Gather your mis en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.

Soak the red dates in hot water for 20 minutes to rehydrate them. Drain the water and discard, and cut the date in half to remove the pit. Chop the dates finely.

Remove the skin of the ginger with a spoon, and grate finely with a rasp. Alternatively, chop finely with a chef’s knife.

Remove the skin of the garlic and grate finely with a rasp. Alternatively, chop finely with a chef’s knife.

Measure out the stock and goji berries.

Finely chop and prepare any vegetable, mushrooms, or ingredients you would like to go into the hot pot. Lay them out nicely on platters of plates.

Finely chop chilies for condiments if using, and gather any other condiments.

n a large pot, bring the stock to a boil with hot pot seasoning, ginger, garlic, dates, and goji berries. Let simmer for at least 30 minutes. Taste, and Adding flavour to a food to enhance its taste. It can be as simple as salt and pepper or herbs, spices vinegars and condimentsseason with salt as needed.

If you have a portable burner, transfer the pot to the table and lay out the assorted ingredients and condiments.

Bring the broth to a simmer, and add desired ingredients to the broth and cook to desired doneness. Transfer the ingredients and broth to a pot, and add desired condiments and garnishes. The broth will become more flavourful and delicious as more ingredients are cooked in it.