Chinese 30 min

Chinese Malatang (DIY Spicy Hot Pot)

Name: Chinese Malatang (DIY Spicy Hot Pot)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth; 4 tablespoons doubanjiang; 2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns; 6 dried red chilies; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2-inch piece ginger, sliced; 1 tablespoon sesame paste; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; Assorted ingredients: tofu, fishballs, thin sliced beef, broccoli, mushrooms, glass noodles, leafy greens; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; Green onion and sesame oil for serving

spicydairy-freecomfort-food

Ingredientsfor 2

380

Cal

22g

Protein

28g

Carbs

18g

Fat

16 cups chicken or vegetable broth
24 tablespoons doubanjiang
32 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns
46 dried red chilies
54 cloves garlic, minced
62-inch piece ginger, sliced
71 tablespoon sesame paste
81 tablespoon soy sauce
91 teaspoon sugar
10Assorted ingredients: tofu, fishballs, thin sliced beef, broccoli, mushrooms, glass noodles, leafy greens
112 tablespoons vegetable oil
12Green onion and sesame oil for serving

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Instructions

1
Heat oil in a pot over medium heat. Fry Sichuan peppercorns and dried chilies for 1 minute until fragrant and beginning to darken. Add garlic and ginger, stir-fry 1 minute. Add doubanjiang and cook 3 minutes, stirring, until the oil turns vivid red.
2
Add broth, soy sauce, and sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook 15 minutes to develop the spicy, numbing Sichuan broth. Taste — it should be intensely spicy with the characteristic mala (numbing-hot) sensation from the Sichuan peppercorns.
3
Prepare all ingredients on separate plates. Harder vegetables and proteins go in first; leafy greens and already-cooked items last.
4
Cook ingredients in batches in the simmering broth, removing each as it cooks. Thin beef needs 30 seconds; broccoli 2 minutes; tofu 3 minutes; glass noodles 4 minutes.
5
Place cooked ingredients in bowls. Ladle the spicy broth over everything. Mix sesame paste with 1 tablespoon warm water until smooth; drizzle over the bowl. Top with green onion and sesame oil. Malatang is Sichuan's beloved street food version of hot pot.