Hotpot and a farewell to Teresa
What is with the unpredictable Sydney weather lately ? On one day you’ll get cool’ish 19 degree days and on another you will have a 36 degree scorcher. With such fluctuating temperatures comes with fluctuating food choices. Do I fire up the bbq and knock down a few cold ones or do I warm up with a hotpot ? For Teresa’s farewell recently, we chose the latter.
Teresa is a very dear friend of ours, someone who we love and can always count on for a random comment which will crack us all up. She’s also a member of es&t, often looking for the next best Japanese restaurant in Sydney. Recently, she left the sunny shores of Sydney for a 12 month career break in New York City. We wish her all the best and we can’t wait for her to come back with Momofuku cookies and Hershey’s chocolate!
Mojito
Anyway, back to the hot pot. It was actually quite chilly that weekend, so we decided to get everyone together for a night of good old fashioned hot pot. For those people unfamiliar with the method of dining, it basically involves a simmering pot of soup or stew where ingredients are placed in the pot and cooked at the table. It’s communal dining at it’s finest and is a lot of fun. We usually split the pot into two, chili and non chili and we have a competition to see who can’t handle the chili, cheap thrills indeed.
Ingredients
We opt for the run of the mill ingredients for any hot pot. A bit of vegetables, a bit of seafood and a bit of meat. We mix things up a bit and buy some wagyu beef which was $80/kg. I can’t remember exactly what grade it was, but you don’t need a particularly high grade of wagyu for hotpot as it would be a bit of a waste. Make sure you slice it thinly or perhaps get your butcher to do it for you.
left to right : various mushrooms - tofu, fish & beef balls, beef, the pot
left to right : squid, marinated chicken, home made wonton, wagyu beef
left to right : beef balls, prawns, scallops, fish fillets
What I love about hotpot is that there are no rules, there is no right or wrong way to enjoy it. This applies to the sauces well, you could use tomato sauce if that is to your liking.
It looks like a lot of food and effort, but in reality it really is simple and healthier than it looks. It’s great to be able to eat and chat around a table where everyone gets involved too.
Desserts
No dinner is complete without dessert, even if it means taking a one hour “digestion” break before it. F is the pastry chef for the evening and whips up some pretty mean panacotta and gelato. It’s a hit with everyone at the table and I even go for seconds with the panacotta. The hibiscup syrup is intense and sweet but cuts through perfectly with the panacotta.
Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Hibiscus Syrup and Flower
Pistachio and saffron gelato
It’s funny how that even after four hours of eating, we still come back for second rounds of hot pot. It’s the type of food which keeps you coming back for more since there are no carbs to fill you fill too quickly. We had another session after the main one before we all collapsed from over eating. I think it’s fair to say we are definitely expanding our waist lines one post at a time.
See ya on the other side Teresa!! Keep up the eating even without us T__T
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We started eatshowandtell in 2008, it was meant to be just a journal of where we ate. The first thing I usually do when I'm looking for a restaurant is check out eatability and the restaurant website. But what is usually missing is pictures of the food, how do I know I'm getting what I expect? This blog hopefully plugs that gap.
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This article was written on 23 Mar 2010, and is filed under Chinese, cookshowandtell.
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Farewelled in splendour…you guys can cover both sides of the Pacific now =D
i love a good Hot Pot and yours looks amazing. so much variety. so where is Teresa’s favourite Japanese in Sydney?
.-= Simon Food Favourites´s last blog ..Efendy: Breakfast & ‘Streets of Istanbul’ Food Bloggers Event, Balmain (6 Mar 2010) =-.
Not sure, but I'd say any of the ramen joints such as Rio!
Cooperative dining is definitely a good choice for a farewell, and it looks like a great selection of ingredients. The gelato is a gorgeous colour!
thanks to this post i have just put in an order from 8/9 score marble wagyu for this weekend..
‘from VIC’s meat for’ i was meant to say
Good luck with everything, Teresa! Hope to see you soon on the other side!
btw, the hibiscus flow, how was it made?!
.-= Yas @ hungry.digital.elf´s last blog ..Tofu madness in my own macrobiotic way. =-.
the hibiscus flower was purchased from our trip to the blue mountains (see megalong valley tea rooms post) which I stumbled across
Great selection for the hotpot. It is such a fun way to eat.
.-= Mark @ Cafe Campana´s last blog ..BBQ Favourites – Kartoffelsalat =-.
everything look so simple and nice~
A good Hot Pot is never a bad thing! yours looks amazing
.-= snacksgiving´s last blog ..Sunday breakfast With Apple Streusel muffins =-.
That is a great looking hotpot. Now I wish for colder weather to have it in comfort. The dessert looks delightful as well.
All the best to Teresa!
.-= penny aka jeroxie´s last blog ..Portello Rosso presents Iberian Nights =-.
Ahh what a great and tasty send off! All the best to Teresa munching on all that American food hee hee
.-= FFichiban´s last blog ..Boozeday Toozeday #3 – Guinness and French Onion Soup =-.
Nothing beats hot pot in winter! A perfect send off for Teresa! Good luck & eat lots of goodies for us
.-= Betty @ The Hungry Girl´s last blog ..Marrickville Rd Cafe, Marrickville =-.
Hotpot looks fantastic, even on such a hot day – phew! Hope Teresa manages to contribute some NYC posts to EST
.-= Y´s last blog ..Daring Bakers Challenge : Orange Tian =-.
I've sent her on a mission to raid the Momofuku bakery!