Duck meat is always a delicious and nutritious type of meat that can be prepared into many tasty dishes, especially porridge. Today, TasteVN will guide you in making 2 delicious duck porridges, suitable for cooking for your beloved baby. Let’s get cooking right away!
1. Duck Porridge with Taro
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Duck Porridge with Taro For 2 children
Broken rice porridge/ baby porridge 1/2 cup (rice cup) Duck thigh meat 40 gr Taro 2 bulbs (30gr taro) Cooking vinegar 2 tablespoons Ginger 4 slices Green onion 1/3 stalk Cilantro 1/3 stalk Salt grains 5 tablespoons
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Taro
- Good taro will be small to medium in size, similar to a chicken egg, with a rough skin and many roots. For fresh tubers, there will still be a thin layer of soil on the skin.
- When buying, you should choose taro that grows in clusters. If the taro is fresh, you should select the largest tuber (the biggest one in the cluster) because it is usually firm, starchy, sweet, and tastier than the smaller ones. If the taro is old, you should choose the smaller tubers instead of the larger ones that have become tough and are no longer delicious.
- Avoid selecting tubers that are damaged with dark spots on the surface or rotten.
How to make Duck Porridge with Taro
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Prepare the ingredients
To eliminate the unpleasant smell of the duck, you should use a mixture of 4 tablespoons of coarse salt, 2 tablespoons of vinegar, and 4 slices of ginger to rub on the duck meat for about 15 minutes until the duck no longer smells and is clean, then rinse with clean water.
Peel the taro, cut it into bite-sized pieces, and soak it in dilute salt water for about 5 minutes to prevent browning, then rinse thoroughly and drain.
Cut off the roots of the scallions and cilantro, wash them clean, and chop them finely.
How to peel taro without itching
- Method 1: Dry your hands thoroughly, then proceed to peel the taro, soak it in dilute salt water for 10 minutes, then rinse and drain.
- Method 2: Wear gloves while peeling the taro.
- Method 3: Wrap the taro in aluminum foil, wrap it carefully, and place it on the stove to roast for 2-3 minutes to burn off the sap before preparing.
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Cook the porridge
Put 500ml of filtered water and 1.5 tablespoons of broken rice porridge into the pot and cook over medium heat until the water boils, then add the duck meat and taro, cook for an additional 20 minutes, then remove the duck meat and taro from the pot and continue to cook on low heat.
Note: To prevent the porridge from burning while cooking, you should stir it regularly!
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Mash the taro and meat
After removing the duck meat, use a knife to cut off the skin and bones, then chop the duck meat finely. Use a tablespoon to mash the taro.
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Mixing potatoes and meat with porridge
Add finely chopped duck meat and mashed taro into the cooking porridge, stir well and cook for an additional 2 – 3 minutes, then add finely chopped onion and cilantro, mix well, adjust seasoning to taste, and then turn off the heat.
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Final product
The duck porridge cooked with taro will have an appealing aroma of duck meat once completed. When eaten, you will feel the distinct delicious taste of taro, and the porridge will be soft, smooth, and easy to eat. This will be a delicious and nutritious porridge to cook for your beloved little one to change things up!
2. Duck porridge with green pumpkin
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Duck and Green Pumpkin Porridge For 2 children
White rice 2 tablespoons Pumpkin 40 gr (green pumpkin) Duck breast 80 gr Spring onion 1 stalk Coriander 1 stalk Red onion 2 bulbs Fish sauce for children 1 teaspoon White wine a little Olive oil 1 tablespoon Salt a little
How to choose fresh and delicious green pumpkin
- The best time to buy green pumpkin is from May to September, as this is the harvest season, so pumpkins will be cheaper and tastier than at other times.
- Usually, good pumpkins will have a large, firm body, and a shiny green skin. When held, they will feel heavy and solid, and you can press your fingernail into them; the skin should not be soft.
- Additionally, you should choose pumpkins with thick, plump stems as these are young and will have a distinctive sweet and delicious taste.
- Avoid those with a dark color as they are overripe and have many seeds, which will taste sour when eaten.
- To ensure safety, you should buy pumpkins that are in season to avoid those treated with preservatives and stimulants to make them look good like in season.
Tools required
Meat grinder, hand blender, pot, knife, plate,…
How to make Duck Porridge with Green Pumpkin
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Prepare the ingredients
To eliminate the odor from the duck breast, you should rub a mixture of salt and white wine on the duck meat for about 10 minutes, then use a knife to trim off all the fat and skin remaining on the breast.
Peel the shallots, wash them clean, and then put the duck breast and 1 shallot into the meat grinder, grinding for about 2 minutes until the meat is fine and smooth, then stop.
Peel the green pumpkin, remove the seeds, and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Cut off the roots of the green onions and coriander, wash them clean, and chop them finely.
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Stir-fried meat
Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of minced shallots (1 remaining shallot) into the pot, stir-fry until the shallots are fragrant. Then add the minced duck meat, stir well until the meat is slightly firm, then add 1 teaspoon of fish sauce for babies and stir-fry for about 2 minutes until the meat is cooked and fragrant, then stop.
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Cook porridge
Add 500ml of water, the stir-fried duck meat, and the rinsed rice into the pot, cover and cook on low heat for about 20 minutes, then add the green squash, continue cooking for another 5 minutes until the squash is cooked and soft, then add chopped green onions and coriander, stir well, adjust the seasoning to taste, then turn off the heat.
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Blending
Scoop the freshly cooked porridge into a bowl and use a hand blender to blend for about 2 minutes until the porridge is smooth, then stop.
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Final Product
The green pumpkin duck porridge after cooking will have an enticing aroma, the porridge is smooth, just right to eat, the duck meat is delicious, tender, and easy to eat, and the pumpkin is sweet. This is a great choice to cook for the kids at home!
How to choose and buy fresh delicious duck
For live ducks:
- You should choose ducks with smooth feathers, a round breast, and thick skin on the neck and belly. Because these ducks will have more meat.
- Additionally, you should try pulling the two wings of the duck together; if they just cross each other, you should buy it.
- Avoid purchasing ducks with fluffy feathers as they are in the molting phase, which does not guarantee that they are healthy ducks.
For processed ducks:
- You should choose ducks that have just been slaughtered, with the outer skin color being yellow, not too dark, without spots or many bruises on the skin.
- If you press the meat with your hand and it bounces back well, you should buy it. Conversely, if the meat is deformed and does not return to its original position, it is likely that this duck has been injected with water, so avoid purchasing it.
- To ensure safety and peace of mind when preparing, you should buy processed duck meat from reputable stores or establishments!
How to clean duck meat, eliminate unpleasant odors
- Method 1: Boil a pot of water with 1 teaspoon of lime (the lime used for betel nut) and a few guava leaves, then dip the slaughtered duck in boiling water for 1 – 2 minutes.
- Method 2: Mix vinegar and salt in the ratio of 2 salt to 1 vinegar, then rub it all over the duck, scrubbing multiple times and then rinse thoroughly with clean water.
- Method 3: Rub a few slices of lemon over the duck with a little salt, then rinse thoroughly with cold water.
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I hope 2 ways to cook duck porridge will help enrich the nutritious porridge dishes for your beloved baby at home! Wishing you success with these 2 recipes!
*Refer to the recipes and images from the YouTube channel Mabu Dinh Dưỡng and Knife Cutting board Vlog.
