Hotpot for a Windy Day

 

Today was a good day for hotpot. It wasn’t that cold, but it was a bit chilly and very windy. The smell of peppers while the broth is boiling!

Ordered Australian Lamb Shoulder, Kobe Beef Belly, and Bok Choy (total just under $20) from a hotpot restaurant (it’s not like they have to cook anything!), supplemented by what I have in my pantry and freezer: hot and spicy hotpot soup base (of course!), Spam (I love Spam!), frozen tofu (I froze organic extra firm tofu myself), shrimp, pork, scallop, and shrimp dumplings, shiitake mushrooms (rehydrated), Hokkien noodles (it’s actually for stir fry, but I didn’t want to boil dried noodles or instant ramen), washed down with a refreshing Wong Lo Kat

It actually costs more to do hotpot at home. One restaurant charges about $28 per person for all you can eat, and it’s definitely cheaper than ordering a la carte. It’s probably not cheaper to do it at home, since I have to supplement, but I didn’t have to go out!