Hot Pot Noodles
A bowl of spicy and numbing goodness, featuring hot pot broth with chewy noodles, tender beef, seasonal vegetables, and a soft-boiled egg—comforting and satisfying. Enjoy the hot pot experience at home.
Ingredients
9 items- Fresh noodles 400 g
- Hot pot base 80 g
- Beef slices 200 g
- Napa cabbage 200 g
- Enoki mushrooms 150 g
- Eggs 2
- Chopped green onions to taste
- Cooking oil 2 tbsp (30 ml)
- Water 1000 ml
Nutrition
Steps （8 steps）
Wash and chop the cabbage, trim and separate enoki mushrooms, slice beef thinly if not pre-sliced, chop green onions, and crack eggs into a small bowl. Set aside.
Heat the pot over medium heat, add 2 tbsp oil and 80 g hot pot base. Reduce to low heat and stir-fry slowly until the base melts and turns aromatic with red oil, about 2 minutes, being careful not to burn.
Add 1000 ml water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium heat and cook for 5 minutes to allow the flavors to meld. Optionally strain out the base solids.
Add the cabbage and enoki mushrooms. Cook over medium heat for 2 minutes until the vegetables soften; the cabbage stems should be easily pierced with a spoon.
Add the 400 g noodles, spreading them out gently. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium and cook for 3-4 minutes until noodles are cooked to your liking (should break easily with chopsticks with no white core).
Add the beef slices one by one into the soup, stirring gently. Cook for about 30 seconds until the beef changes color; do not overcook to keep tender.
Crack the eggs into the pot. Reduce to low heat and cook for about 2 minutes for soft-boiled eggs (whites set, yolk runny), or increase heat and stir quickly to create egg ribbons.
Turn off the heat, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and serve in a large bowl. Add extra chili oil or vinegar if desired.
Tips
Use low heat when stir-frying the hot pot base to prevent burning and enhance fragrance; cook beef slices just until color changes to avoid toughness; choose between soft-boiled egg or egg drop according to preference.
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