Mala Tang Hot Pot
Quick answer
- Total time
- 160 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
The wide Chinese glass noodles need about two hours in lukewarm water and should be put to soak well before any cooking starts.
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Mala sauces vary in salt and oil from brand to brand; stir some into the beef-bone broth first and taste before deciding whether to add more.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Soak the Chinese flat glass noodles in lukewarm water for about 2 hours until softened.
- 2
Wash the bok choy and enoki mushrooms, trim the ends, and slice the dried bean curd sheets into 2 cm wide strips.
- 3
Pour beef bone broth into a pot, bring to a boil, then add the mala paste and whisk well with a ladle.
- 4
Once the soup boils, add the soaked glass noodles, bean curd, and enoki mushrooms, and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- 5
Add the beef, bok choy, garlic, and green chili.
Once the soup returns to a boil, cook for 2 to 3 minutes until no raw red areas remain in the beef.
- 6
Skim off any foam rising to the surface, maintain the hot temperature, and transfer to a large serving bowl.
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