (or choy sum)
  • Green leaf lettuce
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