BEST MEATS FOR HOT POT RECIPES

Steps:

• Partially frozen is significantly easier to cut into thin slices, since it holds its shape when you cut it.
• Wash and rinse your vegetables / mushrooms. If you're using tofu (make sure it's firm), then cut it into cubes.
• Before my dad starts cutting meat (or anything), he usually puts a towel underneath the cutting board so it's more stable. Speaking from decades of experience, this helped him avoid many cuts (but not all) in the kitchen.
• This is much clearer in the video, but here are my dad's steps to preparing fresh squid for hot pot:
• We'll cut our about half of our tilapia fillets into ~1 cm slices, and marinate it with salt, cornstarch, water, and white pepper (to taste).
• My dad's epic homemade fish balls deserve their own recipe page (will be live soon).
• All we need to do is peel our daikon, cut it in half, and then cut it up into about 1 cm slices. We'll start boiling our hot pot broth with daikon, and then eat it at the end after it's soaked up all of the delicious flavors from the other foods.
• For my dad's dipping sauce, we'll be mixing light soy sauce, Shacha sauce, olive oil, sesame oil, oyster sauce, salt, sugar, chicken bouillon, chili oil, and boiled water.

Steps:

• In a fry pan, add Olive Oil (to taste) and Beef (1 kilogram) and cook until brown. Transfer onto a plate and set aside.
• In the same pan over medium heat, add Garlic (2 clove), Yellow Onion (2) and Carrot (2). Cook, stirring, for a couple minutes or until the vegetables have started to soften.
• Add Canned Diced Tomatoes (400 gram), Worcestershire Sauce (1/4 cup), Fresh Thyme (1 tablespoon) and Water (1/2 cup). Stir together and allow to come to a boil.
• Add beef back in. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until the meat is cooked all the way through.
• Season with Salt and Pepper (to taste). Cover and allow to simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy!