Express Chinese hot pot
Express Chinese hot pot is a medium Chinese recipe that serves 4. 520 calories per serving. Recipe by Cooking With Morgane on YouTube.
Prep: 45 min | Cook: 2 hrs 45 min | Total: 3 hrs 50 min
Cost: $49.65 total, $12.41 per serving
Ingredients
- 1 kg Beef for braising (Amburghenian type) (For the broth, cut into large pieces)
- 1 Onion (Cut in half, added to the broth)
- 5 tranches Fresh ginger (Coarsely sliced)
- 2 Star anise (Whole, for the broth)
- 1 cuillère à soupe Salt
- 80 ml Fish sauce
- 2 cuillères à soupe Light soy sauce
- 5 l Water
- 100 g Rice vermicelli (Mango Bean type) (Soak for 10 minutes before serving)
- 500 g Beef (thin slices) (Slightly frozen to facilitate slicing, cut perpendicular to the grain)
- 300 g White fish fillet (Cut into large pieces, shrinks when cooked)
- 200 g Fish balls (Divided in half, cook whole)
- 400 g Raw peeled shrimp (Make a slit on the back and remove the vein if necessary)
- 250 g Firm tofu (Cut into cubes)
- 300 g Chinese black cabbage (bok choy type) (Wash and cut into sections)
- 300 g Pak choi (Wash and cut into sections)
- 300 g Choi sum (Peel the stems and cut into pieces)
- 50 g Satay powder (Blend of roasted peanuts, mild chili, garlic and aromatics)
- 2 cuillères à soupe Light soy sauce (For the dipping sauce)
- 1 cuillère à soupe Sesame oil (For the dipping sauce)
- 1 cuillère à soupe Chili paste (optional) (For those who like heat)
Instructions
Prepare the broth aromatics
Cut the onion in half, thinly slice 5 slices of ginger, add 2 star anise, 1 c. à s. salt, 80 ml fish sauce and 2 c. à s. light soy sauce.
Time: PT10M
Bring the broth to a boil
In the large pot, place 1 kg beef, the onion, ginger, star anise, salt, fish sauce, soy sauce and 5 l water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then skim off the foam that appears.
Time: PT20M
Temperature: 100°C
Simmer the broth
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 2 hours. Stir occasionally.
Time: PT2H
Temperature: 90°C
Prepare the cooking ingredients
Soak the vermicelli for 10 minutes, then cut in half. Slice the beef into thin strips (against the grain). Cut the white fish fillet into large pieces, halve the fish balls, peel and slit the shrimp, cut the tofu into cubes, wash and cut the black cabbage, pak choi and choi sum into sections.
Time: PT30M
Divide the broth and add the satay powder
Pour the hot broth into two separate pots. In one, incorporate 50 g satay powder and mix well. Reheat both pots over low heat until simmering.
Time: PT10M
Temperature: 90°C
Prepare the dipping sauce
In a small saucepan, combine 2 c. à s. light soy sauce, 1 c. à s. sesame oil and, if desired, 1 c. à s. chili paste. Heat gently to blend.
Time: PT5M
Temperature: 50°C
Serving and tabletop cooking
Each guest places their chosen ingredients into the broth (satay or clear) using small ladles and cooks them for a few minutes until tender. Serve with the dipping sauce.
Time: PT15M
Temperature: 90°C
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 35 g
- Carbohydrates
- 45 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
Dietary info: high protein, contains soy, contains peanuts, contains shellfish, high-protein, high-fiber
Allergens: gluten (soy sauce), soy, peanuts (satay powder), shellfish (shrimp), fish
Last updated: March 14, 2026






