We've been making your recipe for years now. It became a tradition to eat Chinese Hot Pot on new year's eve, when we became a family and decided to find some traditions we want to cherish. So I always make enough to last us for a good part of the year so that we will look forward to eating our Hot Pot after the base is all eaten up. Today I made a noodle sauce with your base! I put in some more black bean paste, a little sugar and soy sauce. Sautéed some onions, minced beef, chives, lots of mushrooms and fresh tomatoes. Soo good! Thank you for your helpful videos. Even years later I am still watching them.
I’ve been searching for an authentic, complex, and SPICY recipe for hot pot and I’ve hit gold. All the others out on YT are not as good as this. THANK YOU!
I made this soup base today. Luckily, I live close to a huge Asian market so every ingredient was available. OMG this was fantastic!! Absolutely perfect. I don't have the table top burner and I eat alone so I make everything on the stove then sit to eat like a soup. It was perfect, thank you!!
AMAZING! I made this at home tonight with all the ingredients and I was in heaven. It turned out to be the right level of spicy and all the meats, vegetables, noodles were infused with it's spicy goodness. Thank you so much :)
Thank you SO MUCH. I love spicy hot food and I've been wanting to try hot pot since I watched Anthony Bourdain try it. Sadly, there are very few Chinese or Asian restaurants where I live, so I decided I wanted to try making it myself. Recently I found Sichuan peppercorns for sale and decided to try making it, but all the recipes I found told me to use a pre-packaged soup base, which I don't have access to. So glad to see your video, with very clear and easy-to-follow instructions. You gained a subscriber!
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Thank you so much Mandy for this video. It comes in handy for me as my family recently likes Mala Hotpot and we have been eating it for the past one month. :) We are using those pre-packed hotpot Chilli paste imported from China (I'm from Singapore) and I have reservations using them often. I believe there's some added preservatives and the oil used is not so ideal. There's also some synthetic taste to it. I actually fry the pre-packed paste in olive oil before putting it into the soup. Now with your recipe, I can make my own spicy hot pot soup base. yippee! 😁One suggestion as to how you can freeze them. Just scoop the amount you need for one hotpot serving and wrap it up with cling wrap before putting them into individual Ziplock bags. That's how I freeze my homemade curry paste for future use.
Tried the recipe since our favorite shabu shabu restaurant closed. My husband and I were craving a hot pot for month anf I found out your recipe. It was delicious! THANK YOU😚
I took my temperature before and after eating a soup with homemade chili oil in it (I had a hunch), it rose almost 2 full degrees, but that's some of the best soup I've ever had.
You are one of my favourite video personalities, you need your own tv show! Your videos and instructions are amazing and so entertaining. oh...and btw the food looks DELICIOUS!! Thank you☆
NOW we have some serious spice! I love hot spicy food and this may be the base for many recipes that need an extra kick! I am looking forward to making this. Note: The chilies you called Face Heaven Chilies are known mostly as Thai Chilies. I have them growing on my porch right now. Those are the more mild ones that I use. When I can get them I also use Trinidad Scorpion peppers and Carolina Reaper peppers. It takes spicy food to a completely new level! Thanks again for a great video.
Thank you for this amazing recipe and very nice video. We tried it yesterday and it was great. Everyone loved it. You said it is simplified version. Would you be so kind and share the full stuff version - what other spices are used?
Hi, sorry for the late reply. Thank you for watching and trying the recipe. It sounds very nice. the full stuff version: besides the spices that I used in the video, you will need more stuff. Tian jiu [甜酒]: Chinese sweet rice wine. Chenpi [陈皮]: dried orange peel Lemongrass [香茅草] Some spices that I don't know the English name: cao guo [草果]. shan nai [山奈], sha ren [砂仁]
Thank you for reply and additional info. I have looked for it and cao guo could be red (or black) cardamom, shan nai could be some kind of galangal and Sha ren should be Amomum villosum whis is simmilar to cardamom. Just for record and other enthusiasts:) But still your "simplified" version is realy great, thanks again.
I made a big batch of this several months ago. We've been eating "Hot Pot" soup almost every week with this base. I'm about to make more. I have to sub white cardamom pods for black. What change does that make? I also used Cao Pian for Gan Cao what is the difference in that flavor? Is it the same thing? I don't remember how I substituted Face of Heaven Chilies, but what is a good USA substitute for that? Thank you so much for a great recipe!!!
I look forward to trying this! I love Chinese food and want to make more recipes at home... And you have such a sweet and friendly attitude which makes your videos even more enjoyable to watch...
Thank you Mandy,I would add 2 tablespoons to my pasta sauce,You are doing a fantastic job on your videos,Also you explain where to get ingredients and what you can substitute ,Very Very Cool.TY73s
I’m lucky enough to live in a part of Australia (an hour away from Sydney) where I can get most of these ingredients. Not sure if I can get the facing heaven chilies but if not, I am sure there are other alternatives. I’m craving to make this at home, I love Chongqing hot pot!
I used to live in Chongqing. This looks legit as hell. The fact that she is using lard is indicative of a good, authentic recipe. Plan on making this for some friends so they can try out some real CQ hotpot.
Will you make a video or recipe for your typical spicy hot pot recipe? You said this is a simplified version, I would love to see everything you actually put in!
Hi Mandy First off finding licorice root is easy to find at any Whole Foods or any health food store as well as any Asian market. Second you should have a wish list on Amazon maybe some would buy you a new blender. And lastly I would put the portions of chili paste in separate bags so its not so messy. Watching you reminds me of the Korean cook Maangchi on UA-cam. I don't see any reason you cant achieve the same success she has achieved. Thanks for all you do you are so entertaining, knowledgeable, and informative.
I just found this and was wondering if we can use sha jiang and a little brown sugar instead of gan cao because my husband has high blood pressure and I know the gan cao can affect that. I know the flavor won’t be the same, but at least we can get some earthy flavors and sweetness that way?
We've been making your recipe for years now. It became a tradition to eat Chinese Hot Pot on new year's eve, when we became a family and decided to find some traditions we want to cherish. So I always make enough to last us for a good part of the year so that we will look forward to eating our Hot Pot after the base is all eaten up. Today I made a noodle sauce with your base! I put in some more black bean paste, a little sugar and soy sauce. Sautéed some onions, minced beef, chives, lots of mushrooms and fresh tomatoes. Soo good! Thank you for your helpful videos. Even years later I am still watching them.
I’ve been searching for an authentic, complex, and SPICY recipe for hot pot and I’ve hit gold. All the others out on YT are not as good as this.
THANK YOU!
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I made this soup base today. Luckily, I live close to a huge Asian market so every ingredient was available. OMG this was fantastic!! Absolutely perfect. I don't have the table top burner and I eat alone so I make everything on the stove then sit to eat like a soup. It was perfect, thank you!!
You're lucky then! Where do you live(country and state)?
Just made this tonite and i had to say the taste was incredible! Thanks for sharing your passion of cooking with us.
You are A CLASS " A " Chef Child..You work us with your cooking!!! LOVE!!
AMAZING! I made this at home tonight with all the ingredients and I was in heaven. It turned out to be the right level of spicy and all the meats, vegetables, noodles were infused with it's spicy goodness. Thank you so much :)
Thank you SO MUCH.
I love spicy hot food and I've been wanting to try hot pot since I watched Anthony Bourdain try it. Sadly, there are very few Chinese or Asian restaurants where I live, so I decided I wanted to try making it myself. Recently I found Sichuan peppercorns for sale and decided to try making it, but all the recipes I found told me to use a pre-packaged soup base, which I don't have access to. So glad to see your video, with very clear and easy-to-follow instructions.
You gained a subscriber!
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Just made this today, and it was delicious!!! Huge hit. Cant wait to use it for hot pot this week.
Thank you so much Mandy for this video. It comes in handy for me as my family recently likes Mala Hotpot and we have been eating it for the past one month. :) We are using those pre-packed hotpot Chilli paste imported from China (I'm from Singapore) and I have reservations using them often. I believe there's some added preservatives and the oil used is not so ideal. There's also some synthetic taste to it. I actually fry the pre-packed paste in olive oil before putting it into the soup. Now with your recipe, I can make my own spicy hot pot soup base. yippee! 😁One suggestion as to how you can freeze them. Just scoop the amount you need for one hotpot serving and wrap it up with cling wrap before putting them into individual Ziplock bags. That's how I freeze my homemade curry paste for future use.
Thank you for your advice.
This is the real deal. Made it at home. First attempt turned out delicious. Thanks for the easy to follow instructions!
Thank you for the recipe!!! Try using the silicon molds to freeze the base so you don’t have to worry about waiting for the partial freeze.
The way u are explaining is so perfect
You never cease to amaze me with your cooking skills! Thank you!
Educational video, you're a good teacher.
Tried the recipe since our favorite shabu shabu restaurant closed. My husband and I were craving a hot pot for month anf I found out your recipe. It was delicious!
THANK YOU😚
One of the best hotpot recipes I've seen in a while. Good job!
Thank you for sharing the recipe with us. Love how you explain it. Everything is so clear. Thank you 😊
This is my go to recipe now. My friends love it! Thank you SO much for sharing!!
The recipe is amazing and especially I loved the way you explained everything and your enthusiasm. Much love.
Mandy if you pour base in to small muffin pan first then freeze it it is easier to transfer into plastic bags
LOL! Good idea. I should have done that.
good some times I even freeze them in an ice tray to have very small spicey base
You make excellent videos. Your instructions a very clear. Awesome recipe. Thank you for sharing.
since i had spicy hot pot ive been addicted
Cant wait to make this recipe
I can’t wait to try this recipe! Thank you for the simplified version. I’m sure it’s delicious!
I lived with a Chinese family for three months and they made me a hotpot with half spicy and have not spicy soup. I miss them so much!
You have the most wonderful smile... makes me smile... also your recipes... puts a smile on my face and my family's...
LOVE YOU. Real recipes. You Always make me smile.
I took my temperature before and after eating a soup with homemade chili oil in it (I had a hunch), it rose almost 2 full degrees, but that's some of the best soup I've ever had.
Very nice. Thank you for the simplify version I'm sure it's delicious.!
Excellent video. You are very clear with your instruction and the soup base looks delicious! Can't wait to try it.
Thanks for sharing! I loved Sichuan sauce❤️
You are one of my favourite video personalities, you need your own tv show! Your videos and instructions are amazing and so entertaining. oh...and btw the food looks DELICIOUS!! Thank you☆
I love your videos! Thank you for these great recipes! 😊
omg yeeeees! this is my fav type of hot pot! now I can make it at home :) thank you
So glad to find your video! I followed your recipe and reduced the amount of chillies. The hotpot was a big HIT! 🥳 Thank you 🙏
Mandy, you are AWESOME...love your Chinese food videos. they have helped me perfect some of my dishes.....Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
I enjoy your videos and appreciate your attention to details and helpful suggestions.
Looks amazing and authentic. Thanks for sharing.
NOW we have some serious spice! I love hot spicy food and this may be the base for many recipes that need an extra kick! I am looking forward to making this.
Note: The chilies you called Face Heaven Chilies are known mostly as Thai Chilies. I have them growing on my porch right now. Those are the more mild ones that I use. When I can get them I also use Trinidad Scorpion peppers and Carolina Reaper peppers. It takes spicy food to a completely new level!
Thanks again for a great video.
I love your storage ideas!
Turned out to be very good
good to see your video this morning always a pleasure
Thank you for this amazing recipe and very nice video. We tried it yesterday and it was great. Everyone loved it. You said it is simplified version. Would you be so kind and share the full stuff version - what other spices are used?
Hi, sorry for the late reply. Thank you for watching and trying the recipe. It sounds very nice.
the full stuff version: besides the spices that I used in the video, you will need more stuff.
Tian jiu [甜酒]: Chinese sweet rice wine.
Chenpi [陈皮]: dried orange peel
Lemongrass [香茅草]
Some spices that I don't know the English name: cao guo [草果]. shan nai [山奈], sha ren [砂仁]
Thank you for reply and additional info. I have looked for it and cao guo could be red (or black) cardamom, shan nai could be some kind of galangal and Sha ren should be Amomum villosum whis is simmilar to cardamom. Just for record and other enthusiasts:) But still your "simplified" version is realy great, thanks again.
Thank you. It is nice to know the name=)
在印度买不到火锅底料。只因为你我终于自己做到啦! 真的太谢谢你了! 🌹🌹
I made a big batch of this several months ago. We've been eating "Hot Pot" soup almost every week with this base. I'm about to make more. I have to sub white cardamom pods for black. What change does that make? I also used Cao Pian for Gan Cao what is the difference in that flavor? Is it the same thing? I don't remember how I substituted Face of Heaven Chilies, but what is a good USA substitute for that? Thank you so much for a great recipe!!!
I was drooling haha Love spicy food thanks for sharing
I look forward to trying this! I love Chinese food and want to make more recipes at home... And you have such a sweet and friendly attitude which makes your videos even more enjoyable to watch...
Only 5,00 years of generational chili eating can get you to this level! Love it :D
Totally awesome sauce🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
You make this so easy to follow, thank you.. I will have to try this out.. I love spicy hot pot!! 😻😸
Great video - thx for sharing this amazing recipe!
Thank you. So yumi.
I had to leave a like just for the bravery of taste testing the hot pot base!
looks interesting - I doubt if it would spoil quickly, even at room temp. but, the freezer idea is probably better.
Wow! Looks great! I love spicy Chinese food and Sichuan pepper too
How come I can only give you one thumbs up?! I want to venture out in the snow to get ingredients for this right now!
Thank you Mandy,I would add 2 tablespoons to my pasta sauce,You are doing a fantastic job on your videos,Also you explain where to get ingredients and what you can substitute ,Very Very Cool.TY73s
look good, spicy
in the uk.... this hot pot will go down very well....few more months of cilliy weather ....fresh mix look so nice...
Thank you so much! I was really looking for this exact recipe and walk through.
thank you.
Can I use this for a stir fry like mala xiang guo?
I made it , it's delicious.
Looks really good
Very clear and very informative. Used to eat hotpot a lot in chengdu. Missing it a lot. Could you please tell how to make those two bottled sauses
Your voice is really cute! Trying to find good pre-made hot pot base where I live is so difficult!! Thank you very much
I'm trying to get caught up on your videos, been really enjoying your videos
Awesome spice for soup so on lol great job
Yaay thank you Mandy!!
I’m lucky enough to live in a part of Australia (an hour away from Sydney) where I can get most of these ingredients. Not sure if I can get the facing heaven chilies but if not, I am sure there are other alternatives. I’m craving to make this at home, I love Chongqing hot pot!
I used to live in Chongqing. This looks legit as hell. The fact that she is using lard is indicative of a good, authentic recipe. Plan on making this for some friends so they can try out some real CQ hotpot.
I want this so bad. My mouth waters whenever i see that red spicy oily soup.
Love this video - can't wait to try it!
Looks wonderful! May I ask what is included in the ‘unsimplified’ recipe?
😂
Thanks for the recipe
Hi..thank you for the very good recipe.i make it today and it's so good and spicy just what i need .
I'll bet this smells wonderful 🤗
I love the clear instructions and easy to understand videos! I can not wait till I get a chance to start making some of these awesome recipes !
哈哈哈😄 I love your recipes so much! 谢谢你老师👩🏻🏫👩🏻🍳🤭
Awesome recipe, thank you!
you are so so so cute, and an incredible chef!! thank you for your recipes!
Will you make a video or recipe for your typical spicy hot pot recipe? You said this is a simplified version, I would love to see everything you actually put in!
Thank you so much for your video. Now , I get what I want.
Nice , always a pleasure, thank you 😊
My god, that looks amazing, you have a new fan
I always buy the packages from Haidilao or Little Sheep, about $5-7 each package, but this looks to be more economical. Will try this!
Thank you! ❤🙏
Hi Mandy First off finding licorice root is easy to find at any Whole Foods or any health food store as well as any Asian market. Second you should have a wish list on Amazon maybe some would buy you a new blender. And lastly I would put the portions of chili paste in separate bags so its not so messy.
Watching you reminds me of the Korean cook Maangchi on UA-cam. I don't see any reason you cant achieve the same success she has achieved. Thanks for all you do you are so entertaining, knowledgeable, and informative.
Thank you for the compliment.
This is super informative. Thank you!
Thanks for the recipe. 💕
Great video!
I just found this and was wondering if we can use sha jiang and a little brown sugar instead of gan cao because my husband has high blood pressure and I know the gan cao can affect that. I know the flavor won’t be the same, but at least we can get some earthy flavors and sweetness that way?
Can you make sesame/peanut souse for the hot pot?.. please
your channel is amazing! thanks for the recipes!
Thank u so much very educational 👍
It looks good.
hi ,, this hot pot paste can be use in cooking mala.? thank you
I like it very much.🥰🥰🥰
Hummm look very potent.
Yes! I love hotpot! I'm definitely going to try this recipe sometime