Twin Hemp Pork Intestine Hotpot

[Ingredients] 30g astragalus, 100g black sesame seeds, 100g vegetable oil, 100g lean pork, 1000g pig intestine, 2 pig kidneys, 250g eel, 150g cow throat ring, 150g golden needle mushrooms, 150g potatoes, 150g soaked wood ear mushrooms, 300g Chinese cabbage, 200g lettuce leaves, 50g doubanjiang (fermented broad bean paste), 15g salt, 10g rock sugar, 10g Sichuan peppercorns, 20g fermented black beans, 50g laozao juice (fermented rice wine), 50g old ginger, 50g garlic, 50g lard, 50g beef tallow, 3g monosodium glutamate, 3000ml hot broth, a little vinegar.
[Method] 1. Wash astragalus, dry, slice; wash black sesame seeds, dry. Clean pig intestine with salt and vinegar, rub repeatedly until no mucus, white in color, odorless. Blanch in boiling water, rinse twice with warm water, drain. Cut diagonally into 4–5 cm segments. Wash lean pork, slice. Remove membrane and outer layer from pig kidneys, split, remove core, slice into 0.2 cm thick pieces, soak in water to remove blood, drain. Split eel, bleed, remove bones and heads, cut into 4 cm lengths. Split cow throat ring, soak in water, clean, score crosswise, cut into 6 cm × 2 cm strips. Trim and wash golden needle mushrooms. Wash and cut Chinese cabbage into chunks. Wash lettuce leaves. Arrange all ingredients separately around the hotpot.
2. Heat wok over fire, add vegetable oil until four-tenths hot. Fry Sichuan peppercorns briefly, remove. Add beef tallow and lard, heat to five-tenths hot. Add doubanjiang, stir-fry until fragrant. Add old ginger, garlic, hot broth, bring to boil. Add fermented black beans, laozao juice, rock sugar, simmer. Add intestine segments and astragalus, cook for 15 minutes, skim off foam, pour into hotpot. Add monosodium glutamate and other seasonings. Ready for cooking ingredients.
[Usage] Serve with meal; alternatively, mix refined oil, monosodium glutamate, and garlic paste into dipping sauce for eating.
[Benefits] Elevate central qi, nourish liver and kidney.
[Indications] Suitable for rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse in women, rectal prolapse, gastric ptosis.
[Notes] Astragalus treats rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, central qi deficiency, and spleen deficiency diarrhea. Black sesame seeds nourish liver and kidney, moisten the five zang organs. Pig intestine nourishes deficiency in the lower jiao.