Why is the hot pot soup cloudy? How to make hot pot spicy soup?

Hot pot has a long history in my country. In the Han Dynasty, a small copper vessel called "dye stove" and "dye cup" appeared. The structure is divided into three parts: the main body is a charcoal stove; there is a cup for food on it, the volume is generally 250 to 300 ml; and there is a plate below to receive the charcoal fire. It can be inferred that this is a small hot pot used by one person in ancient times. So why is the hot pot soup cloudy? What is the method of making hot pot spicy soup? Let's take a look at the introduction of Encyclopedia Knowledge Network below!

Contents of this article

1. Why is the hot pot soup cloudy?

2. How to make hot pot spicy soup

3. What dishes should you eat in hot pot without gaining weight?

4. Hot pot dipping sauce that won’t make you fat

Why is the hot pot soup cloudy?

Some ingredients will cause the soup to become cloudy when seasoning the hot pot, so be careful when choosing. The solution to the cloudy soup in the hot pot base is the quality, proportion, and type of edible oil (butter, lard, chicken oil, salad oil, vegetable oil, etc.) used in hot pot seasoning. The cloudy soup can be solved by changing the amount, proportion, and type of oil. The inharmonious proportions of other ingredients can also cause the cloudy soup.

How to make hot pot spicy soup

[Ingredients] 25g spicy hot pot base, 500g old soup, 20g rice wine, 25g sugar, 5g MSG, 100g soy sauce, 25g pepper, 50g dried chili, a little sesame oil, a little tangerine peel, star anise, cinnamon, grass fruit, cloves, 5 slices of ginger, 6 cloves of garlic, 250g butter.

【Production process】

1. Heat the butter in a wok, add 15g Sichuan peppercorns, 25g dried chili peppers, ginger and garlic, stir-fry until fragrant, then add the Sichuan spicy hot pot base and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in rice wine and stir-fry briefly.

2. Put the remaining ingredients and the soup into the wok and bring to a boil. Add your favorite food and serve with hot pot sauce.

What dishes can you eat in hot pot without gaining weight?

It is recommended to eat more vegetables. Whether you gain weight or not is mainly related to whether your calorie intake exceeds the standard for a long time. Eating too much of any food will make you fat. In addition, hot pot is a food that is high in oil, spicy and salt. The calorie content of the pot itself is relatively high. If you eat too much, it will easily lead to excessive calorie intake. Relatively speaking, the calorie content of meat is higher than that of vegetables, so it is recommended to eat more vegetables and less meat when eating hot pot.

Hot pot dipping sauce that won’t make you fat

It is recommended to use low-calorie dipping sauces. All food has calories, it's just a matter of how much, so there is no hot pot dipping sauce that doesn't make you fat, but on the other hand, you can also choose hot pot dipping sauces with relatively low calories. For example, avoid choosing dipping sauces such as sesame paste, peanut butter, and sesame oil, and replace them with dipping sauces with relatively low calories such as seafood sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, and mashed garlic. Add coriander and chopped green onions according to personal taste. Such a dipping sauce is not very high in calories and tastes delicious.