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
- 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
- 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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