Hotpot Dipping Ingredients (Sichuan)

Ingredients

• sausage, cut into bite-size pieces
• chicken breast, cut into paper thin slices
• pork tenderloins, cut into paper thin slices
• beef, cut into paper thin slices
• lamb, cut into paper thin slices
• already cooked meat, cut into paper thin slices (e.g., you may have cooked beef to make the beef broth ...)
• smoked bacon, cut into thick slices
• duck, cut into paper thin slices
• tofu, cut into thick slices
• mushroom (all kinds)
• turnip, including daikon
• potato, peeled, thckly sliced, and soaked in lightly salted water
• lotus root scraped clean, thckly sliced, and soaked in lightly salt water
• cauliflower, cut into florets
• broccoli, cut into florets
• spinach, cut into lengths
• mixed sprouts, whole (any kind)
• scallions, cut into sections
• sweet pepper, cut into sections
• onion, sliced
• shrimp, shelled
• scallops
• squid, cut into bite sized pieces

Directions

1. 1

   Lay out on trays or plates, either communally or for each individual diner.

2. 2

   Each diner selects what they want, place them in the hotpot, then remove when cooked to their preference.

3. 3

   Dipping sauces (separate recipe) are used to provide additional flavor.

4. 4

   Enjoy!