Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Easy Hot Pot Soup Base

By Marsha Klein


Hot pot soup is made in variety of different ways and the good thing about it is that it requires minimal preparation but at the same time its quite filling as well. Its important that the hot pot soup base is made right because its the basic thing that brings flavor to your dish. Although you can change the quantity and variety of ingredients that you use in your base but the way of preparing it would remain the same.

The best way to cook this dish is in a hotpot but if you don't have a hotpot then don't worry, you can cook it in any other pot that you have. You can also buy hotpots that have dividers which you can use to serve different kinds of broths in just the same pot. For instance, you can serve vegetarian and non vegetarian broth in just one dish.

A great base begins with an exceptional stock. It is your choice if you utilize chicken, seafood or vegetable stock. When you have cooked the base then you could step by step include different other ingredients of your choice to give it more essence and composition. Some individuals like to make a plain basic stock while others like it to be more hot and spicy. So include flavors that you like.

One basic idea would be to prepare the base using sliced carrots and sweet corns. Once the carrots are tender just blend it all and to add aroma try using chicken or beef stock and vegetables like green onions. If you want to make it spicy, you could also add green chilies or red chili powder.

There are some people out there who rely on shop bought products and don't make their own stock. Although it sounds very convenient but the truth is market bought vegetarian or non vegetarian stock wouldn't taste as good as homemade stock. The home made one will taste fresh and more flavorsome and its good for you health wise as well.

An good thing about this dish is that it requires just a short while to cook yet it tastes incredible and is truly filling on the grounds that its full of basic food items. In addition, you could add any vegetable or meat that you like as its completely up to you how you make it and what number of elements you want to utilize while getting it ready. Its truly solid food because it holds all the key proteins, carbohydrates, and so forth.

To make it taste a bit more rich in flavor, try adding different sauces like tomato sauce, soy sauce, Worcester sauce or any other sauce that you may prefer. Based on what sort of spices you use, it could be given Asian flavor, Chinese or even continental flavor.

It can be said that it totally depends on your personal taste and preference that what type of spices and ingredients you use to create the hot pot soup base. While following easy steps you could cook a healthy and no fuss meal for everyone and its guaranteed that everyone would enjoy having it.




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