CHEESE RAINBOW SOUP DUMPLINGS & Creating My Own Hotpot

Good morning, we're traveling with a hot pot pot today. I'll explain why The reason though I need the hot pot is because today's gonna be round two of tasting for both the hot oil and the hot pot So the process goes like this So I create the recipe for the hot oil and I give it to one of our chefs and he tweaks a little bit based on The quantity we want to make and also the ingredients we want to use because sometimes some of the ingredients I want may not be available in large quantities So that's where he comes in and then I have to go in and taste make sure it's good So we did the first tasting last time This is gonna be the second tasting and we came out with a second hot sauce So I have a hot oil recipe and also I have a garlic hot sauce recipe that I gave him So today we're gonna go taste both of those and also we sent our recipe in for the hot pot base And we just got that back from the manufacturer. So today we're having a big hot pot party So I'm gonna go do the hot oil tasting first I know we've been moving a little slow on this stuff But now it's it's hitting that breakneck speed and fingers crossed. Everything tastes delicious today About to get our tasting started. Did you guys bring cake eat snacks? I want one before I leave. Sure. No problem. This is that cheesecake. Oh That's the burnt cheesecake, I guess we'll have some dessert before before the hot pot session Jamie's the one responsible for all this, right? She's like a master baker. So far in New York City, there's a gold burger. There are gold chicken wings I think there's a gold drink and now a golden cheesecake. So this is the edible gold that people usually use They're really thinly made gold It's just for it's purely for decorating cakes and stuff All right, okay, so now it's glittering now it looks like it put on a nice dancing dress Cheesecake for breakfast. This is what being a grown-up is all about. There you go kids Once you can make your own decisions, you can do this as well I mean you got to pay bills and you got responsibilities, but you can have cheesecake for breakfast. That's a gooey cheesecake That is marvelous. Whoa, that is a supremely gooey cheesecake. This is the one with the gold sprinkles in yuzu. I Like a little bit of yuzu flavor makes such a difference plus cheesecake's marvelous, by the way Mmm, little chewier, burnt crust. Ah, it melts all the way Only thing you need Hot oil I'm gonna go taste my hot oil now. Really good. Really good. Good job on that. Well, not me Yeah, good job, Jamie. That's awesome Good job, chopsticks with cheesecake. That's how Asians do it Okay, so four It's got good heat. I like the smell. The smell is very nice. You can taste the garlic a lot. I like this You could put this on white rice, you could possibly eat it. So this is five, color is good Sesame in here It's a little sweeter. Yeah, I still like it though. It's not bad. I think four is a little more flavorful. What do you think? Yeah, I like four more than five. Four has a longer aftertaste to it. So six That's the best one. Yeah, that's the best one That's the best one. This is like really good. It's substantially better. Yeah We're gonna put it on some food. I know I just put some chili oil on a vertical ham, but I think it works well That goes great together I think we got a winner here. I mean, the onigiri is delicious too, but A little hot oil added Number six. All right. I think we made our decision. Now we're gonna go into the bottling process. Number six It's stronger than last time though. It's more flavor. Yeah. Yeah Hot oil made in the USA. All right. Thanks guys. Well, I'm leaving all this behind. I'm so sad. Thanks guys. Thanks chef. Good job, buddy Now on to the second tasting but before that I have to go go to Chinatown and pick up some supplies. Very important supplies All hot pot meats. I have to pick up some hot pot meats. Really really important. You can't really start a hot pot without this Is it me or is that just a really weird place to Put some seats and a table. Welcome to New York City We consider that a park Trying the hot pot broths that we just got the shipment of. You guys remember Amy? She's my partner in this whole hot pot kit venture. We got four, right? I'm always up for another hot pot session. So we have four seasonings of four soup bases. So one, two, three, four. Different sauces. This one is definitely the spiciest. Bay leaves, bunch of whole chilies. Hot pot broth tasting. Number one. Not bad. I gotta say, really not bad. Yeah, it's not very mild at all, but it is spicy. It's got a good good heat level to it. All right, number two. So it's gonna have some preserved veggies, sour. It's not bad. This one's not bad either. It's a little sour. It's pure spice. It's not bad. I like it. I think that might be my favorite spicy one so far. You like four? Let's see. Four seems to be oilier. There is ma, there's heat, there's a little flavor. I mean four is probably the best of the all of them. I do like it, but they need to make it more, they need to add more preserved vegetables in there. So that's my critique for them. Be like more vegetables. If they could put number four, I don't know if they can make it more have a more umami flavor to it. It's just it kind of it's just spice and numb. The flavor I feel like could be a little heavier, but otherwise the spice and the numb level is good. Yeah Saucy, okay. Yeah, this one is the best, but it's I wish there's just more deeper flavor to it. Star anise, yeah. Yeah, scents. Okay, that's the critique. We're gonna send it back to the manufacturers and we got four more next week. Now is the meat test. So I'm cooking a piece of meat in every one of these just tasting the meat itself and see how much the flavor gets soaked in. So this one, I jumped a little out of water, is number three. All right, number three, the flavor didn't really, I don't feel like it really went in. Number one, I still don't feel like that is soaked in very well. Sour cabbage. We just need more sour and we're good. It's actually pretty darn good. I'm thinking about all you veggie eaters out there. Hot pot is like the UN of food. Okay, everyone's included. All right, number four is the most tasty out of the spicy broths. Yeah, two in four. Can't wait to taste test the next ones. Okay, two tasting complete. Now, now I have to go to dinner. Before heading to dinner, I just want to pick up something for tomorrow because I'm gonna be, because I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be staying home this weekend. This place has really good roasted chicken, like smoked chicken. Chicken is good and that duck, that bacon is marvelous. I just filmed here with Adam Richman a few days ago for the Strictly Dumpling channel. Seriously, you gotta come here for the pancake and that smoked chicken. It's just ridiculous. Smoked chicken and duck for breakfast. Not even kidding. I wake up at like 6 a.m. now and I'm starving. Anybody else eat duck for breakfast? This place is really good. I wanted to grab some dumplings before I go eat dumplings. Get some dessert. That was so weird. I feel like, where'd you get the ice? I'm like spot and then they ran away. People have different reactions when they hear about shaved ice. Some people run away. I'm gonna eat my dumplings. So good. It's just the juiciest thing ever. Dumplings and shaved ice before more dumplings. So this thing has mint, cubes of watermelon, lychee ice, some kind of pudding on the bottom. This is awesome. Come here and get yourself some of this. Wow, perfect blend of refreshing and whatever pudding is. Whipped cream on the bottom. Love the little burst of watermelons and mint. This is not just good, it's a strategy if you're on a date. You're eating a hot pot with dumplings or noodles. I mean you're flushing. That's basically all you're eating. And then get some dessert. It's got mint on there. Eat this and you can safely move in for the kids without hot pot breath. If you don't know anything about hot pot breath, number one mood killer. It's true. People have done research on this. Dinner, dinner, done. I gotta go meet some people for soup dumplings. I haven't come here a lot. All right, we worked on the View and Chew show together. So you guys never had soup dumplings before. Do you know how to eat this? This is chicken, squash, pork, crab, scallops and truffle. Can I have the crab one? Yeah, of course. Is it shellfish in me? There you go. Thank you. You can be gentle. Yeah, be very gentle. Surgical. Precision. So what you can do is take a nibble off the pork. Drizzle in some vinegar and then drink the soup from the dumpling very slowly and carefully. I love the expression of people when they first bite into a soup dumpling their whole lives. Like first time ever. You got to capture these moments. They're like, they should be treasured. Oh, thanks. That looks good. We're the first one to try this. Take a nibble off here or off here? Just on the side. Don't take a nibble off the top. No, no, like the top side. Like right about there. So soup doesn't come out. Tiny little nibble. It's okay, it's okay. Now pour a little vinegar inside. Vinegar inside. And then you drink it. Suck the soup in like a vampire. Oh, that's a lot of vinegar. Oh my gosh. I think you ruined the soup, Stephanie. It's okay, I have a second one. Okay, drink the soup. Slowly and carefully. Suck the soup out like a vampire. No, suck it, suck it out. Oh, it tastes like vinegar. Yeah, I wonder why. Oh, that's really good. I just drank soup. Yeah, drink the soup out. I just drank soup from a little dumpling. If you want, add a little more vinegar in if you want. That's really good. Stephanie definitely does not need to. I need a little more. If it's not too hot for you, you can just take a bite. It's so good. But how did they get the soup inside of there? You guys don't know how to get the soup inside a soup dumpling. Dumpling fairies come out every night and they inject the soup into the dumpling. Dumpling fairies. It's really good. I got to the crab. The crab is really good. Here, try a pork one. What did you just eat? I forgot. The yellow one? You have to have the pork. Pork is the essence of a soup dumpling. See that steam coming off? I'm going to try these new ones. These are truffle sheng jian bao or truffle fried buns. It's a crispy bottom. That's what they used to call me in high school. Wow. I love truffle in dumplings. That truffle one is a winner too. You don't need to suck the soup out for these. You just dip it and put it in your mouth. Can I have one? No, they're all mine. This is a new product. Truffle fried cheese and shrimp dumplings. Cheese and shrimp? That's interesting. I've never seen cheese and shrimp before. Is it good? Dude, it's really good. Good job. I'm surprised. It's like cheese and empanada. The celery is really good too. I don't think I like celery and cheese. You know why? It's Chinese celery. Did you know there's a difference between Chinese celery and regular celery? No, seriously. If you go to a Chinese grocery store, it's a different celery. It looks the same, but it's got more celery flavor. If you look up, you can see the entire Milky Way from here. It's so nice. I think tonight I'm just going to lay on the grass and just look for shooting stars or something. Actually, never mind. I saw a bear walk through my driveway a couple days ago. Probably not the best idea. Tomorrow, I'm going to stay here and maybe do a little barbecue. I'm not really sure, but I've got a bunch of food. I've got a cute little melon. I'm going to do a little Netflix and chill. See you tomorrow.