Little Sheep Hot Pot Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 cups water or chicken broth
• 2 star anise pods
• 3 slices of ginger
• 4 cloves garlic, smashed
• 2 dried Chinese red dates (jujubes)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 pieces goji berries
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons fermented bean curd or soy bean paste
• Salt to taste
• Lamb shoulder 1 pound Thinly sliced
• Beef ribeye 1 pound Thinly sliced
• Fish fillets (white) 1/2 pound Cut into bite-sized pieces
• Shrimp 1/2 pound Peeled and deveined
• Firm tofu 1 block Cut into cubes
• Napa cabbage (1 small head, chopped)
• Spinach (2 cups, washed)
• Lotus root (1 cup, sliced thinly)
• Enoki mushrooms (1 bundle, trimmed)
• Shiitake mushrooms (1 cup, sliced)
• Winter melon (1 cup, peeled and diced)
• Corn on the cob (1 ear, cut into chunks)
• 2 tablespoons sesame paste
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon chopped scallions
• 1 teaspoon sugar