😋 How to Hot Pot at Home | DIY Fish Balls, Soup Base, Sauces

In today's video, we'll be talking about how to do Hot Pot at Home, and my dad (a Chinese chef of 50+ years) shares his hot pot recipes for Homemade Fish Balls, Soup Base, & Dipping Sauce.

This is the final video in our series on DIY hot pot. Watch all videos here:

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⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲
00:00 - Intro
00:59 - What is hot pot?
02:00 - Preparing fish balls
02:32 - Cutting, mincing, flattening fish
04:21 - Can you use other tools? Blenders?
05:12 - Cutting, mincing, flattening shrimp
06:40 - Mixing fish and shrimp
07:28 - Versatility of fish balls
07:55 - Add flavors to fish balls
10:54 - Mixing and slapping fish paste
11:57 - My dad’s simple soup base recipe
12:52 - Background on soup bases and alternatives
14:24 - My dad’s dipping sauce recipe
16:27 - Equipment for hot pot
17:40 - Randy’s birthday celebration!
20:46 - Reflecting on my birthday wishes

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[anonymousaccount]

Mate, you are not a Youtuber, you are literally the director of a documentary lol. Subscribed. I can tell how much hard work and creative energy went into this video.

[whiskeyii]

I really love how understanding and flexible your dad is when you ask him if X or Y is better; it really emphasizes that you guys care less about people doing these recipes the "right" way, and you just want people to find their own way to make them and enjoy themselves. :)

[brokeluna]

The production and quality of this is SO GOOD. The included eng and chinese subs, the time stamps for everything! The different angles. Ugh, the detail!!!👨‍🍳

[tmc]

I got teary at the end hearing your sincere wishes and gratitude! I so appreciate your editorial choice to use subtitles instead of a side-by-side translation. I really like that Mr. Lau controls the pace of the instructions that way, and that his personality and skill shines through in his own words. Also the vocab cards are such a good idea! It's super helpful to see the key words defined and spelled out with the phonetics so I can listen for when Mr. Lau says them. Happy belated birthday and best wishes!

[andblackbirdsbakedinapi]

Randy, I speak for myself when I say that watching your videos and allowing us to share in your family’s life has been a privilege and pleasure. Thank you for this wonderful gift, and may you and your lovely family always be blessed with health, happiness, and prosperity.

[anthonyhui]

Love the FLUTE! That song is COLORFUL CLOUDS CHASING THE MOON! Classic Cantonese song! LOVE IT!

[ironyelegy]

"Oh and my dad is playing the flute your hearing right now" *FURIOUSLY SMACKS SUBSCRIBE AND AGGRESSIVELY HITS THE NOTIFICATION BELL*

[hiltonlo]

Uncle is very humble.His minding is clear and flexible." BE WATER "my frd! He always mention the resto style, his style, homemade style. Love him.

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[IamLegend]

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[angelsolitaire]

Love to see Chef Lau love his grandkid so much. You can tell he is so proud. Glad we learn a lot of our Chinese heritage the stories in China. Oh yes my father used to tell a lot stories way back then :)

[Queenie_Francie]

You’re all such a wonderful family, the love you have for each other comes through in your videos. God bless you all and happy belated birthday, Randy!

[electricladyjenny]

Thank-you so much for sharing everything that you do! The videos are always great and I learn so much. Also, I love to see how much your dad loves the process of preparing and cooking beautiful food, even after a long career in the kitchen. He is an artist!

[tinglesrosyrupeeland]

I love seeing your dad's personality when he cooks so much ♡♡♡♡ feels like I'm with family

[redbuttetfly]

Daddy Lau: You reminds me of my late grandfather..everytime i watch your videos, i got teary eyes...He also taught me to cook...just like you ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[CourtneyinSF]

DADDY LAU: Yes, you can use a food processor, it's the same
ME: *breathes sigh of relief*

Hooray for modern conveniences! I love how your parents are so considerate and let us know where we can take a shortcut, or change the recipe to be more convenient, or suited for our taste.

[MrBassflute]

Beautiful, as always. Happy New Year. You should get a Golden Globe; you deserve it more than 95% of the winners.

[traacie]

Beautiful family, very honored that your pops shares all of his restaurant secrets

[leilaniehlers]

Daddy Lau has such a big heart to share these delicious recipes I especially love the moments talking with your parents about when they were growing up 💕🙏