How To Make Hot Pot at Home: Easy Dinner Ideas for Winter! (Recipe, Sauce & Ingredients)

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Hellllo! it's getting cold here in Sydney, which means it's perfect time for... hot pot! In case you've never tried hot pot and have never heard of it, essentially it is a social food experience typically shared with family or friends and you have a communal pot with soup base or broth of your choice.
There are many restaurants that do this now, and it’s always a fun time, but there’s something really cosy about having hot pot at home. All the things I've included in this video is what I typically have, but honestly - there's no right answer, if it's something you love, chances are, it'll belong in the pot 🥘
Things I always buy when i have Chinese Hot Pot at Home:
0. Soup Base
1. Meats: Fatty Beef & Pork
2. Fish balls, Beef balls, Pork balls & Tofu Fish
3. Fish paste
4. Tofu & Fried Tofu
5. Veggies: Corn, Watercress, Chinese lettuce, Tong Ho, Raddish, Enoki Mushrooms
6. Noodles: Udon is my preference
7. Frozen Wontons & Dumplings
8. Hot Pot Sauces: Soy Sauce, Sesame Oil, chopped garlic, chopped spring onions, chili garlic, satay sauce.
My go-to sauce mix is 1 part soy sauce, 1 part sesame oil, 1 tsp chopped garlic, 1 tsp spring onions ^ 1 tsp coriander
How To Make Hot Pot at Home: The Perfect Easy Dinner Idea for Winter! (Recipe, Sauce & Ingredients)

[@michaelj2528]

Missed you for a while ,but great to see you back .always interesting and entertaining. Hope all is well with you and your family

[@yisun7448]

Me too

[@JaniceFung]

hellllooooo! one of many things i love about winter is being able to hot pot without turning on the aircon! it's like a hug from inside out. 🥘🫂 hope ya like the vid!

[@yisun7448]

谢谢你 Janice! 我也是最喜欢吃火锅。好吃，香喷喷的！我很喜欢看你的视频！祝你天天快乐！身体健康！万事如意！

[@bluejuiceist]

I love hot pot and would love to do at home! Where do you get a good hot pot from? Just online? 😅

[@jamieli1174]

Omg!! Nice to see an Eastwood vlog Janice! ❤️ Nice shopping trolley too. Hope to have hot pot soon

[@JenniferIngraham]

Good times with siblings. Love it.

[@SoloWitDaDraco]

Hey Janice so glad you're back with another amazing video. Hope all is well and keep the content coming!! ✌️

[@juliag8100]

Tip from my friend is to cook the noodles beforehand then put it in the hot pot base so it doesn’t get all starchy. :)

[@pek5117]

Ohh that egg poached in the broth looked great. Nice winter family meal. ❤

[@AlusW.]

Loved your family hot pot vid. Delish! Thanks, Janice. That soup at the end is the best with all the flavors from the ingredients. 😋👍👍

[@fng4699]

This video is so exciting, interesting and enjoyable. Thank you!!🙏

[@JaniceFung]

Thanks for watching 🙏🫶🏻

[@vincentlam7496]

Good choice of dumplings and udon (we buy exactly the same brands too!)!! Great to see u back on KZbin! U've definitely been missed!

[@irena-talita]

I love the hot pot at home ,such a great video ..my family and I do this often including Korean bbq ..A great way for the fams to hang out ..I love the shrimp paste is so good in the hotpot ..x🥰🫶❤️💗

[@smantle11]

I lived in Chengdu for a couple of years and got my head blown off several times eating at hotpot restaurants, much to the amusement of my colleagues! Then I found out that it doesn’t always have to be death by spicyness! Yours looks really good. I could eat that!😂

[@mookatgirl7680]

Yay a vlog 🤗😃 Eddy’s favourite is tofu yu. We’re too lazy to do hotpot at home lol, so we go out for it as a treat 🍲😋 great to see you and your family! Looking forward to your next vlog ☺️

[@coolguys74]

awsome thanks for the video!

[@coolguys74]

i had my first hot pot using your old video haha now i have tryied so much more food since then!

[@JaniceFung]

Oh I’m so glad to hear that!!

[@lorrinkim2274]

Brother's face: "I just want to eat, but I have to wait for my sister to make her video!!!" :D

[@JaniceFung]

Pretty much 🤣

[@franzandgreyadventures]

Its been awhileeee! Ive been waiting for your videos ❤

[@JaniceFung]

I have a few filmed already that I can’t wait to upload!! 💛

[@franzandgreyadventures]

@@JaniceFung Can’t wait! Haha I hope you can go here in the Philippines. Been a fan since 2022 :)

[@jeremy.franco]

FINALLY!!

[@pollylarracas]

Glutinous corn makes great soup - we shuck several ears and we cook the kernels in a clear broth, topped with chili leaves or spinach

[@JaniceFung]

Oooh how interesting! Do you add anything else to it?

[@pollylarracas]

@@JaniceFung nope, that's it! We sauté it for more flavor, but it's a pretty simple soup

[@Dinki-Di]

Yay! Humans of Eastwood unite. Love to see a local cooking video.

[@kiyoshitakeda452]

Good food video. One of the veggies looked similar to mizuna (水菜 kanji). The hotpot looked delicious. I just realized your seasons are the reverse of the northern hemisphere. It's why it is cold there. Do you have Haidilao there? Thank you for the video.

[@beanoyip06]

Hotpot or steamboat is a common thing during Chinese new yr for reunion dinner.

[@whatnowbrowncow133]

Mr KZbin doesn’t recommend your channel to me but boom here you are great video mate 👍🤙👌

[@chocolate-ou4kq]

Not to be rude, but @1:37 what you said is so funny " right now we're going to get a bunch of balls" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@diannebeatty3851]

Yummmmm

[@rogerlaw1356]

Very nice video 👍 Thank you & Ur brother 🙏

[@JaniceFung]

i'll let him know lol

[@Edwardscissor]

Do you like the Szechuan style with all those chillies and pepper Janice. I love that numbing spice

[@fifi873]

Janice, can you tell me where you got your red hot pot cooker? It looks cool. Thanks!

[@tracycreaser4462]

Yum ❤

[@JaniceFung]

💛💛

[@abettertomorrow5928]

Yummy 😋🤤😋

[@glennymac9123]

Spooky coincidence… we did hotpot this weekend too. Perfect Sydney winter weather for it. Tried the Little Sheep brand “mala spicy” in homemade chicken broth… definitely hit the pot… I mean spot.

[@JaniceFung]

perfect weather for it!! ooooh i'll give that a go! probs need a split pot just in case too spicy lol

[@leonfong4456]

I wish I get to be on Janice's hot pot's invitation list, I would bring some of my favourite ingredients, don't worry, no birds, lol😂😂

[@jenhauyong]

Your bro was waiting for you patiently... 😅 TA PIN LOU ahhh

[@GmailM844]

Thank u

[@josephlownang6992]

Good video

[@carmenwong173]

Janice, I live in Eastwood. A few years ago, I had once even ran into you filming Progress Avenue in Eastwood but I kept my distance then! Last year, we had even visited the same grocery store on almost the same day! May we be friends?

[@johnnysopals]

Yayya Ewoo shoutout. You need the chinese bbq sauce!! lol

[@joewinglovemusic]

Where did you buy those Fish Paste please ?

[@wdnicolson]

How is 1:44 even a question Janice???? Of course!!!

[@jeniallenby8389]

its FREEZING isn't it? look forward to trying this

[@JaniceFung]

today is soooo cold

[@metalgear292]

I love you Janny

[@perusing324]

yo janice - how much was each item? planning on surprising my fam with some hot pot

[@coolguys74]

would love to see prices too

[@JaniceFung]

Ahh! That’s actually a great idea - I will include this in my description shortly

[@GmailM844]

Hey Janice your sis and brother acting different so strange to see still love

[@louisering2699]

Do I need ti buy a special pot for this? I have a rice cooker or slow cooker would they do the job?

[@XxSluhsiexX]

If you have a portable gas burner any big pot is fine!

[@leonfong4456]

Oh Janice, u don't put a kangaroo and koala bear this time? I wonder what flavor it will generate,

[@stanleybower5137]

Say 💭 hello 👋 to you hot pot keep warm up very chilly day in the Sydney look so amazing hot pot very yummy 😋 food

[@fatdoi003]

i'm very easy... squid balls, watercress, corn.... i''ll be happy... oh for me i'll swap white reddish for winter melon...

[@leonfong4456]

3:08 nuts!

[@leonfong4456]

Everybody will cry, what is sis thinking

[@leonfong4456]

Oh, what happens if u bring those people who don't like hot pot to a hot pot, do they eat or don't eat??? This question always bug me. They contribute to the bill, u know

[@coolguys74]

what noodles were those!

[@JaniceFung]

Just udon noodles!

[@coolguys74]

it was udon its in the description

[@leonfong4456]

Janice u forgot to get crispy fish skin, so u can dip in the broth lol

[@peterc5318]

Love hot pot but need at least 4 people to be cost effective for diy at home. If I need a hot pot fix , I go to ma la tang 😂

[@joewinglovemusic]

Much Cheaper at home too .. I thought u guys may go to Korean butcher in Eastwood for meat ..

[@GmailM844]

Your brother so funny

[@leonfong4456]

Oh I put wasabi in my dipping

[@yisun7448]

same

[@leonfong4456]

@@yisun7448 yeah!!!

[@yisun7448]

@@leonfong4456 ❤

[@yisun7448]

@@leonfong4456 yeah, wasabi tastes good

[@airbus7808]

😂 missed the energy. Appreciate quality over quantity but almost forgot about your channel

[@JaniceFung]

Thank you for clicking on this one haha 🫶🏻

[@leonfong4456]

At last, Who did the dishes? 😂

[@cybershot818]

Wow….is that ur white Beamer 😱

[@JaniceFung]

vroom vroom nah

[@chongzhou620]

Hot pot without fried tofu skin?!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!

[@JaniceFung]

Oh!!! Forgot whoops 😅