What are the must-eat dishes for hot pot? Recommended ingredients for hot pot: beef rolls, mutton rolls, and chicken rolls.

Hot pot is one of the most popular ways to cook food. There are many types of hot pots across the country, and different hot pots use different ingredients. The following are the top ten must-try hot pot dishes that are common in the north and south, including duck intestines , Beef rolls, mutton , enoki mushrooms, fried tofu, lettuce, meatballs, shrimp paste, fried crispy pork, etc. Please see what the editor of Maigu brings to you. Ranking list of the top ten must-try hot pot side dishes.

The Tripe meat is thick and crispy/chewy and elastic

Hairless tripe is not a hot pot. Hairy tripe can be said to be the most delicious meat in hot pot, especially Chongqing hot pot. Chongqing people eat hot pot without hairy belly, which is equivalent to eating the hot pot in vain. It is reported that people in Chongqing can eat 100,000 kilograms of tripe in a day. This ingredient has always occupied the "number one" position in Chongqing hot pot. Authentic Chongqing people pay attention to "seven ups and eight downs" when scalding belly. It takes two seconds to put it in the pot, one second to take it out of the pot, cycle it seven or eight times, and dip it in some sauce. It will taste absolutely delicious.

Crispy and delicious duck sausage

The must-have meat for hot pot is of course duck/goose intestines. The duck intestines and goose intestines are tender and crispy, chewy and tough, and the rich flavor of the spicy hot pot bottom with heavy oil makes people have endless aftertaste. The difference between duck intestines and goose intestines is that goose intestines are wider, crispier and less fishy. In fact, if you don't compare carefully, there is not much difference between the two. What is the optimal cooking time for duck intestines? According to the editor of Maigu, duck intestines are a relatively easy hot pot dish. After the bottom of the pot comes to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer for 30 seconds until the duck intestines change color and curl. It is ready to eat.

Fatty beef rolls are tender/flavorful but not greasy

Fatty beef rolls are a standard dish in hot pot. The meat is tender, alternately fat and lean, and soft in the mouth. Fatty beef is basically a meat dish that is ubiquitous on hot pot tables. It can be simmered lightly in the soup for 5-10 seconds before serving. The high-quality beef is made from imported grain-fed beef and is carefully processed through complex processes such as buffering, trimming and slicing. The meat is delicate in texture, alternately fat and thin, fragrant but not greasy. High-quality beef raw materials are selected from the upper part of imported grain-fed beef. The fat content is low, the beef has a rich aroma and a delicate taste. Suitable for hot pot. Maigoo recommends that the fat beef roll is best suited for spicy pot or tomato pot. Each has its own flavor and is suitable for people with different tastes.

Mutton is fat but not greasy/mellow in texture

What are the top ten must-try hotpot dishes? Some people think mutton has a strong fishy smell, but in most parts of the north, mutton hot pot is very popular. Among them, the old Beijing mutton hot pot is the representative of the northern style hot pot, and the hand-cut mutton is the specialty of the copper pot. Thinly sliced fresh Lamb, neither fishy nor smelly. Bright red meat slices soaked in clear and moist soup. After cooking, dip it in the prepared sesame sauce. The taste is extremely mellow. The editor of Maigou.com also learned that the Old Beijing Instant Pot also has very high requirements for the quality of mutton. In summary, it is: hand-cut meat, no blood, can stand upright on the plate, and no odor.

Flammulina enoki mushrooms are tender and delicious/full and juicy

Enoki mushrooms can be said to be the star vegetarian dish in hot pot and one of the top ten must-eat vegetables in hot pot. Because enoki mushrooms have a compact shape, they will not rot even if cooked for a long time. When the enoki mushrooms are boiled in a hot pot until cooked, part of the soup can be wrapped in the enoki mushrooms. Not only can you experience the smoothness of enoki mushrooms, but you can also taste the delicious hot pot soup base. The plump and juicy enoki mushrooms will never be enough. Although enoki mushrooms are delicious, their shortcomings are also obvious. Enoki mushrooms are compact in appearance, difficult to bite off, and easily get stuck in teeth, so some friends don’t like them very much. Enoki mushrooms are not only a must-have mushroom vegetable for shabu-shabu, they are also often ordered when eating spicy soup.

Fried tofu strips are soft and tasty / plump and juicy

What should you order for hot pot? Fried yuba, fried tofu, dry-fried bells and other soy products are essential ingredients for hot pot. Yuba is a very nutritious soy product with rich bean aroma and unique taste that other soy products do not have. Perfect for shabu shabu. Put the fried golden and crispy yuba into the boiling hot pot, cook until the yuba becomes soft, take out the dipping sauce, the yuba soaked in the hot pot soup base is fragrant and soft, and very delicious; the fried tofu skin is soaked in the tomato pot bottom, sour It is sweet and has a special aroma of deep-fried food, which is a perfect match with the sesame paste dipping sauce.

Lettuce is refreshing and greasy/sweet and crispy

Lettuce is a common vegetable and a must-have vegetarian dish in hot pot. Lettuce is a great ingredient that can be eaten raw or cooked. Lettuce has a refreshing taste and is easy to cook. Lettuce absorbs oil when shabu-shabu is being cooked. It absorbs most of the heavy oil left after shabu shabu, soothing the greasy feeling of the soup. The key is that after the lettuce absorbs the fat in the soup base, the cooked lettuce will not be greasy, but will be smooth and refreshing, making it more delicious. In addition to the spicy hotpot, the lettuce shabu-shabu base, tomato hotpot base, and mushroom soup base all have unique flavors.

Meatballs are fresh and tender/rich in flavor

Meatballs are one of the must-have dishes in hot pot. There are many kinds of hot pot meatballs. The maigoo editor alone knows fish balls, shrimp balls, beef balls, Chicken balls, pork balls, fish balls, cuttlefish balls, shrimp balls, beef balls, etc., beef tendon balls, Lobster balls, tribute balls, mushroom balls, cheese balls, etc. Heart balls, Sea urchin balls and other vegetable and meat balls. How long does it take to cook hot pot meatballs? Frozen hot pot meatballs generally need to be cooked for 5-8 minutes. The various meatballs come in different sizes and materials. It is better to cook for 1-2 minutes after the surface of the meatballs swells and floats on the water.

Shrimp tender and crispy/authentic

Shrimp sliders are a very popular hot pot side dish and one of the top ten classic hot pot side dishes. Generally, when eating hot pot, you will order shrimp sliders. Shrimp paste is made by removing the shells of shrimps and making shrimp paste, which is mixed with various ingredients such as meat and fish. Generally, the shrimp meat content in shrimp slippers is between 75% and 95%. The method of making shrimp paste is to peel the shrimps and beat them thousands of times to make the meat sticky. This way, it can maintain the original nutrients and have a crispy texture, which is especially suitable for hot pot. How long to cook shrimp sliders? This depends on the size of the shrimp sliders and the heat. Generally, the shrimps are cooked until they float.

Fried crispy pork/chili crisps that are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside

What kind of meat is delicious in hot pot? The hot pot hasn't boiled yet, so you can have a plate of freshly fried crispy pork to satisfy your cravings. The crispy pork is mainly made of tenderloin and eggs, with peppercorns on the surface. It tastes delicious and refreshing, with a bit of numbness, which makes people have endless aftertaste. Should the crispy meat be eaten directly or in a hot pot? The fried crispy meat can be eaten fresh and dipped in dried chili powder or tomato sauce; it can also be cooked in a hot pot, where it will become soft after inhaling the soup, making it fragrant and spicy.