How to Make Hot Pot at Home (Authentic, Easy, Full Guide)

thinly sliced meat

🥗Healthier: lean chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Lean chicken reduces fat while maintaining protein.

seafood

🥗Healthier: fish

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still nutritious.

dipping sauces

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: homemade sauce

Homemade sauce can be made with pantry staples.

noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: rice

Zucchini noodles are lower in carbs and calories.

Start by making the broth. Sauté tomato paste in a pot to bring out umami flavor.

Add fresh chopped tomatoes, garlic, and onion to the pot and let them break down.

Pour in hot bone broth or canned chicken broth and simmer.

Blend the broth with an immersion blender until smooth and season lightly with salt.

Prepare the proteins by slicing them thinly, ensuring they can cook quickly in the broth.

Gather a variety of vegetables, including leafy greens and root vegetables, and soak them to remove any sand or bugs.

Prepare mushrooms and seafood, ensuring they are ready to cook in the broth.

Set up a portable burner and place the pot with broth on it to bring to a boil.

Once boiling, add the sliced meat to the broth for 10 to 30 seconds until cooked through.

Add vegetables and tofu to the broth and cook until tender, about 3-5 minutes.

Cook noodles in the broth at the end of the meal to soak up flavors.

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