Chinese Hot Pot at Home - Canadian Beef

Ingredients

• Beef Broth
• 1 tsp (5 mL) canola or sunflower oil
• 5 cloves garlic
• ½ onion
• 3 dried Chinese dates (optional)
• 2 cups (500 mL) beef broth
• Red Thai Curry Broth
• 4 to 5 dried red chili peppers (optional)
• ½ cup (125 mL) coconut milk
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) Thai red curry paste
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) fish sauce
• Dipping Sauce
• 4 egg yolks (optional)
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ cup (125 mL) soy sauce
• ¼ cup (60 mL) peanut butter
• ¼ cup (60 mL) shacha sauce (sate or Chinese barbecue sauce, see Tip*)
• 4 tsp (2- mL) EACH liquid honey and sesame oil
• ¼ cup (50 mL) finely chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
• Foods for Hot Pot Cooking (choose a selection):
• Watercress
• Baby bok choy
• Sliced daikon radish
• Sliced lotus root
• Shiitake mushrooms
• Enoki mushrooms
• ½ lb (250 g) thinly sliced Beef Rib Eye Grilling Steak
• ½ lb (250 g) thinly sliced Beef Flank Marinating Steak
• Udon noodles
• Tofu puffs
• Assorted tofu fish balls
• Fried bean curd roll