Chinese Steamboat

Ingredients

• 1 crab

• 6 prawns

• 1 dozen mussels

• 2 calamari tube (sliced)

• 1 dozen scallops

• 1 red chili

• 3 cloves of garlic (crushed)

• A bunch of coriander

• A few handfuls of spinach and mustard greens

• 1 Chinese cabbage (Wong bok)

• ½ a bunch of celery (with leaves)

• 1 onion (sliced)

• 1 carrot (sliced)

• Mushrooms – shitake, enoki and button

• 6 cups of vegetable stock

• Non-keto options

• Vermicelli noodles (optional)

• 1 ear of Sweet corn (sliced)

Method

1. Heat the stock in the steamboat or wok that will be used to cook the hot pot ingredients.

2. Prepare all meat, mushrooms and vegetables, remember to cut them small to reduce the cooking time and arrange on the table.

3. Each person adds what he or she wishes to the pot, wait for it to cook and share. The stock will continue to reduce down becoming a delicious soup. Keep some extra warm stock to top up the pot when needed.

Kate's notes

You'll need a hotpot: a traditional charcoal one, an electric one, or one with a gas canister. I use gas so there are no cords to trip over. Vegetarian choices include tofu and egg.

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