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Hanoi-Style White Fish Hot Pot
🇻🇳 Vietnamese

Hanoi-Style White Fish Hot Pot

🇻🇳 Vietnamese

Gentle simmered white fish in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the vietnamese answer to "something light tonight". 27 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic1, diced
  • Mint Leavessmall handful
  • White Pepper1/2 tsp
  • Tofu300 g
  • Shallots3 cloves, minced
  • Stock or Broth1 litre
  • White Fish500 g
  • 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 white fish.

  4. 4

    Simmer gently until the white fish 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

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Grill- Hot Pot Vietnamese style · on YouTube