I just started making mala Tang, and I want to ask someone who has experience.

Soup stock is the key: the soup base of mala Tang is very important and determines the taste of the whole dish. You can use chicken bones, pig bones and other meat to cook broth, add pepper, pepper, ginger slices, onion slices and other seasonings, and simmer for several hours until the soup is rich in flavor.

The ratio of pepper to pepper: spicy pepper and pepper are the key seasonings. You can adjust their proportion according to your personal taste. Generally speaking, there can be more peppers and less peppers. If you like spicy and hemp flavors, you can appropriately increase the proportion of peppers.

Selection of ingredients: There are many kinds of ingredients for Mala Tang, so you can choose different ingredients according to your personal taste. Some common ingredients include tofu, vermicelli, fish balls, sliced meat and vegetables. You can choose the right ingredients according to your own preferences and local ingredients.

Grasp the cooking time: the cooking time of different ingredients is different, so it is best to know the cooking time of each ingredient before adding ingredients. Generally speaking, vegetables, tofu and other soft food materials take a short time to cook, while meatballs and fish balls take a long time.

Condiment collocation: The taste of spicy Tang Can can be adjusted according to personal preference. You can add a proper amount of salt, monosodium glutamate, chicken essence and other condiments according to your own taste to increase the umami flavor of the soup base.