How To Cook Mala Xiang Guo 麻辣香锅 In 6 Easy Steps – The Ultimate Recipe For Beginners

Originally a dish from Sichuan and Chongqing, Mala Xiang Guo (麻辣香锅) has grown to become one of Singapore’s most popular food. It’s not hard to understand why – this sumptuous dish is feisty and super addictive! Below is my easy recipe for cooking this dish. Update (30 April 2020): I bought my Haidilao Spicy Sauce For Stir Fry from NTUC, but it seems that they are out of stock at most places for now.

Ingredients

– Haidilao Spicy Sauce For Stir Fry (or any other stir-fry mala sauce)
– Instant Noodles
– Sweet Potato Noodles
– Pork Belly
– Beancurd Skin
– Enoki Mushrooms
– Oyster Mushrooms
– Potatoes
– Hotdog
– Crabsticks
– Sotong Balls
– Squids
– Cooking Oil
– Minced Garlic (optional)
– Any other ingredients you like (peanuts, lotus roots, etc)

Directions

Step 1: Boil all the ingredients (except the pork belly) until they are cooked. Set aside.
Step 2: Heat up oil in pan with medium-high heat.
Step 3: Add in minced garlic (optional) and one packet of Haidilao spicy sauce.
Step 4: Stir fry for around one minute to bring out the sauce’s flavour.
Step 5: Add in pork belly and stir fry till they are cooked.
Step 6: Add in the rest of the ingredients and stir fry for around 5 to 10 minutes.

Conclusion

As you can tell, it’s relatively easy to cook Mala Xiang Guo (麻辣香锅). The only downside is that I had to spent quite a bit of time on preparing the ingredients. Other than that, this is a simple dish that you can easily whip up at home.