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Hanoi-Style Chicken Hot Pot
🇻🇳 Vietnamese

Hanoi-Style Chicken Hot Pot

🇻🇳 Vietnamese

Gentle simmered chicken in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the vietnamese answer to "something light tonight". Ready in 40 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Chicken500 g
  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic1, diced
  • Mint Leavessmall handful
  • White Pepper1/2 tsp
  • Tofu300 g
  • Shallots3 cloves, minced
  • Stock or Broth1 litre
  • Water Spinach200 g
  • Chicken Broth1.5 litres
  • Neutral Oil1 tbsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sweat the garlic in the Neutral Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add the shallots and white pepper and cook for 30 seconds more.

  3. 3

    Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the chicken.

  4. 4

    Simmer gently until the chicken is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.

  5. 5

    Ladle into warm bowls and top each with mint leaves and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Prep everything before the heat goes on — vietnamese cooking moves fast once it starts.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Tom Yum HOT POT - Lau Thai | Helen's Recipes · on YouTube