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Best Recipe for Chinese Fire Pot Fish Balls

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds flank steak, sliced thinly against the grain
  • 2 pounds chicken breast, thinly sliced
  • 1 pound large shrimp, U-15's peeled and de-veined (15 shrimp per pound)
  • 20 fish balls
  • 2 pounds bay scallops
  • 3 packages soaked mung bean noodles
  • 4 Shanghai cabbage, whole leaves
  • 4 baby bok choy, whole leaves
  • 1 napa cabbage large chopped
  • 2 quarts chicken stock
  • 1 pound shiitake mushrooms, de-stemmed
  • Boiling water
  • 2 pounds Chilean sea bass or other fatty white fish
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 3 minced Thai bird chilies
  • 1/3 cup sliced scallions
  • Samba Oelek
  • Peanut butter
  • Chinese sesame paste
  • Sesame oil
  • Oyster sauce
  • Rice wine vinegar
  • Shaoxing wine
  • Thin soy sauce
  • 2 cups chopped scallions
  • 2 cups chopped cilantro
  • Eggs (optional)

Instructions

  1. Special equipment: Electric wok to keep cooking liquid boiling Small Chinese strainers Rice bowls and side plates Chopsticks Chinese spoons Spoons for all of the above condiments Huge appetite
  2. In a food processor, puree fish with egg yolks until smooth. Add pepper, salt, sesame oil, fish sauce, and chilies; pulse processor a few times. Transfer mousse to a large, chilled bowl and fold in the scallions. Using a mixer, lift the egg whites to a stiff peak. Gently fold in the egg whites with the mousse. Cook a very small portion either in boiling water or in a microwave oven to verify seasonings. Using wet hands, make small balls (1-inch in diameter). Quickly blanch in salted boiling water for only 2 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.

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