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Best Spicy Hot Pot Base
Once, in a narrow alley in Chengdu, Sichuan, I stumbled upon a hotpot restaurant. The spicy, fragrant broth left a lasting impression on me. When I got home, I started experimenting, and now I have an amazing recipe for spicy hotpot base to share with you all!
INGREDIENTS
Main Ingredients
- ·1 (500g) Pork Knuckle Bone
Seasonings
- ·100g Dried Red Chilies
- ·50g Sichuan Peppercorns
- ·30g Garlic
- ·20g Ginger
- ·50g Butter
- ·5g Star Anise
- ·5g Bay Leaves
- ·50g Chili Paste
- ·10g Salt
- ·30ml Cooking Wine
- ·30ml Soy Sauce
DIRECTIONS
Step 1
Prepare the Ingredients
Cut the pork knuckle bones into chunks, slice the ginger, and chop the dried red chilies into sections.
Step 2
Make the Broth
In a pot, add half a pot of water and the pork knuckle bones. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 5 hours. Reserve the broth.
Step 3
Sauté the Base
In a pan, add oil and a small amount of butter. Once the butter has melted, add the ginger slices and whole garlic cloves, and sauté briefly.
Step 4
Add the Spices
In the pan, add the star anise, bay leaves, Sichuan peppercorns, and dried red chilies. Sauté until fragrant.
Step 5
Mix the Seasonings
Pour in a small amount of the bone broth, add two tablespoons of chili paste, three tablespoons of salt, and drizzle in an appropriate amount of cooking wine and soy sauce.
Step 6
Finish the Base
Bring the mixture in the pan to a boil, then pour it into your hotpot. The spicy hotpot base is ready!