The most authentic tips for making spicy griddle (techniques for making Sichuan and Chongqing specialties)

Spicy griddle is a classic delicacy in Sichuan and Chongqing, famous for its spicy and delicious taste. Today, I will share with you the most authentic tips for making spicy hot pot, so that you can easily make delicious spicy hot pot at home. Next, let’s take a look at the steps and techniques for making spicy dry pot.

1. Prepare ingredients

The ingredients for making spicy hot pot mainly include chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, crab sticks, vegetables, etc. You can choose the ingredients that suit you according to your personal taste. In addition, you also need to prepare chili, pepper, ginger, garlic, bean paste and other seasonings.

2. Prepare the base of the griddle pot

The base of the spicy griddle pot is the key to making it delicious. You can buy ready-made griddle base, or you can make your own. The method of making homemade dry pot base is as follows:

1. Saute the dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns until fragrant, then mash them and set aside;

2. Mix the bean paste, Pixian bean paste, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, chicken essence, salt and other seasonings evenly to make a sauce for later use.

3. Making spicy dry pot

1. Cut the selected ingredients into appropriately sized pieces or slices. Chicken, beef, and pork can be prepared in advance with cooking wine, salt, and light soy sauce. Marinate for a while to increase the taste;

2. Heat a dry pan, add an appropriate amount of cooking oil, add onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant;

3. Add homemade dry pan Stir-fry the base ingredients well to fully release the aroma;

4. Add the marinated meat ingredients into the pot and stir-fry until it changes color, then add crab sticks, shrimps and other seafood ingredients and continue to stir-fry;

5. Add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, then turn to low heat and simmer for a while to allow the ingredients to absorb the flavor;

6. Add chopped vegetables, such as bean sprouts, green vegetables, etc., and stir-fry Evenly;

7. Finally, add an appropriate amount of chili powder and Sichuan pepper powder, adjust the spiciness according to personal taste, and stir-fry evenly.

4. Tips

1. When making spicy dry pot, you can add an appropriate amount of spices according to your personal taste, such as star anise, bay leaves, etc. to increase the flavor;

2. After boiling, turn down the heat and simmer the ingredients to make the ingredients more flavorful and taste better;

3. When adding chili powder and Sichuan pepper powder, you can adjust the spiciness according to personal taste , if you like it spicy, you can put more.

By following the above steps, you can make an authentic spicy hotpot. Please note that when making spicy dry pot, control the heat carefully and do not fry the ingredients to avoid affecting the taste. I hope this article is helpful to you, and I wish you a delicious spicy hot pot!