Bean Hotpot Recipes

CHINESE HOT POT AT HOME

Steps:

• Place boiling soup base or stock in a wide, shallow pot the center of the table on a portable electric burner.
• Place individual plates of raw ingredients on the table, along with dipping sauce ingredients.
• Have each diner mix their own dipping sauce while the pot of soup comes to a boil. Once boiling, begin adding ingredients to the pot. Be sure to cook ingredients through before consuming, and allow the pot to boil for at least 30 seconds to 1 minute after adding any raw meat or seafood.

MEXICAN BEAN HOTPOT

Steps:

• Peel and crush the garlic; peel and slice the onion and carrot; deseed and dice the red capsicum; coarsely chop the bacon by cutting with kitchen scissors.
• Heat the oil in a large, deep pan, preferably non-stick; add the onion and bacon and sauté for 5 minutes; add the carrot, garlic and red capsicum and sauté for a further 5 minutes.
• Add the kidney beans and the can juices to the pan, stir in the tomatoes, cumin and chilli sauce, and season to taste with salt and black pepper; and bring the mixture to the boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for about 40 minutes, or until the liquid has thickened; garnish with chopped fresh coriander and serve hot. if the liquid starts to thicken too quickly, reduce the heat slightly and stir in a little boiling water or a little wine (at room temperature).

SWEET & SOUR MIXED BEAN HOTPOT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Thinly slice the potatoes and parboil them for 4 minutes. Drain the potatoes thoroughly, toss them in the oil so they are lightly coated all over and set aside.
• Place the butter, flour, tomato puree, apple juice, brown sugar, ketchup, sherry, vinegar and soy sauce in a saucepan. Heat gently, whisking constantly until the sauce comes to a boil and thickens. Simmer gently for 3 minutes, stirring.
• Rinse and drain the beans and chickpeas and add to the sauce with all the remaining ingredients. Mix well.
• Spoon the bean mixture into the casserole.
• Arrange the potato slices over the top of the bean mixture, overlapping them slightly and completely covering.
• Cover the casserole with foil and bake for about 1 hour, until the potatoes are cooked and tender. Remove the foil for the last 20 minutes of cooking time to lightly brown the potatoes.

BEAN HOTPOT

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, cook the chillies and capsicum in the olive oil over high heat for about 6-8 minutes, until the capsicum has blackened around the edges.
• Add the other vegetables (from onions to garlic inclusive), and stir another 5-6 minutes on high heat.
• Add the bay leaf and thyme and other spices and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Add the three tins of beans and the tomatoes and tomato paste and stir well to combine.
• Season well with salt and pepper, cover the whole mixture with water, then simmer for 30 minutes.
• Serve over rice with diced avocado mixed with lime juice, a dollop of yoghurt, and sprinkle with coriander.