The Great Khans Fire Pot Recipes

Steps:

• Divide the chicken, shrimp, flank steak, spinach leaves and tofu evenly and decoratively on individual platters for each guest.
• Bring the chicken stock, ginger and green onions to a simmer in a fondue pot.
• Your guests spear and cook their food with fondue forks.
• Try to keep the level of chicken stock at 6 cups by adding more to the fondue pot as needed.
• We also provided chopsticks for eating with.
• Suggested dipping sauces: Chinese hot mustard, sweet and sour sauce, peanut sauce and curry sauce.
• If desired, once all the ingredients have been cooked, add 2 beaten eggs, baby spinach and 4 ounces of cooked Chinese noodles to the hot chicken stock and serve in small soup bowls for a delicious soup.
• End the meal with fortune cookies and green tea ice cream.

Steps:

• For the table, jars/small bottles of the following to make your own dipping sauce:
• Thread beef, chicken, shrimp, fishballs and scallops on wooden skewers and set aside. Combine water and chicken stock in an electric wok and bring to a boil. Add mung bean noodles, cabbage, bok choy and shiitake mushrooms. Place skewers in pot and cook according to individual taste. Ladle broth into bowls with skewered meats and seafood and serve with condiments.
• Fish Balls:
• In a food processor, puree fish with egg yolks until smooth. Add pepper, salt, sesame oil, fish sauce, and chilies; pulse processor a few times. Transfer mousse to a large, chilled bowl and fold in the scallions. Using a mixer, lift the egg whites to a stiff peak. Gently fold in the egg whites with the mousse. Cook a very small portion either in boiling water or in a microwave oven to verify seasonings. Using wet hands, make small balls (1-inch in diameter). Quickly blanch in salted boiling water for only 2 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.

Steps:

• Soak the noodles in warm water to cover until softened, about 30 minutes; drain. Cut the noodles into 3-inch pieces. Place the noodles and spinach on a serving platter with the lamb, prawns, and onions. Cover and refrigerate until ready to cook. In separate small serving bowls, whisk the dipping sauce ingredients until blended. In a large pot, bring the broth, ginger and wine to the boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Discard the ginger. Set a Mongolian fire pot or an electric wok in the centre of the table. Arrange the lamb platter and dipping sauces around the cooking vessel. Pour the hot broth into the fire pot and adjust the heat so the broth simmers gently. Each diner cooks his or her choice of ingredients and seasons it with dipping sauce. This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings. Plotting your Fire Pot: When purchasing a fire pot or hot pot, be sure to find one that is functional and not merely ornamental. To prevent damage to the pot, fill the moat with hot broth before adding the charcoal. Light the charcoal ahead of time in a barbecue, then transfer them to the fire pot. Unable to find a traditional fire pot? In a pinch, use an electric wok, or a portable gas burner, or even a fondue pot. The Cantonese version of hot pot is called a fire pot, which is a large clay pot over a portable burner or cool-burning stove.