Spicy Glass Noodle Malatang 🍜🔥🌶️✨

A cozy, comforting, and spicy Chinese-style hotpot noodle bowl you can make at home in minutes!

Ingredients (Serves 2)

Broth & Seasoning

• 80 g Haidilao spicy hotpot soup base

• 3–4 cups water

Noodles & Add-Ins

• 200 g Haidilao sweet potato glass noodles (they cook in just 3 minutes!)

• 2 green onions (1 for cooking, 1 for garnish)

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• Cabbage, chopped (add as much as you like)

• Oyster mushrooms, chopped

• 6–8 fish balls (or as desired)

• Thinly sliced meat (beef, pork, or lamb works well)

• Tofu puffs

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Instructions

1. Prepare the Ingredients

• Mince the garlic.

• Slice one green onion finely for garnish; chop the other for cooking.

• Rinse and chop cabbage and oyster mushrooms.

• Prepare thinly sliced meat, tofu puffs, and fish balls.

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2. Make the Broth

• In a pot over medium heat, melt the Haidilao spicy hotpot soup base.

• Add minced garlic and the chopped green onion.

• Sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.

• Pour in 3–4 cups of water and bring to a boil.

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3. Cook the Add-Ins

• Add cabbage, oyster mushrooms, tofu puffs, and fish balls to the boiling broth.

• Simmer for 3–4 minutes, or until vegetables soften and fish balls float.

• Add the thinly sliced meat last and cook for 1–2 minutes, just until done.

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4. Cook the Noodles

• Add the sweet potato glass noodles directly into the broth.

• Cook for about 3 minutes, or until the noodles turn chewy, soft, and translucent.

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5. Finish & Serve

• Taste the broth and add extra water if it’s too salty or spicy for your preference.

• Ladle everything into bowls.

• Garnish with the sliced green onion.

• Optional: Add a spoonful of chili oil for extra heat and flavor!

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Tips for the Best Malatang

✨ Use thinly sliced meat — it cooks quickly and absorbs flavor fast.
✨ Don’t overcook the noodles — sweet potato noodles get mushy if boiled too long.
✨ Adjust spice levels by adding more water or topping with chili oil.
✨ Customize freely — add tofu, enoki mushrooms, lotus root, quail eggs, or anything you like.
✨ If using frozen fish balls, thaw slightly so they heat evenly.