Kathy’s Chinese Hot Pot Dipping Sauce
This dipping sauce is the best part of hot pot, besides the fun of cooking alongside family and friends. It’s salty, oily, oniony and addicting. Transform any protein or vegetable by dipping it in this flavorful sauce.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp canola oil Coat the pan
- 1/4 cup green onions Chopped
- 6 tbsp Bull Head BBQ sauce
- 10 tbsp soy sauce app 1 tbsp for each person
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Heat the canola oil in a small saucepan over high heat for a couple of minutes.
- Add the chopped scallions. Let cook on high heat for a minute, and then turn the heat to low.
- Add the BBQ sauce and stir. Turn off the heat.
- Add the soy sauce and sesame oil. Stir to combine.
- Serve the sauce in small bowls for dipping. Enjoy!
Notes
TO MAKE IT SPICY:
*Add 1 tsp of chili oil
*Add 1/4 tsp of white pepper
VARIATION ON THE SOUP BROTH: You can use a premade hot pot soup broth, but Kathy, my stepmother, prefers a dipping sauce because this way, she feels you can taste the actual hot pot ingredients more fully.