How to make pot base: A guide to making the most popular hot pot base ingredients on the Internet
In the past 10 days, discussions about hot pot base ingredients have remained high on the Internet. In particular, tutorials and recipes for home-made pot base have become hot topics. This article will combine the latest hot topics to provide you with a structured guide to making hot pot bases, covering popular flavors such as classic red oil, clear soup, and tomato.
1. Ranking of popular hot pot base types recently
| Ranking | Base type | Search volume increase | Popular platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spicy butter | +78% | Douyin/Xiaohongshu |
| 2 | tomato puree | +65% | B station/down kitchen |
| 3 | Mushroom clear soup | +53% | Weibo/Zhihu |
| 4 | Thai Tom Yum Kung | +42% | Douyin/Kuaishou |
| 5 | Japanese sukiyaki | +35% | Xiaohongshu/WeChat |
2. How to make the classic red oil pot base
According to the latest video with millions of likes released by food blogger "Sichuan Flavor Lao Li", authentic butter pot base requires the following materials and steps:
| Material | Dosage | Processing method |
|---|---|---|
| butter | 500g | Cook in advance |
| Pixian Douban | 150g | Chop into pieces and set aside |
| dried chili pepper | 100g | Soak hair in warm water |
| Zanthoxylum bungeanum | 50g | Half and half green and red |
| spice bag | 1 serving | (star anise/cinnamon/grass fruit, etc.) |
Preparation steps: 1. After the butter melts, add the onion, ginger and garlic and sauté until fragrant; 2. Add the bean paste and stir-fry over low heat to produce red oil; 3. Add the soaked chili and Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fry; 4. Finally, add the spice bag and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. New ways to make healthy clear soup pot
Recently, the number of views on the topic "Healthy Hot Pot" has exceeded 200 million, and this improved version of mushroom soup base has attracted much attention:
| core material | Health benefits | Best ingredients to pair with |
|---|---|---|
| dried shiitake mushrooms | Enhance immunity | Fresh bamboo fungus |
| Agaricus blazei | Protect liver and improve eyesight | black tofu |
| red dates | Nourishing Qi and Nourishing Blood | yam tablets |
| wolfberry | Anti-aging | Fresh shrimp slippery |
Key tips: The mushrooms need to be soaked in cold water 4 hours in advance. The second mushroom soaking water is reserved for use as broth. Add a little white pepper to enhance the umami taste.
4. Collection of creative pot bases from internet celebrities
Key points for making three creative pot bases that have become popular in the past week:
| Pot bottom name | Innovation point | Production time | Difficulty factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk tea hot pot | Use oolong tea + fresh milk to make soup base | 15 minutes | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Snail noodle pot | Add sour bamboo shoots and snail meat stock | 40 minutes | ★★★☆☆ |
| Cheese Pickle Pot | Korean hot sauce + mozzarella cheese | 25 minutes | ★★☆☆☆ |
Special tip: The milk tea pot recommends using tapioca pearls instead of traditional hot pot meatballs, and the bottom of the snail noodle pot needs to be fried with sour beans in advance to increase the flavor.
5. Tips for preserving and reheating pot bottoms
According to the latest test data from Food Lab:
| Save method | Refrigerated (4℃) | Freeze(-18℃) | Rewarming method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butter pan | 3 days | 2 months | water heating |
| clear soup pot | 2 days | 1 month | Boil directly |
| tomato pot | 4 days | Not recommended | Heat slowly over low heat |
Important reminder: All pot bottoms must be boiled for more than 5 minutes before consumption again. It is recommended to divide them into individual portions for frozen storage. When reheating the butter pot bottoms, a small amount of water needs to be added to prevent them from sticking to the pot.
Conclusion:Homemade hot pot base can not only control the quality of the ingredients, but also adjust according to personal taste. The recently popular low-calorie pot bases and creative flavors also give diners more choices. It is recommended that first-time tryers can start with a simple tomato pot or mushroom pot, and gradually challenge the complicated butter pot base.
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