Best Vegetable Hot Pot Recipes

CHINESE PORK & VEGETABLE HOT POT

Steps:

• 1. Place carrots and turnips in the bottom and up the sides of a 4-quart or larger slow cooker. Top with pork and scallion whites. Bring broth, water, soy sauce, sherry, brown sugar, ginger, vinegar, chile-garlic sauce to taste and garlic to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour over the pork and vegetables. Nestle star anise pod (or aniseed) and cinnamon stick into the stew. Cover and cook until the pork and vegetables are tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours on high or 5 1/2 to 6 hours on low. 2. Discard the star anise pod and cinnamon stick. Skim or blot any visible fat from the surface of the stew. Add the cornstarch mixture, cover and cook on high, stirring 2 or 3 times, until slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve sprinkled with scallion greens and sesame seeds.

CHINESE PORK & VEGETABLE HOT POT

Steps:

• Place carrots and turnips in the bottom and up the sides of a 4-quart or larger slow cooker. Top with pork and scallion whites. Bring broth, water, soy sauce, sherry, brown sugar, ginger, vinegar, chile-garlic sauce to taste and garlic to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour over the pork and vegetables. Nestle star anise pod (or aniseed) and cinnamon stick into the stew. Cover and cook until the pork and vegetables are tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours on high or 5 1/2 to 6 hours on low.
• Discard the star anise pod and cinnamon stick. Skim or blot any visible fat from the surface of the stew. Add the cornstarch mixture, cover and cook on high, stirring 2 or 3 times, until slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve sprinkled with scallion greens and sesame seeds.

VEGETABLE HOT POT

Steps:

• Peel and slice the onion. Grate the cheese. Peel the potatoes and cut them into thick slices (1/4 in/1/2 cm). Heat the oil and butter in a saucepan over a moderate heat, and fry the onions for 2-3 minutes, until soft. Add the raw vegetables (not the potatoes) and continue to fry gently for a few more minutes. Stir in the soup. Bring to the boil, and then lower the heat and simmer gently for 5-10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender, adding any cooked vegetables for the last 2-3 minutes to heat them through.
• Meanwhile, partly cook the sliced potatoes separately in boiling, salted water for 4-5 minutes. Drain them. Arrange the mixed vegetables in a casserole or ovenproof dish. Stir in half the cheese and cover with the hot soup. Season with salt and pepper. Top with a thick layer of potato slices. Dot with some butter. Sprinkle with the rest of the cheese. Bake in a hot oven (400F/200C/Gas Mark 6-7) for 15-20 minutes, until the top is golden brown. Serve hot.