😋 How to Hot Pot at Home | DIY Fish Balls, Soup Base, Sauces

In today's video, we'll be talking about how to do Hot Pot at Home, and my dad (a Chinese chef of 50+ years) shares his hot pot recipes for Homemade Fish Balls, Soup Base, & Dipping Sauce. This is the final video in our series on DIY hot pot. Watch all videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvd5bo3J-_kqm_zEqQoFVJR4LHOQ_p7B- Hot Pot Ultimate Guide: https://madewithlau.com/recipes/ultimate-guide-to-hot-pot 🍜 JOIN THE CANTO COOKING CLUB 🍜 Develop the intuition and foundation to cook Cantonese food with exclusive classes from Daddy Lau! Take a free peek inside: https://bit.ly/mwlclub 🍳 COOKWARE WE USE/LOVE 🍳 - Chinese Cleaver: https://amzn.to/4eMSoL9 - Carbon Steel Wok: https://amzn.to/3BH16fq - Stainless Steel Spatula: https://amzn.to/4fomqVZ - Non-Stick Wok: https://amzn.to/47Q8fGk - Non-Stick Spatula: https://amzn.to/489rWsY - Gas Burner: https://amzn.to/3XYAQVI - Electric Burner: https://amzn.to/4eLoXZO - Steaming rack: https://amzn.to/4eKewpQ - Steaming rack with holes: https://amzn.to/408qPYu 🥢 KITCHEN ACCESSORIES WE USE/LOVE 🥢 - Infrared Laser Temperature Gun: https://amzn.to/3ZRioAK - Wireless Meat Thermometer: https://amzn.to/3BE6iRg - Food Scale: https://amzn.to/47QRIC6 👨‍🍳 DAD'S SPECIAL INGREDIENTS 👨‍🍳 - Light Soy Sauce: https://amzn.to/3NcsQva - Dark Soy Sauce: https://amzn.to/3Y6uyV8 - Chicken Bouillon: https://amzn.to/3ZQWn4V - Sesame Oil: https://amzn.to/3XJGef6 - Rice Cooking Wine: https://amzn.to/4gJG405 - Shaoxing Cooking Wine: https://amzn.to/3TWiBib - Premium Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/4drBPTS - Chili Oil: https://amzn.to/3Y7w1uo - Hoisin Sauce: https://amzn.to/3Y9mwuJ - Vegetarian Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/47RJ0U5 - Gluten-Free Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/3NdKPRK - Handcrafted Soy Sauce: https://bit.ly/handcrafted-soysauce 🎥 MY CAMERA GEAR! 🎥 - Workhorse Camera: https://amzn.to/3UaMdsd - Lens for Wide Shots: https://amzn.to/3YpCUHD - Lens for Detail Shots: https://amzn.to/4h781if - Macro Lens: https://amzn.to/3Y6ANXF These links are affiliate links, which means that if you use our links to purchase these ingredients, Amazon pays my family a small amount for the sale - at no extra cost to you. If you use these links, we really appreciate the support! ⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲ 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - What is hot pot? 02:00 - Preparing fish balls 02:32 - Cutting, mincing, flattening fish 04:21 - Can you use other tools? Blenders? 05:12 - Cutting, mincing, flattening shrimp 06:40 - Mixing fish and shrimp 07:28 - Versatility of fish balls 07:55 - Add flavors to fish balls 10:54 - Mixing and slapping fish paste 11:57 - My dad’s simple soup base recipe 12:52 - Background on soup bases and alternatives 14:24 - My dad’s dipping sauce recipe 16:27 - Equipment for hot pot 17:40 - Randy’s birthday celebration! 20:46 - Reflecting on my birthday wishes 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED 🔗 Ready-Made Hot Pot Bases Mongolian Hot Pot Style - https://amzn.to/3bAo1tV Sichuan Style - https://amzn.to/39n1o9M Seafood Style - https://amzn.to/2Lqcxyn Hot Pot Equipment Strainer ladle: https://amzn.to/35vzPd4 Deep strainer ladle: https://amzn.to/3oCpTWQ My parents' hot pot, with a partition: https://amzn.to/39lMYGV Instant Pot: https://amzn.to/35yDOFJ Rice cooker: https://amzn.to/2XE024J Recipes Mentioned: Steamed Spare Ribs: http://youtu.be/rdCVFlSWCMI Chicken Congee Recipe: http://youtu.be/t2SahnNVULA @ChineseCookingDemystified's video on hot pot: http://youtu.be/88DcJkFmsUc Woks of Life blog post on hot pot: https://thewoksoflife.com/hot-pot/ 🎵 OTHER CREDITS 🎵 Intro Flute Music - Performed by Daddy Lau Chillhop Music - https://chll.to/49e6fa9c Overhead Camera Rig built by P.Oak - https://www.instagram.com/p.oak.co/ Chinese Subtitles by Wynee Pan - https://www.instagram.com/gotchacafenyc Images courtesy of Xuzhou Museum 💛 OUR FAMILY 💛 Learn more about the Lau family, and why we started this channel + blog: https://madewithlau.com/family 👋 CONNECT WITH US 👋 https://www.tiktok.com/@madewithlau https://www.instagram.com/madewithlau https://www.facebook.com/madewithlau https://www.pinterest.com/madewithlau 🙏 SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL 🙏 If you enjoy these videos and want to support us being able to continue creating content for many years to come, we’d love for you to consider becoming a patron of Made With Lau. https://www.patreon.com/madewithlau