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The weather in GZ is getting colder and colder lately. Now it is the best time for hot pot. If you want to make a good hot pot, you need a good hot pot soup base. In this video, I will show you how to make a spicy numbing hot pot soup base.

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*INGREDIENTS FOR GROUND SPICES*
- 4 pieces of bay leaves [香叶] [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/iBJL2]
- 3 pieces of star anise [八角] [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/gwt35k]
- 6 pieces of white cardamom [白豆蔻] [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/xWs0QBY]
- 1 big stock of cinnamon, use scissors to cut it small [桂皮]
- 1 tsp of clove [丁香] [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/aKg6]
- 2 tbsp of Gancao [甘草] [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/6sh2v3L]
- 1/3 cup of Sichuan peppercorn [花椒] [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/Gw7LP]
- 1 tbsp of fennel seed [茴香] [Amazon link: https://geni.us/cWzNzT6]
- 1 tbsp of cumin seed [孜然] [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/aVvssvo]
- 1/3 cup of chili flake [辣椒粉] [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/iaYcD8Q]

*INGREDIENTS FOR CHILI BLENDS*

- 1.5 cup of red chilies [美人椒]
- 3/4 cup of garlic
- 1/2 cup of ginger
- 1/3 cup of face heaven chilies [朝天椒]

*OTHERS*
- 1 cup of Dou ban Jiang [豆瓣酱] [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/VSTo]
- 1/3 cup of spicy fermented soybean paste [香辣豆豉酱] [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/xa5AY]
- 1 tbsp of sugar
- 1 tbsp of salt
- 5 cup of canola oil + 1 cup of lard

*STEP BY STEP*
- Grind all the dry spices into powder (4 pieces of bay leaves, 3 pieces of star anise, 6 pieces of cardamom, 1 big stock of cinnamon, 2 tbsp of Gancao, 1/3 cup of Sichuan peppercorn)

- Put the spice powder in a bowl, then add in 1 tbsp of fennel seed, 1 tbsp of cumin seed, 1/3 cup of chili flake. Mix everything together until well combined.

- Besides the dried ingredients. You also need to grind some wet ingredients (1.5 cups of red chili Mei ren jiao, 3/4 cup of garlic, 1/2 cup of ginger, 1/3 cups of face heaven chili)

- Put the chili mixture and the ground spices in the wok. Add 1 cup of Dou ban Jiang, 1/3 cup of fermented soybean paste. Stir this on low heat until well combined. Add 1 tbsp of sugar and 1 tbsp of salt, keep mixing everything.

- At the same time, get another pot. Heat up 5 cups of canola oil and 1 cup of lard. Traditionally this is done with pure beef tallow. But I don’t like that much animal fat so I just did a little change. You can use pure canola oil, it is fine. Bring the oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

- Then pour the hot oil into the wok. You should see it is bubbling a lot. That will wake up most of the flavor. And be careful, it is safer to do it in batches.

- Let it cook on low heat for about 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and wait until it cools down to room temperature.

- This is my recommendation for making the spicy hot pot: 2 cups of base + 8 to 10 cups of chicken broth. This recipe is enough for you to make 3 hot pot.

- You can save the base in the freezer for 1.5 months.

Enjoy! If you have any questions about the recipes, just post a comment, will help you out as soon as possible!

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