Braised Lamb and Fried Tofu Stick Claypot

Why people make this hotpot

When the temperature drops, Nourilo reaches for lamb. In Chinese food therapy, lamb is considered one of the most warming foods available — it is traditionally used to fortify the spleen and stomach, support kidney yang (the body’s inner warmth), and benefit those who feel the cold acutely, have a weak digestion, or suffer from lower back discomfort in cold weather. This claypot version pairs the lamb with fried tofu sticks (fu zhu) that have been soaked until silky soft, water chestnuts to help cut the gamey flavor, and winter bamboo shoot for texture. Everything comes together in a claypot on the table, bubbling hot.