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Today, I'm going to share with you guys how to cook a sweet and sour fish hotpot.
Everyone has their own way of cooking, so don't compare yourself to others.
Everyone has their own way of cooking. Just focus on what you're good at.
First, let's talk about the stir-fry.
Here, I have some shallots, shallots, and some scallions.
I'll use one whole shallot.
I'll use 4-5 cloves of shallots.
I'll cut the ends of the shallots.
I'll stir-fry them later.
Next, I have some celery.
Remember, I'll use a little bit of celery.
I'll stir-fry them together to make them fragrant.
Next, I have some tomatoes.
I'll use 3 tomatoes.
I'll wash them first, then mince them.
I'll stir-fry them to make them look natural.
Next, I have some pink fish.
I'll cut the pink fish and decorate it.
For the side dishes, I'll use some celery, shallots, and water.
I just want to decorate the dish with tomatoes.
Now, let's start cooking.
I'll fry some oil.
I'll fry some oil first.
Then, I'll add the shallots and shallots.
I forgot to tell you that I have some water.
I'll tell you more about the water later.
I was in a hurry last night.
So, I forgot to tell you.
But I'll try to tell you everything in this video.
Now, I'll fry the shallots to make them fragrant.
When the shallots are almost fragrant,
I'll add the celery and tomatoes.
I'll use medium heat.
I'll stir-fry them.
I'll stir-fry them to make them look natural.
It's hard for me to stir-fry like this.
I'll add some chili sauce.
Chili sauce has a spicy taste.
So, it will make the fish smell worse.
Otherwise, you can add chili sauce.
But I prefer to add chili sauce.
Because chili sauce will make the fish smell worse.
And it will make the fish look more natural.
When you stir-fry it, the tomato will turn red.
I won't add a lot of chili sauce.
I'll add a small spoon.
When you stir-fry it, the tomato will smell better.
Now, I'll turn off the heat.
I'll add a spoon of chili sauce.
Just a spoon is enough.
Now, I'll add water.
I'll add 4 cups of water.
Each cup is equivalent to 300 ml.
1, 2, 3, 4.
Okay, 4 cups are equivalent to 300 ml of water.
This is the Southern taste.
If you like spicy food, you can add more ground chili.
If you like sweet food,
you can reduce the amount of sugar.
For example, in the North, people don't eat much sugar.
So, you can add as much as you like.
I'm from the South, so I'll share with you the Southern recipe.
When you add water, the tomato will turn red.
When you wait for the water to boil, you can add the fish.
While waiting for the water to boil, I'll talk about the lemon juice.
Why don't I use lemon juice?
Because it smells better than lemon juice.
If you have tap water, use it.
If you don't have tap water, use lemon juice.
In the North, we call it fruit juice.
In the South, I don't know because I'm not good at English.
The tap water will turn yellow like this.
I'll take about a cup of this sauce.
It's about 10ml.
I can't measure the exact amount in the cup.
You can measure the sourness in your mouth.
Now, I'll add sugar.
I usually add 2.5 tablespoons of sugar.
This is 2 tablespoons.
This is half a tablespoon.
2.5 tablespoons.
Because this hotpot has a sour taste, we need sugar.
This is MSG.
I'll use half a tablespoon of MSG.
This is chicken stock powder.
I usually use pork stock powder, not chicken stock powder.
I'll add a tablespoon of chicken stock powder.
And finally, fish sauce.
I'll add a little bit of fish sauce.
I'll leave a little bit.
If you use 1.5 tablespoons of chicken stock powder, use less.
If you use half a tablespoon of chicken stock powder, use a lot.
Now, I'll add tap water.
I'll leave a little bit of tap water.
Why do I turn off the heat at the end?
Because if I leave it for too long, the fish sauce will lose its smell.
Vietnamese people like to eat hotpot with fish sauce.
Now, my hotpot is ready.
In short, you can cook according to your taste.
You don't have to cook according to your taste.
If you like to eat sweet, add more sweet.
If you like to eat sour, add more sour.
If you want to eat salty, add more fish sauce.
It's that simple.
It's up to you.
Everyone has a different taste.
Here, I just give you the same taste.
The most important thing is that you follow your taste.
This clip is just a demo for you to see what the taste of this hotpot is.
Now, I'll go to the hotpot.
My hotpot is ready.
The color of this hotpot is red and pink.
This is the color of the tomato.
I add a little chili sauce.
It gives the smell of celery.
Remember to stir-fry celery to get the smell.
We will eat it with the vegetables I just mentioned.
This is a plate of vermicelli.
The sauce is fish sauce.
This clip is short, not long.
I have already said everything.
I don't know if I miss anything.
If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.
I'm free to answer your questions.
This hotpot is simple.
The spices are simple, not fancy.
It smells good because of the celery.
Remember, this hotpot must have celery.
Without celery, it won't smell good.
In the end, I wish you a very happy and successful day in life.
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