It's been a new year tradition for me to do a three-course fondue meal for my wife and any guests for NYE. This hear on a whim I bought a large electric hot pot for Chinese hot pot. Looking forward to it but if anyone has any fave recipes for the broth or the dipping sauces, would love to see them.
@Popehat
Okay. From experience…did you get the split pot or single pot? (Split has the wall in the middle).
I will say that my family uses the premade stuff (powder or a can) it’s really just flavoring (I’m betting you could get away with ramen packets in a pinch). Dipping is difficult as everyone likes something different. Soy, sesame, beef stock, salt, peanut, and the othe stock sauces are commonly mixed.
Electric burner or propane. You’ll need tongs/baskets for everyone.
@ministerofimpediments It's split but by a smaller pot in the middle. 5L.
@Popehat cool. Best reason for that is that you can keep seafood on one side and meat on the other. Or different flavors of broth.
You’ll want noodles (dealers choice) and a spare kettle of boiling water (it boils off quick).
In a nutshell. Try a bunch of different things. Pick sauces you might like or just even have around. Keep meats thin. Lots of spare bowls, tongs, dipping baskets/spoons. And have fun boiling the shit out of everything with friends and family.
@ministerofimpediments Probably going to do spicy in the little pot and mild in the big.
@Popehat Its a family/friends thing. Super casual. Usually a mess. Its not hot pot unless there is too much of everything.