How to Cook Spicy and Sour Thai Hot Pot with the Right Taste at Home

How to cook spicy and sour Thai hotpot is a suitable dish for parties gathering with friends or on cold days, this spicy and sour Thai hotpot is a great choice. THAI HOT POT has a unique flavor that is not mixed with any other hot pot dish because the hot and sour hot pot broth is mixed with the aroma of galangal and lemongrass mixed with vegetables and seafood to create an autumn hot pot dish. It attracts people to eat in an indescribable way. Cua Na's Kitchen sends you this simple Thai hot pot recipe!

The secret to cooking delicious Thai hot pot

• You must choose very fresh seafood so that when eating, you can feel the freshness of the seafood
• When simmering bones, you must regularly remove all the foam to make the broth clearer
• Bones should be stewed with 2 times the water. The first time, only pour water to cover the surface of the stewed bones. When the water boils, add it a second time and stew over low heat until the water is very sweet.

Ingredients for spicy and sour Thai hot pot

• Bone tube: 1kg
• Clams: 1kg
• Shrimp: 1kg
• Squid: 1kg
• Beef: 4 ounces
• Garlic: 6 trees
• Galangal: 1 bulb
• Lemon: 2 lemons
• Lime leaves; 10 leaves
• Chili: 3 pieces
• Purple onions: 3 bulbs
• Tomatoes: 3 fruits
• Vegetables served with: water spinach , celery, mustard greens, banana ears, straw mushrooms (you can add your favorite mushrooms)
• Hot pot seasoning: Thai hot pot seasoning, sugar, seasoning , fish sauce, spicy satay
• Noodles or vermicelli served with it

How to make spicy and sour Thai hot pot

Step 1: Simmer the bones to make hotpot

• When you buy the bones, wash them and place them in a pot, fill with water, then put them on the stove to boil, blanch the bones in boiling water, then take them out and rinse with cold water.
• Continue to add another pot of water, add the bones and simmer for about 1 hour. When the pot of stew is boiling and bubbling, use salt to remove the black foam so the water is clearer

Step 2: Prepare teh vegetables

• Remove all old leaves, rotten leaves, and withered leaves from spinach, then soak them in diluted salt water for about 10 minutes, then take them out and rinse with clean water.
• Vegetables need to cut off the roots, remove leaves, cut into 5cm pieces and wash
• Wash the straw mushrooms and cut them in half or you can keep them whole
• Slice the banana blossoms thinly, then put them in a basin to soak in water mixed with a little vinegar
• Peel off the outer layer, crush it and cut it into short pieces
• Remove the outer leaves of the mustard greens, cut them into bite-sized pieces and wash them

Step 3: Prepare seafood

• Buy clams, wash them with water, then soak them in diluted salt water with a few slices of chili. Or alternatively , you can soak them in rice water for about 1 hour. This will help the clams release all the mud inside. Then take it out and wash it with water
• You can wash the shrimp with water and then use it, or if you are more careful, cut off the legs and head, peel off the hard outer shell, leaving only the meat. Then cut a line on the shrimp's back to remove the black thread and wash it
• You clean the squid, then slice it into circles or cut it into bite-sized pieces and arrange it on a plate. Depending on each person, buy different types of ink such as: squid, egg squid, leaf squid...
• Wash the beef and cut it into thin, bite-sized slices. Then marinate the beef with a little minced ginger and garlic and a little seasoning to make the beef more flavorful.

Step 4: How to cook hot pot

• Put the oil in the pot, when the oil is hot, add the tomatoes cut into high segments, ribs, and minced purple onions and stir until fragrant. Next, add the crushed lemongrass and satay and stir well for about 3-4 minutes. Then you put the prepared bone broth into the pot and continue to boil until it boils
• When the water boils again, add the Thai hot pot seasoning packet and sugar, seasoning powder, and fish sauce until it's just enough, neither salty nor bland. Finally, add coriander and lime leaves for about 30 seconds to make the hot pot more fragrant, then turn off the stove.

Step 5: Serve and enjoy

• You scoop the hot pot broth into a small hot pot, then put the food on the table and enjoy. Arrange vegetables, seafood, beef, vermicelli, dipping sauce and noodles around the hot pot. When eating, start dropping seafood: shrimp, squid, and clams into the boiling pot to gradually cook, then drop in the vegetables and mushrooms to enjoy.

How to mix dipping sauce for Thai hot pot

Delicious, sour and spicy Thai hotpot is indispensable for delicious dipping sauce. Please refer to the following recipe: 1 lemon squeezed to get the juice, 3 teaspoons of sugar, ½ teaspoon of MSG, 3 teaspoons of salt, minced green chili, stemmed broccoli leaves, wasabi, Chopped lemon leaves. Put everything in a bowl and mix well to dip with Thai hot pot dipping sauce.

Note when cooking Thai hot pot to taste

• Vegetables can be substituted depending on each person's taste and preferences
• When simmering the broth, if you have time, simmer for more than 1 hour to let the bones release all the fresh water so the hot pot will taste better.
• If you use extra clams for the hot pot, remember that the broth must be seasoned lighter than usual so that when you add the clams, it will taste just right.

So with a few simple steps, you can have a delicious Thai hot pot dish for your whole family, with a boiling hot pot, fragrant scent of lemongrass and chili mixed with sour and spicy taste, awakening your appetite. me. There's nothing better than eating hot pot with your family in the cold weather. Let's start making this Thai hot pot dish right away for your family.