Recipes for Ramadan: Amina Elshafei’s spicy Korean seafood hotpot (haemultang)

An anything goes mix of shellfish and fish, this fragrant, spicy stew is a great way to make the best of your local fishmonger

Haemultang is a deliciously wholesome Korean soup, made from a combination of shellfish and fish, simmered in a spicy broth. Quite often it is cooked in a heavy stone pot that retains its heat at the table; but sometimes it is served bubbling over a portable stove, especially when there’s a crowd to feed.

This already wonderful dish is even more special for me, as it holds sentimental memories – both of the home I grew up in and travel to my mother’s homeland.