Main Ingredients:
Sliced Codonopsis Root: 100g; Sliced Red Ginseng: 100g; Sliced Codonopsis Pilosula: 100g; Sliced Astragalus Root: 100g; Sliced Chinese Angelica: 100g; 4-5 Red Dates; Coix Seed: 20g; Lotus Seeds: 20g; Goji Berries: 10g.
Auxiliary Ingredients:
Pork Belly: 100g; Pig’s Trotters: 600g; Free-range Chicken Meat: 500g.
Seasonings:
Ground Pork: 200g; Egg White: 1; Soybean Powder: Appropriate Amount; Salt: Appropriate Amount.
Flavor: Salty and Fresh; Cooking Method: Hot Pot; Time: Several Hours; Difficulty: Advanced.
27’s Cooking Diary – Winter Solstice Hot Pot (Plus Crispy Pork and Meatballs Recipe) Detailed Steps
Prepare the ingredients: Medicinal herbs: sliced codonopsis root, sliced red ginseng, sliced codonopsis pilosula, sliced astragalus root, sliced Chinese angelica, red dates, coix seed, lotus seeds, goji berries. Meatballs: ground pork, egg white, soybean powder, a little salt. Main dishes: pig’s trotters, free-range chicken meat, pork belly. Crispy pork: pork belly, egg white, appropriate amount of soybean powder.
Soak all the medicinal herbs in water and set aside.
Pre-cook the pig’s trotters first. This will make the skin more fragrant when cooked in the hot pot. Then blanch them in boiling water. Put the pig’s trotters in the pot and stew them for about 1 hour.
After stewing the pig’s trotters for a while, add all the soaked medicinal herbs and continue to stew for about another hour.
After stewing for a while, add cleaned red dates, goji berries, lotus seeds, and coix seed and continue to stew for about 20 minutes.
After stewing for a while, add the sliced pork belly and chicken meat.
While stewing, let’s make the crispy pork. Mix the remaining pork belly with an appropriate amount of soybean powder and egg white until well combined.
Heat the pan and add oil. Add the mixed pork belly and fry until crispy.
Remove the fried pork belly and drain the oil. Set aside.
When everything in the pot is almost done, turn off the heat and place the pot on an induction cooker. Add the crispy pork and start making the meatballs. Mix all the ingredients for the meatballs together and keep stirring with a spoon and your hands until well combined. The meatballs are ready!
Finally, add the meatballs to the pot and simmer on the lowest heat of the induction cooker. Enjoy the hot pot with some vegetables like mushrooms and greens after finishing the other ingredients in the pot. Happy Winter Solstice!
You can also add some homemade dumplings to the hot pot. 27 made black sesame and mushroom dumplings this time. Yum! (For the recipe, please see here: http://home.meishichina.com/space-6904329-do-blognewfile-id-513676.html)
