Making Authentic Hot Pot at Home (2 Ways)

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  • @cheetahtfk7274
    @cheetahtfk7274 2 роки тому +3201

    In college I had a roommate from Beijing and we made hot pot once a week. It's been 10 years and I still make it for my family. It's definitely one of my favorite dishes she taught me.

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas Рік тому +14

      Are the hot pot appliances expensive?

    • @Kyle697
      @Kyle697 Рік тому +64

      @@2degucitas it’s just a stove with a pot on top no extra appliances needed

    • @cheetahtfk7274
      @cheetahtfk7274 Рік тому +33

      @@2degucitas not at all. I have an electric induction hot plate that came with the pot. It cost maybe $30-40. You can also make hot pot in a regular pot on your stove if you don't want to buy the extra materials.
      You could cook a batch of food on the stove, move the pot to the table and have everyone scoop out what they want into their own bowl, then add the next batch of food to the pot and put it back on the stove to cook while everyone eats the first batch.

    • @cheetahtfk7274
      @cheetahtfk7274 Рік тому +20

      @@2degucitas oh another option (and this was actually what my roommate and I did when we were in college) was we cooked hot pot out of a rice cooker.

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas Рік тому +1

      @@cheetahtfk7274 thanks!

  • @stopplayingwiththefuckingi2054
    @stopplayingwiththefuckingi2054 2 роки тому +8021

    Bro I’m Chinese and we don’t even make the base at home even on holidays. Truly going all the way

    • @patheticseal
      @patheticseal 2 роки тому +500

      We just buy 海底撈 soup base, those are so good

    • @hellfish2309
      @hellfish2309 2 роки тому +147

      @@patheticseal yeah I enjoy those vids of factories making concentrate, the producers all gas-masked throwing all kinds of magic into those giant vats

    • @rainulan7809
      @rainulan7809 2 роки тому +72

      @@Wuuujihh no one cares

    • @user-vr1mv2md6k
      @user-vr1mv2md6k 2 роки тому +3

      yo what's up bro

    • @lemonadeslices
      @lemonadeslices 2 роки тому +26

      @@patheticseal was about to talk about the 海底撈 soup base too!

  • @juliatan4372
    @juliatan4372 2 роки тому +803

    Josh is the only non-Asian person UA-camr whose videos I click on to watch Asian recipes. Love how he keeps it real. Even with non-traditional recipes the ingredients are very similar to the authentic dish

  • @wlalng666
    @wlalng666 Рік тому +242

    My fave part of the hotpot experience is the soup you're left with at the end. All the flavor and fat from the meat and other ingredients plus the constant reduction leave you with a soup that is divine and a perfect end to the meal.

    • @anonamatron
      @anonamatron Рік тому

      You can inject it into your urethra

    • @TheGrimQweefer
      @TheGrimQweefer Рік тому +4

      Basically pho ❤

    • @elizabethcarlson4375
      @elizabethcarlson4375 Рік тому +5

      Me and my friends call this "used soup" - it ❤‍🔥

    • @anonamatron
      @anonamatron Рік тому

      @@elizabethcarlson4375 But did you inject it into your urethra?

    • @20030311
      @20030311 5 місяців тому

      Rice in the broth, best finale

  • @stopplayingwiththefuckingi2054
    @stopplayingwiththefuckingi2054 2 роки тому +1982

    For the dipping sauce: in my family our favorite is Chinese sesame paste (different to tahini as it’s toasted and thicker), sacha sauce, one cube of fermented bean curd or known as Chinese cheese, and some chili either from the base or chili oil, and cilantro and scallion! This is really good though, definitely approved Josh 👍🏻

    • @ilikecherries3866
      @ilikecherries3866 2 роки тому +15

      My family also likes adding some chinese black vineger and garlive chive blossom sauce (specifically for lamb) into the sauce, absolutely delicious!

    • @jerviszhang3894
      @jerviszhang3894 2 роки тому +11

      Here's my family dipping sauce (I think everyone has one )
      chop thinly leeks (preferably the white part )
      Put it in the bowl with some soy sauce add a little sugar and then put hot oil all over it .
      It's a very simple dipping sauce but a really good one :)

    • @weebylu1126
      @weebylu1126 2 роки тому +2

      Yes the thicc sauce is better

    • @Salaza189
      @Salaza189 2 роки тому

      My family also add black vinegar and some sugar into the sauce. Magical!

    • @skaldjfhrulez
      @skaldjfhrulez 2 роки тому +3

      @@ilikecherries3866 yeee jiu cai hua jiang is the shit

  • @dingdang8467
    @dingdang8467 2 роки тому +567

    As Chinese we have 4-5 different types of hot pot. There is charcoal based lamps hotpot with salty sesame past as dip, in South we also have plain soup based all beef (fresh cut, different part) hotpot with Sacha dip, Joshua made is more a Sichuan style which is also popular in most of China. There is another coconut chicken soup based hotpot also light. There are all fish hot pot etc. maybe only popular in certain area of China but delisious

    • @ellieliu3034
      @ellieliu3034 2 роки тому +10

      Oh man, you make me homesick😢

    • @support_theory8754
      @support_theory8754 Рік тому +2

      What are all of those called in Chinese so I can look up recipes? I want to try them all!

    • @PandaNFriends23
      @PandaNFriends23 Рік тому

      Yummmmm

    • @luleetomas2108
      @luleetomas2108 Рік тому

      Mmmmm they all sound yummy 😋

    • @user-qq9pu9zs3t
      @user-qq9pu9zs3t Рік тому +8

      @@support_theory8754 四川火锅/重庆火锅 Sichuan/Chongqing hotpot(the most common one, spicy and oily), 老北京铜锅涮肉 Beijing hotpot(the pot is different from Sichuan one, this version is not spicy) 云南野生菌火锅 Yunnan mushroom hotpot(not spicy, and many mushrooms in it) 猪肚鸡火锅 I'm not sure about this one's English name, but it has pork belly&chicken in it with peppers. And many others, but I think those are not that famous outside of China(For example: 三鲜火锅, 什锦火锅, 八生火锅 and so on)

  • @CrystalKo0399
    @CrystalKo0399 2 роки тому +81

    Coming from someone who's Taiwanese, I think this video is AWESOME. Super authentic ingredients and methods and even though it's definitely a bit more complicated than what my family would normally do at home, I have so much respect for how thoughtfully you prepare everything! Inspirational (:

  • @jamescassar5348
    @jamescassar5348 2 роки тому +47

    Joshua literally just flexing over here. I'm a chef aswell and unless I'm in a professional kitchen at work, there's no way I'll be doing this at home. That being said, love the "from scratch" mentality and all the work he puts out for us. Keep em coming 🙌

    • @bailewen
      @bailewen 2 роки тому +4

      Funny cuz in China, it's like the most convenient family dinner you can make at home. The base looks like a hassle, but in the fridge, it keeps for ages. So it's like making pickles or something. Once you have a big jar or it in the fridge, dinner is just wash and cut yer veggies and meat, add a scoop of the base, and set up a coffee table with a hot plate in front of the TV.

    • @Bealzabub
      @Bealzabub 2 роки тому +3

      I personally like knowing how the thing is made from scratch because you can then begin to figure out good shortcuts.

  • @brendanmorales4504
    @brendanmorales4504 2 роки тому +1340

    Josh please start filming your crew eating the food you just made. I feel like that’s content.

    • @lynnmcghee9459
      @lynnmcghee9459 Рік тому +25

      Right I feel like them eating the leftovers of Josh’s big dishes should have it’s own channel

    • @Nalianna
      @Nalianna Рік тому +5

      and hotpot is a dish that's designed to be shared with people you love

  • @veronichelle
    @veronichelle 2 роки тому +526

    Me, a Chinese person who eats hot pot every weekend in winter: throws in a can of chicken stock and water as the non spicy base.
    Also, a real hot pot fanatic would never eat rice during hot pot… it’s just a waste of stomach space. Haha.

    • @kitty62862
      @kitty62862 2 роки тому +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @And33146
      @And33146 2 роки тому +4

      Same goes with any AYCE😉

    • @mr.e0311
      @mr.e0311 2 роки тому +6

      Words of wisdom!!!!

    • @cotenero
      @cotenero 2 роки тому +3

      Dang you had me on the first 4/5, not gonna lie 😂 very agree on the last part

    • @christelmorvan9682
      @christelmorvan9682 2 роки тому +4

      Same here. Went to China, we had 10 different hot pots at restaurants. Never ever I saw somebody have rice with it. And we had a table topped with a lot of different ingredient from which we could make our own dipping sauce. This sauce is combined with some of the broth from the hot pot itself. This is quite important I think personally. Also one of the best thing to add is yuba or mushrooms, because of squishy textures will swallow even more the flavours of the broth. Also you can finish it by poaching an egg into it!

  • @JLFelixA
    @JLFelixA 2 роки тому +12

    Great stuff as always, brother.
    I've been living in Beijing for already 5 years and every time I go to hot pot with my mates I discover a new dipping sauce, literally every province has its own variation.

  • @alexwatkins9902
    @alexwatkins9902 2 роки тому +3

    We just bought your cookbook and I'm just blown away by the attention to detail. Well done sir we look forward to the next one!!

  • @ChampsJapaneseKitchen
    @ChampsJapaneseKitchen 2 роки тому +1812

    I also want to see Japanese style NABE! Beautiful looking food Josh!

    • @unravelpeng9565
      @unravelpeng9565 2 роки тому +6

      I love Japanese nabe too. I hope Josh can make a video for it.

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 2 роки тому

      One thing! Just one thing! Please tell IT to me: WHY tf do I have so many fans even though no UA-camr is unprettier than I am? WORLDWIDE!!!! WHY??? Tell me, dear cha

    • @99toyotacorolla
      @99toyotacorolla 2 роки тому +13

      no way it's Champ

    • @treasurewuji8740
      @treasurewuji8740 2 роки тому +1

      I bet uncle roger is going to react this one and your proposition.

    • @TSC_Miles
      @TSC_Miles 2 роки тому +2

      Would die for some Chanko nabe right now

  • @redlittle604
    @redlittle604 2 роки тому +6

    I'm so jealous of the crew that works on Josh's videos. They eat so good afterwards!!!

  • @Coolarj10
    @Coolarj10 2 місяці тому

    Amazing! I love how you make recipes digestible by breaking them down so nicely!

  • @ilikecherries3866
    @ilikecherries3866 2 роки тому +461

    As a Chinese who grew up eating hot pot I RANNNNNNN when I saw the notification
    I'll update thoughts after watching the video
    Update: okay so he did the broth by himself which is A+ for effort bc we don't even do that! We just buy the base in a block/sauce form and cook it. However, he did add some twists that are not necessarily that authentic (e.g. mushroom powder). Food wise he's got cabbage and beef, but I wish he'd tried even more authentic ingredients, like tofu puff, lamb, enoki mushroom, white radish, lotus root, and if you're more adventurous blood curd and beef entrails. My favorite in the non-spicy broth is frozen tofu (you just freeze soft tofu and throw them in, literally) it will develop these honey-comb-like structures that soak up all the delicious broth, YUM!
    Dipping sauce wise, personally I just like to add condiments to plain Chinese-styled sesame sauce, like fermented bean curd, cilantro, green onion, chili oil, soy sauce, garlic chive blossom sauce, toasted sesame oil, and Chinese black vinegar if you like something tangy. What josh did was totally new though, and that garlic sesame sauce looks so good. I'll definitely try it out the next time I have hot pot!

    • @brooksnorris4118
      @brooksnorris4118 2 роки тому +2

      So, I'd like to try this but my wife doesn't eat red meat as it makes her sick. Any choices or advice on meat combo that isn't cow or lamb?

    • @kaedehara3645
      @kaedehara3645 2 роки тому +2

      exactly! my family always buys the little bags that comes with all the broth packets lol its the one with the little lamb on the package

    • @giraffejoker563
      @giraffejoker563 2 роки тому +17

      @@brooksnorris4118 you could totally use thinly sliced fish, shelled shrimp, oyster, or fish balls. Just make sure everything is thawed so they cook quickly in the broth.

    • @pianoforte611
      @pianoforte611 2 роки тому +3

      Mushroom powder is basically a substitute for MSG because a lot of Americans don't like the idea of MSG (I know there is nothing wrong with it).

    • @ilikecherries3866
      @ilikecherries3866 2 роки тому +4

      @@brooksnorris4118 Any shellfish or fishballs are delicious! I wouldn't recommend chicken though, it tends to get pretty tough.

  • @GriffinWarrior
    @GriffinWarrior 2 роки тому +62

    Yay!
    Best part of this video is seeing the dish getting enjoyed by the crew.
    All the cooking TV shows would've gotten so much more clout if they showed the food they made actually getting enjoyed by the people who worked so hard to film it!

  • @charlesbonali5180
    @charlesbonali5180 2 роки тому +9

    As Chinese, I'm amazed how RIGHT Josh did the spicy flavor pot. Just two really important tips about enjoying hot pot: 1. You need really THIN sliced beef or lamb to maximize the flavor. 2. There is actually a dipping sauce for hot pot: half table spoon of Tahini (sesami paste), 2 table spoons of peanut butter and a table spoon of sesami oil, blend well with some non-chili soup (or just hot water) till the whole thing becomes sticky but diluted. It would be the best if you can get some of the "fermented bean curd" in it, but it's optional. Last but not least, some chopped coriander and green onions.

    • @xenaioaks5363
      @xenaioaks5363 2 роки тому +1

      I keep seeing comments like these and I'm getting more hungry!

  • @ivymei5501
    @ivymei5501 2 роки тому +27

    Respect and a LOT of appreciation to Josh! amazing work, I was super super impressed by how you made your soup base from scratch. Hope there are more and more people willing to try hot pot 😁

  • @dropslemon
    @dropslemon 2 роки тому +325

    For those of you that have an instant pot and don't want to buy a whole extra thing to be able to do hot pot, you won't be able to divide the broths the same way but you can do a one-broth hot pot by sticking your instant pot on saute mode!

    • @mstuckey311
      @mstuckey311 2 роки тому +8

      I did this a few weeks ago and it works like a charm!

    • @paulkhanna1
      @paulkhanna1 2 роки тому +1

      Great tip, thanks.

    • @sassebaybe7603
      @sassebaybe7603 2 роки тому +2

      I use my rice cooker lol... I'm going tonhave to try it in the instant pot now!!

    • @Christian-ql4vw
      @Christian-ql4vw 2 роки тому +12

      have 2 instant pots problem solved

    • @PanSangex
      @PanSangex 2 роки тому +3

      whattabout one of those little stoves for camping and a pot lmao

  • @zackwu6298
    @zackwu6298 2 роки тому +42

    In my family, the broth is always homemade by simmering some beef beginning in the morning, and then flavored with some herbs. The dipping sauces are extremely accurate, however at our home we use sesame paste and then mix that with the sesame garlic, the soy sauce compound, and a lot of other stuff, and then loosen with a bit of broth so we can dunk it because that is how we do it at my house.
    Overall this is extremely accurate for a more high end hotpot, good video.

  • @rachelgreen8296
    @rachelgreen8296 2 роки тому +2

    Just saw an old video from 2017 and wanted to compliment your current production quality. Your videos are instructional and beautiful. Oh and the food looks sooooo good!

  • @cindymit2438
    @cindymit2438 2 роки тому +6

    I love all different types of hot pot! I’m Cambodian and my culture loves doing a hot pot dish called Yao Hon. Its more barbecue sauce based with coconut milk and coconut soda! It sweet, salty, spicy, creamy, and more! So flavorful that you didn’t need dipping sauce, although we sometimes like having fermented soy bean paste on the side.

  • @Ypsilion
    @Ypsilion 2 роки тому +36

    When my (white) parents came to visit me in Japan 6 years ago, I took them to have hot pot (the Chinese type, not the Japanese nabe style).
    Man, my dad was SO disappointed and complained it was just "soup with wilted vegetables and meat you have to cook by yourself". But after the first bite, my friends, he was an enlightened man. It's a pretty famous all-you-can-eat hot pot, so I think in total we repeated everything (various meat cuts and vegetables) 3 or 4 times.
    He even made me take them to the same store again before they left Japan.
    All of this to say, nabe/hot pot is one of my favorite foods of all time. It's warm, comforting, and really delicious. If you don't have a hot pot/name restaurant close to home, please try the recipe! You will never regret it!

    • @Tomc3218
      @Tomc3218 2 роки тому

      To be fair, I hate going to a restaurant for hotpot too for the same reason since I do make my own broth / stock for the soup base. lol…

    • @lisabishop6266
      @lisabishop6266 2 роки тому +1

      Lol!!!! Back in the 70's, my mom had her parents over for dinner. We had beef fondue. My grandpa was SO pissed that my mom invited him to dinner than had him cook his own food!!!! 😂 Yea, mom didn't make that mistake again!

    • @Ypsilion
      @Ypsilion 2 роки тому

      @@Tomc3218 I bet the homemade stock/broth is way better than the ones at the restaurant. At least you can adjust it to your own tastes!

  • @toxicmustardwasabi
    @toxicmustardwasabi 2 роки тому +12

    great video. making your own soup base is truly next level.
    what I love doing with hotpot is making my own dipping sauce by combining the sesame oil-garlic and vinegar-soy sauces with chilli oil/chilli crisp, and then cracking in one raw egg and mixing it all together.
    also I agree with the "no rice during hotpot" comments. you already have dumplings - save more space for the beef.

  • @velvetbiscuit7621
    @velvetbiscuit7621 11 місяців тому +2

    I’ve been using this recipe for the chilly soup base for almost a year, it’s amazing 😍

  • @donspafford414
    @donspafford414 10 місяців тому

    I’m also saving this video as the inspiration for my foray into cooking and a brand new life! Thanks Josh!

  • @SamuelLCadieux
    @SamuelLCadieux 2 роки тому +5

    Perfect timing with your video. I just moved to the capital of hotpot, the city of Chongqing, China. There’s like 10 hot pot spots if not more less than 5 minutes away from my place. This food is paradise. For the authentic experience, take all of your spicy crystalized orange mixture and put it in a pot without a non spicy side. Just one quarter of it is just not the punch in the gut that the real thing is supposed to do to you. And don’t forget a bunch of beers, you can’t be sober by the end of this experience. Of course, nothing wrong with the non spicy and multiple variations of hotpot, but the Chongqing experience deserves a try.

  • @suzannes5888
    @suzannes5888 2 роки тому +32

    This video makes me realize how Chinese my kitchen has become during COVID... I have all of the ingredients you used to make both soups on hand 😊🍜🥟🥢

  • @lindseyeatinginsf2139
    @lindseyeatinginsf2139 2 роки тому +22

    I'm Chinese and I've never got to know how to make the spicy soup base at home, since me and my friend always buy the pre-made ones in grocery stores. Thank you for the eye-opening education! Looks exactly like the ones we bought. Well done!

  • @Ftwiiner
    @Ftwiiner Рік тому

    the best part of the whole video was watching the crew eat and vibe at the end. thanks Joshua, that concentrated spicy mix looks incredible

  • @sirius_b_13
    @sirius_b_13 2 роки тому +5

    Ok, I have been watching this chanel and I always love waiting with excitement for the B-roll but this dish speciafically is like a photogenic dish. It looks so incredibly good I might just have to try and make it at home

  • @fuzyfuzfuz2
    @fuzyfuzfuz2 2 роки тому +4

    OMG Josh LOVE your videos! Thank you for teaching me how to cook! I know you've probably got a ton of video ideas in the works, and maybe some other people won't be super interested, but if you could make a video/recipe making Cioppino, I would die from happiness! ❤️ I had it once at a restaurant and it was SO good I had no idea you could make a fish stew like that. I've been dying to find a good recipe to recreate that experience at home! But I understand there are lots of other awesome dishes to be made too. Thanks again for all of the wisdom and the papa love. I'm pretty sure the reason my boyfriend will propose to me is because I made your pizza dough that out-pizza'd the hut. It was so good!!! And saves us so much money ❤️ Appreciate what you do ❤️

  • @nikkiroo94
    @nikkiroo94 2 роки тому +38

    I love watching your videos! My son loves watching them more. He’s three years old. He woke up this morning saying “watch Joshua Weissman”. I make some of your recipes and he loves them ❤️

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas Рік тому

      You're doing a great job, Mom! My nearly 18 yr old son still only likes pizza, spaghetti, anything like a hot pocket, and ramen. I failed.

  • @2503condor
    @2503condor 4 місяці тому

    Probably your best one yet! Thanks for the recipe!!!!!!

  • @giraffejoker563
    @giraffejoker563 2 роки тому +16

    Kudos for making hot pot from scratch! You could also use meatball, fish, shrimp and tofu as accoutrements. One tip is to have noodles and dumplings as the last ingredients you put into the hot pot, so that they can absorb all the flavors of all the previous items! Usually we don't eat hot pot with rice, as noodles and dumplings are enough, but you can have it however the way you want it!

  • @Tara.strong
    @Tara.strong 2 роки тому +102

    I had hot pot once when I was visiting China, and I'm obsessed! It was over 10 years ago, and the eating experience was amazing. I've always wanted to recreate it for my family.

    • @zacharyarakawa2401
      @zacharyarakawa2401 2 роки тому +5

      now u have the chance, make it for your family, tell us how it goes!

  • @forevereveru
    @forevereveru 2 роки тому +1

    I was literally craving for this and always wanted to make spicy soup base at home.. then you made this video love love ❤️

  • @cathymason1843
    @cathymason1843 Рік тому

    I looooooooooove to see the boys eat your cooking! That's the best compliment any chef can get!

  • @anonymwho7263
    @anonymwho7263 2 роки тому +33

    Would love to see which pots, pans, and bakeware you recommend, what all you specifically use each for and how to maintain them. Love your channel

  • @maryama6010
    @maryama6010 Рік тому +40

    Just tried hot pot this weekend in Queens. Excellent. Loved it. So glad that I had a delicious new good experience. Yum.

    • @phuturephunk
      @phuturephunk Рік тому +1

      Hell yeah! Queens is the greatest! So many Hot Pot places, so little time.

    • @AK-jt7kh
      @AK-jt7kh 2 місяці тому

      Where are the best hot pot places? I live on the island & sometimes I go to the city

  • @jessicasledge1743
    @jessicasledge1743 2 роки тому +6

    It’s like you read my mind! I was just looking up homemade hot pot 2 days ago and you drop this gem. Thank you so much! I love your videos! I’ve already tried a bunch of them with great results, and I can’t wait to try this one! 😁

  • @Drumlinetv206
    @Drumlinetv206 2 роки тому +12

    We’ve been eating hotpot every night for… 3 weeks now LOL. Definitely a favorite at our house. We bought individual ones which definitely makes the experience 👌🏼

  • @brenixon1577
    @brenixon1577 2 роки тому +4

    I bought your book and it is gorgeous and absolutely hilarious to read through. It's so you.

  • @BerettaTV
    @BerettaTV Рік тому +117

    It would literally take me an entire day to find the ingredients and put a meal like this together

    • @Rockn6
      @Rockn6 Рік тому +5

      Would take you all day to go to a store? Dramatic much?

    • @Stiftoad
      @Stiftoad Рік тому +44

      @@Rockn6 i think whats implied is that a loit of this is only available at specialty stores. Depending on where you live its much harder or easier to find stuff...

    • @The_Joestar
      @The_Joestar Рік тому +8

      I'm literally preparing hot pot for Christmas dinner as we speak and I feel very lucky to have found everything in 1 store

    • @BerettaTV
      @BerettaTV Рік тому +11

      @@Rockn6 I would have to drive around going to multiple stores all over my city, probably wouldn’t even find it all

    • @Aaackermann
      @Aaackermann Рік тому +1

      @@Rockn6 Not getting the implication of the comment much?

  • @sophf6401
    @sophf6401 Рік тому

    This is sooo on point-espacilly with the pot u got. Respect

  • @rockyfraser958
    @rockyfraser958 Рік тому

    This is just beautiful to watch you make it!

  • @mofish3601
    @mofish3601 2 роки тому +15

    So happy to see the boys eating this together! My favorite part of cooking is watching my family eat it with enthusiasm and I usually have to just imagine your crew devouring your yummy food!

    • @jessicagulino5320
      @jessicagulino5320 2 роки тому +5

      Was just about to comment about that!!! Seeing all the guys eating together made my heart swell. Josh and his crew are so pure and adorable, I just love them so much. Seeing them happy makes me happy lol😭

    • @fayemioluwaseun529
      @fayemioluwaseun529 9 місяців тому

      N. Mmmmmm mmmm mj,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

  • @josephcaldarera9901
    @josephcaldarera9901 Рік тому +4

    Hot pot is becoming very popular in America - a wonderful cultural infusion. Great preparation of the stock!

  • @reddo84
    @reddo84 2 роки тому

    great cooking and team!!
    Been binging for a week on all the content due to covid, and its got me through
    thanks
    Big Jim

  • @JesiDavisBuildingaSimplerLife

    This look AMAZING!! Im drooling!

  • @Raycefan
    @Raycefan Рік тому +5

    My wife just bought me this same dual hot pot that you’re using for my birthday. I am SUPER excited to use it!

    • @Nalianna
      @Nalianna Рік тому

      Best way to use it, is to invite a bunch of people you care about to eat with you. Shabu Shabu is best, when you're elbow to elbow, talking loud, and happy.

  • @ong2547
    @ong2547 2 роки тому +16

    Sesame sauce is amazing, I think it taste best with veggies because I think ponzu should is too sour for vegetables and this is my recipe on it, it doesn’t require sesame paste
    In a food processor add
    - 2 tbsp of toasted white sesame
    - 1 tbsp of rice vinegar or 1/2 tbsp of white vinegar
    - 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce
    - a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper
    - 1 tbsp of mayo
    - 2 tbsp of your broth or just water
    - 1 tbsp of sesame oil (optional but brings a nice flavour to it)
    and blend, it is good with meat and best with veggies

  • @annaphimmasen2938
    @annaphimmasen2938 Рік тому

    That look super yummy!!!! That is for sharing the recipe.

  • @samanthar6766
    @samanthar6766 2 роки тому +1

    I’m obsessed with Asians flavors and dishes and you’re channel is my new favorite. Great recipes, easy to follow and you’re absolutely hilarious! I can’t wait to see future content!

  • @franekgajda9729
    @franekgajda9729 2 роки тому +14

    I belive Josh is one of the best cook in terms of understanding the essence and purpose of eating.

    • @rivitril5440
      @rivitril5440 2 роки тому +2

      Nah he's too elitist. True cooking is about making other people cook

    • @attilapalinkas2448
      @attilapalinkas2448 2 роки тому

      @@rivitril5440 and thats what he doeas excatly!

  • @siekensou77
    @siekensou77 2 роки тому +3

    there's many different types of soup stock for hotpot.
    also for my family we like asian radish aka daikon as well as silky soft tofu for pre-added food to the soup no matter what soup base we use.

  • @JL-qf3hq
    @JL-qf3hq 2 роки тому

    This is excellent! Glad to see hotpot in your series 😁 Hotpot really is whatever you want it to be, there is no right or wrong way as long as you are enjoying it.

  • @Elizabeth-uj8vn
    @Elizabeth-uj8vn 6 місяців тому

    Love watching your friends enjoying cooking!😂❤

  • @elizabethdavis5277
    @elizabethdavis5277 Рік тому +4

    Oh my gosh this is heaven behind heaven!!!!!!!!!!! My husband and I both come from very strong culture families. We are both Cajuns from Louisiana. And we love our food!! But we also are obsessed with other people's culture Foods. I have spent the last 20 years grabbing people from different nationalities and having them teach me everything they can about their traditional foods!! And it's super cool because we raised our kids this way and they are obsessed as well with different types of culture foods!! This looks like something I could not pass up!!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @Ragnarra
      @Ragnarra 3 місяці тому

      I can respect the dedication. I love cajun food and I'm not even from the south but to be honest it doesn't matter to me. What matters is how it tastes.

  • @erikaocciano3802
    @erikaocciano3802 2 роки тому +4

    I love how the team eats together afterwards! I think it would be wholesome if in every video, the men eats whatever Joshua makes! Stay safe guys, always love your cooking!!!

  • @askme78232
    @askme78232 4 місяці тому

    Kudos for awesome authenticity!

  • @ivorellarackley4401
    @ivorellarackley4401 10 місяців тому +1

    Joshua's recipes and personality are a large majority of the videos, but let's also give it up for his funny and talented editor hahahah I love the editing style of all of Joshua's videos, but his cooking knowledge is unmatched. 🥰🧡

  • @jessicalewis8528
    @jessicalewis8528 2 роки тому +24

    That spread looks amazing! Always skip the rice when I eat hot pot at a restaurant or at home - for me, it’s all about the meat and veggies, maybe some glass noodles. The spicy mala sauce seems like it would take a lot of work and ingredients (we usually buy a vacuum sealed hard block of paste), but the rest of the recipe is pretty accessible. Making hot pot at home is a great meal for a special occasion.

    • @bailewen
      @bailewen 2 роки тому

      I've never actually heard of rice with hotpot before. Usually for a starch, folks just throw some noodles in the pot

  • @TheAarongauntt
    @TheAarongauntt 2 роки тому +4

    Don't think I didn't see you getting your rice out of the instant pot! Lol glad to see you getting some use out of it

  • @THIAH23
    @THIAH23 2 роки тому

    Wonderful!!! So excited to try this at home

  • @JordanVanRyn
    @JordanVanRyn 5 місяців тому

    I actually got a Korean BBQ Hot pot for the holidays a couple years ago and I hope to use it. But this is a great beginner's tutorial because I hope to learn to do Hot pot cooking someday.

  • @bcatbb2896
    @bcatbb2896 Рік тому +4

    I approve of this. well done, you've done it better than most asian families would do because nowadays, we just use the package stuff and dump the powder/sauce into the pot

  • @jazzy_taste
    @jazzy_taste 2 роки тому +216

    I had a similar dish on a hot pot in a Vietnamese restaurant, the meat is gorgeous, but the spicy part ... it's so damn spicy and you can't stop eating it! 🔥🔥🔥😋

  • @qwertyboo
    @qwertyboo 2 роки тому

    Love that shot of y'all eating at the end

  • @TiffyGaming24
    @TiffyGaming24 2 роки тому +1

    Spending the whole day to prepare the ingredients and soup, then spending 2 hours just sitting down chatting and eating. It’s gotta be one of the best feeling ever

  • @domy739
    @domy739 Рік тому +8

    Bravo! You made fondu very well!! Come to China one day and try different restaurants, they will give you more idea!

  • @SpicySoulsa
    @SpicySoulsa 2 роки тому +23

    I've only had Hotpot twice?? But it was so fun and so so good. Seeing this makes me want to find a place and have some 😔🙏

    • @skyOH7
      @skyOH7 2 роки тому +10

      Just make it yourself. Instead of doing what Josh does you can just buy the premade soup base and sauce and then just pick whatever it is that you want in your hotpot.

    • @sIimepoop
      @sIimepoop 2 роки тому +2

      It’s really easy to make at home. Josh just went the extra mile here.

    • @jessicaa-
      @jessicaa- 2 роки тому +1

      hot pot is literally any soup base (spicy, bone stock, tomato, etc..) + any thing you want to eat with the soup base, it doesnt have to fancy at all. You can just do it over the stove as well, no need for the special equipment.

  • @aleksandraopacic1421
    @aleksandraopacic1421 2 роки тому

    IMPRESSIVE! Definately gonna try!

  • @stephend9416
    @stephend9416 Рік тому

    Jeez! Dude! This is amazing.
    Even Chinese rarely make that hotspot base-soup and you make it by yourself!!!
    👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @heartbreakingjk
    @heartbreakingjk 2 роки тому +10

    When your version is as authentic as the one you can find locally. Even the way you hold the chopsticks is accurate

  • @GsFoodSecrets
    @GsFoodSecrets 2 роки тому +34

    I’d be interested in seeing some videos in a “But Faster” series. Show us how to make quick meals at home faster than you could by driving out to a restaurant, ordering, and returning.

    • @mik0zlove358
      @mik0zlove358 2 роки тому +6

      He already made one

    • @raiesh3813
      @raiesh3813 2 роки тому +2

      Smh these comments are you dumb? .
      He already made this series

    • @shirokanzaki15
      @shirokanzaki15 2 роки тому +6

      your comment was even more annoying sir... you better stop it

    • @raiesh3813
      @raiesh3813 2 роки тому +1

      @@shirokanzaki15 I mean it is dumb of him To not check joshs playlist before commenting right?

    • @shirokanzaki15
      @shirokanzaki15 2 роки тому

      @@raiesh3813 yeah it was like 3 - 4 times every video... I wonder if that user is a bot or something

  • @daisywang2734
    @daisywang2734 2 роки тому

    I’m from the hotpot city Chengdu! Very excited to see someone sharing my most favourite authentic Chinese food

  • @Cali-mam2stroke
    @Cali-mam2stroke 2 місяці тому

    Never had it but I need this in my life!

  • @dvduwu
    @dvduwu 2 роки тому +199

    This take on hot pot was actually pretty good both in terms of adhering to tradition and a unique take. However, for dipping sauces, I would say the most important sauce for chinese style hot pot would be sesame sauce, or majiang. It's a mix of sesame seeds, toasted sesame oil, and a variety of other ingredients of your choosing ranging from fermented bean curd (jiangdoufu/"jiang tofu") to tianmianjiang to even miso, and puree'd in a blender. It's the consistency and color of liquid peanut butter, and it's almost a must have in hot pot.

    • @yx3255
      @yx3255 2 роки тому +7

      LOL as someone growing up where the Niuyou hot pot originated, I'd rather go with sesame oil plus garlic and salt for dipping sauce.

    • @bailewen
      @bailewen 2 роки тому +2

      @@yx3255 sesame sauce is Beijing/Muslim influence. Lot's of sesame sauce in Shaanxi or in the northwest, but you won't find anyone in Sichuan using it. For Sichuanese, the OG of hotpot, sesame sauce for hotpot is like katsup for steak

    • @Arwenpii
      @Arwenpii Рік тому +1

      @@bailewen Sichuan hotpot is not OG. I say this as the granddaughter of a Sichuanese. It just happens to be the most well-known in the west. All Chinese provinces have their own preference and history goes back so far its hard to say which is the oldest. Most hotpot restaurants in China will offer most types of dipping sauces and sesame/fermened tofu sauces are truly a flavour bomb

    • @bailewen
      @bailewen Рік тому

      @@Arwenpii nah...throughout China, with only rare exceptions, it's all either Sichuan or Beijing style (there's the occasional Guangdong style, but it's rare). All the localities might have their own spin on it, but even if you are in Guangxi or whatever, they will make up a Sichuan sounding name for the shop

    • @bailewen
      @bailewen Рік тому

      p.s. "Beijing" style is boring

  • @Xckeyl
    @Xckeyl 2 роки тому +29

    I'm obsessed with spicy food- like SPICY food, and traditional mala hotpot broth has consistently taken me out. Trust y'all, this stuff isn't something to mess around with. That being said, Josh's doesn't look too oily which I imagine would lead to a milder broth. It's an absolute flavor bomb that keeps me coming back

  • @MayBlaze0
    @MayBlaze0 2 роки тому +6

    One of my personal favorite food items to add in here is Egg Dofu, it is velvety and soaks the flavor so well.

  • @svharken6907
    @svharken6907 2 роки тому

    had hotpot in a sidewalk restaurant in sechuan... baskets and baskets of things i didnt even recognize to cook and eat. stems flowers on and on. one of the best food experiences of my life.

  • @brysengantt7284
    @brysengantt7284 2 роки тому

    always see yo vids on snap and finally found ya yt. dat msg edit had me rollin. love the content and yo vids. keep up the hard work!

  • @Ramu-10
    @Ramu-10 2 роки тому +4

    POV: You're trying to earn back the uncle-title.

  • @lowtechadventure2709
    @lowtechadventure2709 2 роки тому +3

    I guess the essence of hot pot is never eat it alone man

  • @0720Jove
    @0720Jove 8 місяців тому

    I love the ending when you’re all just enjoying eating it. ❤

  • @meecha7154
    @meecha7154 2 роки тому

    Tht looks so good I learn a lot just watching you.

  • @chervywong96
    @chervywong96 2 роки тому +11

    Other soup bases I love in hot pot is tomato and pork bone. Tip: If you can't find dried shitake mushroom and jujubes (AKA red dates), you can add corn and carrot to your clear soup base for some extra sweetness.
    Also, I'm chinese but the shabu beef is a little too thick for hot pot imo ... don't at me pls 🙃

  • @Prozzie
    @Prozzie 2 роки тому +42

    Be REAL careful if you make that spicy soup base (MaLa) at home. That stuff will blow your face off and make your mouth feel numb like you just drank a chemical from the cupboard under the sink...juuuust the way I like it (it's so good)

  • @RonghuiMrYe
    @RonghuiMrYe 2 роки тому

    Awesome video man.perfect broth. You are a real chef. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @moto5cross
    @moto5cross 2 роки тому

    Love your videos and have been going back to watch pretty much all of them. Any chance you could make a sourdough rye or marble rye bread video? Much love and cheers to upcoming 6M subscribers!

  • @phengbun1820
    @phengbun1820 Рік тому +6

    I want to watch you react to Food War the anime and then cook some of the dishes from the show.

  • @unravelpeng9565
    @unravelpeng9565 2 роки тому +3

    Good video! Traditional spicy hotpot is always too oily, Josh's version is better and drinkable but it needs more kinds of spices.

  • @Koala9000
    @Koala9000 2 роки тому +1

    His cameramen have the life. They watch and sometimes eat Josh’s food

  • @MikeDollar
    @MikeDollar 2 роки тому

    Too see why I love hot pot, see the crew in the last few seconds plus everything Joshua said… just friends taking time to hang out and enjoy a fun food experience and catch up

  • @Er1995_
    @Er1995_ 2 роки тому +4

    Can’t wait for the Uncle Roger react video

  • @GsFoodSecrets
    @GsFoodSecrets 2 роки тому +2

    I haven’t even watched 1 minute yet but the thumbnail looks so freaking good. I will definitely make these to the best of my ability, papa.

  • @perfectlyimperfect4585
    @perfectlyimperfect4585 Рік тому

    Made the a couple of times it’s just perfect 💕💕

  • @humble_roots
    @humble_roots Рік тому

    Hahah this is super entertaining I can't wait to try this!