Comments on: Sichuan Hot Pot Soup Base (川式清油火锅底料)

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 15 May 2022 22:20:45 +0000

In reply to Asian food lover. I am sorry you were raised in a way that has lead you to believe that spreading unhappiness and anger is a way for you got get validation. That must be very difficult for you. Sharing food is an excellent way to move beyond trauma like that and form community among a diverse group who none the less share a common love of adventure in food. I hope that next time you think about lashing out with a comment like this you stop, breath, and choose to revel in the joy sites like this seek to share rather than lash out.

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 22:35:11 +0000

In reply to GF Journeyd. I'm afraid there's not a great GF one. So far I've only saw one Japanese brand that is gluten free (this one), but I don't recommend it for this dish. It is quite salty and it is not as flavorful as the Chinese one. If you only use a small amount in a dish, I think it's OK. However, this dish use doubanjiang as a main ingredient and it kinda loses the characters if you use a less quality doubanjiang...

By: GF Journeyd

GF Journeyd — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:51:28 +0000

Can you suggest a gluten-free doubanjiang? I’m having difficulty finding one that is wheat-free.

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:10:45 +0000

In reply to Asian food lover.

I am a Latina from Hialeah, Florida and not only did I conveniently have ALL of the ingredients called for in the recipe – I also have the hot pot and induction plate for a traditional Chinese hot pot experience. No need to be Chinese to enjoy the flavorful, sophisticated, and fun hotpot experience!

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:06:47 +0000

AMAZING recipe. I am so happy with the outcome! This recipe makes for four halves of my yin-yang hotpot (bought from Mala Market), so it is very convenient to save for future uses and possibly gifting to a neighbor 🙂

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:50:03 +0000

In reply to Tam Nguyen. The salty taste comes from the Doubanjiang, which is quite salty. When you order out, the broth usually contains a TON of MSG and salt.

By: Tam Nguyen

Tam Nguyen — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:15:18 +0000

Hi Maggie, I’m just wondering where the salt is coming in during the recipe because it doesn’t call for any at all. But whenever I do order out, it tends to be quite salty!

By: Quinn

Quinn — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 14:13:42 +0000

We made this for a dinner party of 7 last night. It was fantastic! We had three hot pots boiling during dinner: mild, medium and HOLY HELL MALA!…this morning I swear my tongue is still tingly so you can guess which one I used! The only down side is that we pretty much used every dish in the house, which means that I will be spending my morning cleaning and doing dishes! But totally worth it. Our guests had never had hot pot and they LOVED it.

I have attempted to make my own soup base before but never came close to what you can get at the big hot pot chain restaurants like Hai Di Lao, and now I know why. My wife says that this base actually beats anything she has had at a hot pot restaurant, and that is high praise indeed considering that she grew up in China (I’m just a laowai)!

Thanks again Maggie for another winner!

By: Sophia

Sophia — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:01:04 +0000

Wow. To be honest, I wasnt sure, if I would be able to recreate the great taste of restaurant hot-pot but I chose your recipe to try it. And then while I was making it and as soon as all the ingridients hit the oil, it was smelling like my favorite hotpot-place instantly! Like…it really smelled exactly like that! I was walking around in my kitchen and couldnt stop smiling. And then it tasted really just perfect. Sheer perfection. And I also think that it is quite easy to make, I had to buy only a few of the ingridients and most of the work was done by the blender. I will probably never buy storebought again and I am so much looking forward to the frozen portions of this.

Absolute recommendation!

By: S, loving OVs Recipes!

S, loving OVs Recipes! — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 23:23:47 +0000

In reply to Asian food lover.

Luckily most of the readers understand, what is meant by a phrase like that.
And yes, if someone cooks chinese recipes frequently, they have mostly everything they need already, like I do (average European person here)
So, just stop trolling, if if does not apply to your taste or stored ingridients, just scroll on??