Dian Huo Xin Wo @ SS 4D/2, Petaling Jaya

What’s better than having steamboat on a raining day? So when my makan gang suggested a steamboat gathering last week, this brilliant idea was met with instant approval.  I’m just about the biggest steamboat fan around, after all!

Dian Huo Xin Wo 点火心窝, located right in front of LDP nearby Kelana Jaya LRT station. A brainchild of 4 young men from different sectors which give up their original profession and ventured into the challenging F&B industry.

 

The shoplot was rustically transformed into a “kampung” house with exposed brick  and wooden plank walls.

 

The interior is clean and neat with simple dark wood furniture and some antique ornaments adorning the space.

 

The old school collections contributed the nostalgic feeling of the restaurant.

 

We had some appetizers while waiting for the steamboat to be ready.

Japanese Cucumber (RM 4.50)

Light and refreshing, I believe the cucumber was being slapped to enhance the absorption of the sesame oil and soy sauce.

 

Tong Sam Century Egg (RM 4.50)

Despite the pungent smell of the century egg, the creamy egg yolk and the tender pickled ginger was worth a  try!

 

Fried Salmon Skin (RM 6.00)

I like this the most~ crunchy fried salmon skin drizzled with sweet Japanese soy sauce. This was pretty addictive and can’t go wrong for everyone 😛

 

Basically there are only 3 types of soup base to be chosen here:- Black Chicken Herbal Soup, Pork Oriental Soup & Tom Yum.

Yin Yong Soup (Pork Oriental Soup & Tom Yum) ~ RM 18.00 / pot

 

House made from scratch and definitely not your ordinary Tom Yum soup made from paste. Don’t judge a book by its cover, although it looks innocently clear but it had a good kick of spiciness and sourness!

 

Long simmering of the pork bone which expelled its natural essence to the broth rendering the cloudy soup base. It was intensely flavoured with porky goodness coupled with hint of herbal taste, pretty good stuff by its own.

 

Black Chicken Herbal Soup (RM 22.00 / pot)

Minimum order of one pot is required if you wanna try this Black Chicken Herbal Soup as they will included a half portion of black chicken in the soup base. Also appeared in milky colour, the soup was richly laced with herbal taste and it was indeed a great tummy warmer on a cold rainy day.

 

Dian Huo Xin Wo offered a wide variety of ingredients for the steamboat ranging from Malaysians’ favorite meat balls, sliced meat, fresh seafood, vegetables and noodles.

 

Mushroom Pork Ball (RM 6.00), Shrimp Ball (RM 8.00), Squid Ball (RM 7.00), Golden Yolk Pork Ball (RM 7.00)

All the meat balls are house made and produce daily to ensure the freshness of the ingredients. There was chunks of fresh prawns and squid chunks in every bite I took, purely satisfactory~

 

Signature Beef Ball (RM 8.00)

I love this beef ball which consisted of spring onion inside, very fragrant and both ingredients went really well  together.

 

Signature Crab Ball (RM 10.00)

Imported from Taiwan are those cute looking crab balls with filling of golden fish roes. The popping sensation when you bite into the filling was quite interesting ^__*

 

Quail Egg Chicken Ball (RM 7.00)

Another meat balls that surprised us was this quail egg chicken ball, but don’t say I’m not warning you that the cholesterol level of quail egg, ahem…..

 

Sliced Chicken (RM 12.00)

The only ingredients we can’t finish that evening was this as we found that the chicken meat was slightly too coarse for our liking.

 

Sliced Pork Loin (RM 16.00)

American Wagyu Sliced Beef (RM 36.00)

Australian Snowflake Sliced Beef (RM 18.00)

The meat has really nice marbling which retained its tenderness although after being cooked.

 

Mongolian Sliced Lamb (RM 25.00)

For those who prefer lamb with “gamey” taste, you should try this! You can feel the Mongolian goats is running on the field lively as per descripted by my partner-in-crime LOL

 

Pomfret (RM 18.00)

Fresh Prawns (RM 15.00)

Grouper Fish Head (RM 25.00)

Only the freshest seafood was sold here so quality guaranteed!

 

Sea Cucumber Meat 桂花蚌 (RM 12.00)

My first time heard of this special ingredients for steamboat, it is actually muscle of the sea cucumber which has high nutrition value.

You just need to dip into the soup for 5-7 seconds and it is ready to be savored.

It had crunchy and slightly chewy texture, I prefer it to be cooked thoroughly to avoid the “fishy” taste but according to the owner, it is best to be savored medium rare. Don’t take our words for it, come and try and find out how you like it to be!

 

Tofu (RM 4.00)

Brown Beech Mushroom (RM6.00), Yun Choy (RM 5.00)White Cabbage (RM 5.00)

Vegetables intake to remove the guilty from over-indulging on meat and seafood 😛

 

The house made sauces.

 

Herbal drink

 

Apple vinegar

 

Verdict: The price range is a bit hefty but I know I’m paying for the freshest and finest food.

PS: They will start their morning dim sum session on mid September, please stay tune ya 🙂

 

  Dian Huo Xin Wo 点火心窝

 

  19, Jalan SS 4D/2

  47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor D.E

 

  Tel: +603 7887 4557 / 012 296 3886

 

  Business Hour: 5.00pm ~ 11.00pm

  Facebook:    www.facebook.com/DianHuoXinWo