Steamboat... or yet another chapter in what is becoming the 'good stock is essential' section in this collection of recipes and meals. Our Vietnamese friend Iron Chef had a craving for steamboat and offered to make the stock for the dish....well that's not something you refuse! A steamboat is traditionally a beautiful stock flavoured with in this case tamarind, lemon grass, ginger, garlic,coriander and chilli (and a few secret touches that I wasn't privy to...). This stock is made to bubble away in the centre of the table and you dunk in any sorts of raw protein and veggies you like. In your own bowl you pile noodles and of course by the end of the meal you have an even more beautiful soupy-stock to pour over your noodles, flavoured by all the things you have cooked in it! It usually turns into a very humorous and rowdy meal - what with the dunking, splashing and ongoing & blatant thievery of someone's well cooked little morsel, advanced chopstick skills and bowl defence tactics are required - and this one was no exception!
We had chicken, beef, prawns, scallops, squid, tofu and crayfish to dunk in along with bok choy and celery, herbs and oodles of noodles!
soooo... like fondue?
ReplyDeletehow fun and delicious!!
ReplyDeleteSort of like a healthy asian style fondue I guess! :)
ReplyDeleteI am thinking we must try this!!
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